Shetland
AtmosphericMood and place thick enough to touch.This show: 9/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 9/10Small townA tight community where everyone knows everyone.This show: 8/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 8/10Nordic noirScandinavian-style crime: somber, procedural and socially aware.This show: 7/10Slow burnDeliberate pacing where the payoffs are earned over long stretches.This show: 7/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Alison O'DonnellSteven RobertsonLewis HowdenDouglas HenshallAnne KiddConor McCarry
Starring
Alison O'DonnellSteven RobertsonLewis HowdenDouglas HenshallAnne KiddConor McCarry
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Shetland Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | |||||
| S2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | |
| S3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.5 | |
| S4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.7 | |
| S5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | |
| S6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | |
| S7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | |
| S8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | |
| S9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | |
| S10 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | |
| S11 |
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About
"Murder mysteries steeped in island isolation and grief"
Shetland follows a detective inspector investigating murders on Scotland's remote Shetland Islands, where everyone knows everyone and secrets don't stay buried long. Each case unspools slowly against wind-scoured cliffs and grey harbors, the landscape itself almost a character. The pace is deliberate rather than flashy, built on quiet interrogations, community tension, and a lead who investigates with weary decency instead of genius-detective theatrics. It's comfort-food crime drama: moody, humane, unhurried, more interested in grief and small-town fracture than shootouts or twists-for-twists'-sake.
Watch it for
the haunting island scenery and a detective whose quiet empathy anchors every investigation.
Maybe skip if
you want fast-paced thrillers over slow, character-driven procedurals.
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All Seasons
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Series 12013
7.52K21h 46m
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.
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Series 22014
7.85K65h 45m
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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Series 32016
8.35K65h 39m
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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Series 42018
8.25K65h 43m
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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Series 52019
7.94K65h 36m
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.
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Series 62021
7.94K65h 46m
Perez and his team investigate the doorstep murder of a leading figure on Shetland.
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Series 72022
7.84K65h 44m
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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Series 82023
7.64K65h 47m
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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Series 92024
7.63K65h 45m
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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Series 102025
7.52K6
Calder and Tosh investigate the brutal killing of an elderly woman.
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Season 11
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Alison O'Donnell DS Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh, DI Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh, DC Alison 'Tosh' MacIntosh
Steven Robertson DC Sandy Wilson, PC Sandy Wilson
Lewis Howden Sgt Billy McCabe
Douglas Henshall DI Jimmy Perez
Anne Kidd Cora McLean
Conor McCarry PC Alex Grant
Mark Bonnar Duncan Hunter
Erin Armstrong Cassie Perez
Julie Graham Rhona Kelly
Angus Miller Donnie Russell
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