Shetland (2013)

Specials

1 episode · Sep 18, 2024

Series 1

2 episodes · Mar 10, 2013

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

6 episodes · Mar 11, 2014

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

6 episodes · Jan 15, 2016

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

6 episodes · Feb 13, 2018

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

6 episodes · Feb 12, 2019

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

6 episodes · Oct 20, 2021

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

Series 7

6 episodes · Aug 10, 2022

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

6 episodes · Nov 1, 2023

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

6 episodes · Nov 6, 2024

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

6 episodes · Nov 5, 2025

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