Shetland

Name: Shetland
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2013-03-10
Cast: Ashley Jensen, Alison O'Donnell, Steven Robertson, Lewis Howden

“Murder is only a ferry ride away.”

2013 –2025
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Returning series
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TV-PG

★ 7.5 TMDB Rating · 216 votes

Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have to rely on a uniquely resourceful style of policing.

Created by: Ann Cleaves
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 62
First aired: Mar 10, 2013
Networks: BBC One, BBC Four
Original language: English
Origin: United Kingdom

Cast of Shetland

Ashley Jensen
DI Ruth Calder
Alison O'Donnell
DI Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh
Steven Robertson
DC Sandy Wilson
Lewis Howden
Sgt Billy McCabe

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Seasons

Specials

Sep 18, 2024

1 episode
Series 1

Mar 10, 2013

2 episodes

When a young archaeologist discovers a set of human remains, the Shetland community is intrigued to know if it’s an ancient find or a contemporary mystery. And when an elderly woman is shot on her land in a tragic accident, Perez and his team find themselves at the centre of two feuding families whose envy, greed and bitterness has divided the surrounding community.
Series 2

Mar 11, 2014

6 episodes

The team review a past crime to solve a murder, Perez investigates an old friend's death in a car accident and a scientist is killed at the Fair Isle bird observatory.
Series 3

Jan 15, 2016

6 episodes

When a young man disappears on the Aberdeen to Shetland ferry crossing and a small boy ends up in intensive care, DI Jimmy Perez and his team investigate; becoming convinced the two events are connected.
Series 4

Feb 13, 2018

6 episodes

A convicted killer's return to Shetland after 23 years in jail coincides with the murder of a local journalist and Perez and his team must investigate both cases.
Series 5

Feb 12, 2019

6 episodes

A human hand washes up on a Shetland beach. A few hours later, more body parts are discovered in a hold-all that has been dumped at sea. The victim is identified as a young Nigerian man, spotted in Lerwick a few days before. In investigating his murder, DI Perez becomes involved in the search for a vulnerable young woman, leading him to uncover a complex network of human trafficking across Scotland’s remote rural communities.
Series 6

Oct 20, 2021

6 episodes

Perez and his team investigate the doorstep murder of a leading figure on Shetland.
Series 7

Aug 10, 2022

6 episodes

The disappearance of a vulnerable young man draws Perez into the secret past of a family new to Shetland and reveals an unimaginable threat to his community.
Series 8

Nov 1, 2023

6 episodes

Series 8 sees Met Police Detective Inspector Ruth Calder return to her native Shetland to retrieve the vulnerable witness to a gangland murder. Tosh must pause her investigation into a string of mysterious animal deaths to help Calder find the witness before it’s too late.
Series 9

Nov 6, 2024

6 episodes

When a woman goes missing with her nine-year-old son, Calder and Tosh set out on a case that blurs the line between the personal and professional.
Series 10

Nov 5, 2025

6 episodes

Calder and Tosh investigate the brutal killing of an elderly woman.