BBC film crews take over shop for filming of major drama

It comes after we reported that stretches of both Duntocher Road and Hawthorn Street were to shut to traffic between 7am and 8pm.

This is to accommodate teams working on a new series of popular BBC crime drama Shetland.

Conor McCarry as PC Alex Grant (Image: Gordon Terris)

Filming is taking place in Parkhall today (March 27) (Image: Gordon Terris)

Last week, several residents in the town's Parkhall area received a letter from Silverprint Pictures, who are shooting the ninth series of the show which will air on the BBC, stating that crews would be in the area.

Our photographer headed out to the scene this afternoon to catch a glimpse of the action.

Filming is taking place at the Keystore on Duntocher Road.

Pictures show professional lighting and sound equipment set up outside of the entrance of the shop.

Conor McCarry (Image: Gordon Terris)

Actor Conor McCarry who plays PC Alex Grant was spotted on set.

Shooting for series nine of the drama started this month after it was confirmed that the show had been recommissioned by the BBC for two new series.

It is reported that these will be filmed in locations around Shetland, where the show is based, and across Scotland in 2024/25.

Previous series of Shetland were a dramatisation of author Ann Cleeves’ murder mystery novels.

However the last and latest are original six-part dramas based on the same characters as the books.