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TV Star Says Exit From BBC Show After 13 Years Will 'Take Years to Fully Process'

Alison O'Donnell says goodbye to Tosh after 13 years as her final scenes air in the show's 11th season.

  • Actress Alison O'Donnell will depart BBC crime drama Shetland during the 11th season premiere on Thursday, November 12, 2026, after 13 years playing Detective Inspector Tosh McIntosh.
  • O'Donnell decided to exit after 14 years, describing the decision as a "leap" prompted by "a coming together of various components" rather than a single reason for stepping away.
  • During her final filming days, crew members honored the actress by dressing as Tosh in Fair Isle jumpers; O'Donnell called the experience "overwhelming," adding, "I think it's going to take me years to fully process it."
  • Co-Star Ashley Jensen, who plays Detective Inspector Ruth Calder, revealed the new series will see the team struggling with the "enormous hole" left by Tosh's departure.
  • The 11th season features an investigation into a body discovered in a car belonging to a doctor who vanished nine years prior; Jensen is expected to continue into a 12th series.
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TV star says exit from BBC show after 13 years will 'take years to fully process'

Alison O’Donnell has described her departure from BBC crime drama Shetland as “overwhelming”, adding that it will take her "years to get over it".

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Digital Spy broke the news on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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