Simon King, wildlife cameraman and Springwatch presenter, sets off on an adventure to the Shetland Isles to live there with his family through the changing seasons. Simon has travelled the world for 30 years, but his boyhood dream was always to visit Shetland. Now he has the chance to try to capture some of the remarkable wildlife and experience the beauty and the wild weather of Britain's most northerly isles.
Simon captures footage of killer whales coming in to kill a seal, an arctic tern colony attacked by a bonxie, and a very shy otter family. Simon, his wife Marguerite and two-year-old Savannah settle into a wild remote cottage, but the winter weather and winds of over 100mph make life tough for them.
To celebrate winter, Simon joins the local Shetlanders in their Viking Up-Helly-Aa Festivals, but there's a surprise for him: he is asked to come in drag, dressed as fellow Springwatch presenter Kate Humble. This, however, doesn't stop him enjoying himself or helping to set light to a Viking boat and have the true Shetland experience.
