Shetland
Murder is only a ferry ride away.
Status
Returning Series
Country
Network
BBC One, BBC Four
Production
Creators
Ann Cleaves
Actors
Douglas Henshall, Ashley Jensen, Alison O'Donnell, Steven Robertson, Julia Brown, Mark Bonnar, Erin Armstrong, Julie Graham, Neve McIntosh, Gerard Miller
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Ann Cleeves, Paul Logue
Producer
Sue de Beauvoir, Louise V. Say, Peter Gallagher, Christopher Aird, Elaine Collins, Kate Bartlett, Denise Paul, Gaynor Holmes, Paul Logue
Camera operator
Jean-Philippe Gossart
Composer
John Lunn
Editing
Short description
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.
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Series 1 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 …
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2 | 2013-03-10 | 7.8 |
Series 2 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.
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6 | 2014-03-11 | 7.9 |
Series 3 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.
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6 | 2016-01-15 | 7.8 |
Series 4 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.
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6 | 2018-02-13 | 7.1 |
Series 5 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…
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6 | 2019-02-12 | 6.4 |
Series 6 Perez and his team investigate the doorstep murder of a leading figure on Shetland.
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6 | 2021-10-20 | 7 |
Series 7 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.
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6 | 2022-08-10 | 4.4 |
Series 8 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.
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6 | 2023-11-01 | 5.1 |
Series 9 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.
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6 | 2024-11-06 | 5.7 |
Series 10 Calder and Tosh investigate the brutal killing of an elderly woman.
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6 | 2025-11-05 | 5.5 |
What's left behind the scenes
- In 2016, the series was honored with a BAFTA Scotland award in the category of "Best Dramatic Series."
- The Shetland Islands are an archipelago in northeast Scotland, which occupies the northern part of the UK. The weather there is poor almost year-round, but in some scenes of the series where rain is shown, watering systems were used for filming.
- None of the episodes in the third season are adaptations of works by British writer Ann Cleaves.
- In 2016, Douglas Henshall won the BAFTA Scotland award for Best Actor for his role in the series.
- Most of the series takes place on the Shetland Islands, although it was primarily filmed in mainland Scotland.
- Actor Steven Robinson (who played a patrol constable and later a detective constable) mentioned that while filming in his native Shetland Islands, he really enjoyed the opportunity to speak in the local dialect. However, when he spoke in this dialect and used local colloquialisms in the southern parts of the country, no one could understand him.
- The first seasons of the series are based on the works of crime novelist Ann Cleaves.
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