TV series
Murder is only a ferry ride away.
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
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Episode 1
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.
Directed by Thaddeus O'SullivanWritten by Gaby ChiappeGuest stars Lewis Howden, Anne Kidd, Sara Vickers, Ciarán Hinds, Andrew Rothney, Struan Rodger, Saskia Reeves, Marnie Baxter
Episode 2
DI Jimmy Perez is convinced that Michael Maguire is somehow implicated in the death of Robbie Morton. But with the investigation seemingly under threat before it's even started, he faces an uphill battle to uncover the truth behind Maguire's silence.
Directed by Thaddeus O'SullivanWritten by Robert MurphyGuest stars Lewis Howden, Anne Kidd, Sara Vickers, Ciarán Hinds, Andrew Rothney, Struan Rodger, Saskia Reeves, Marnie Baxter
Episode 3
The murder investigation takes Perez and Tosh to Glasgow as they try to uncover the reasons behind Maguire's brutal death and his connection to Robbie Morton. But old ghosts return to haunt Perez as his enemies try to prevent him from getting to the truth.
Directed by Thaddeus O'SullivanWritten by Gaby Chiappe, Robert MurphyGuest stars Lewis Howden, Anne Kidd, Sara Vickers, Ciarán Hinds, Anna Chancellor, Saskia Reeves, James Cosmo, Fletcher Mathers
Episode 4
Perez and his team are determined to track down the person who helped Michael Thompson's killer on Shetland. But the closer the team get to the truth in both Shetland and Glasgow, the more dangerous it becomes for all of them.
Directed by Jan MatthysWritten by Gaby Chiappe, Robert MurphyGuest stars Lewis Howden, Sara Vickers, Anna Chancellor, Struan Rodger, Saskia Reeves, James Cosmo, Marnie Baxter, Jack Greenlees
Episode 5
Perez struggles to deal with what has happened to Tosh as he continues to investigate the murders of Robbie Morton and Michael Thompson, but a shocking discovery finally leads him to the identity of who Thompson was going to testify against.
Directed by Jan MatthysWritten by Gaby Chiappe, Robert MurphyGuest stars Lewis Howden, Anna Chancellor, Struan Rodger, Saskia Reeves, James Cosmo, Archie Panjabi, Jamie Michie, Bryan Larkin
Episode 6
As the investigation reaches its final stages, Detective Inspector Perez and his team discover the person responsible for the deaths of Robbie Morton and Michael Thompson is closer to home than any of them thought.
Directed by Jan MatthysWritten by David Kane, Gaby Chiappe, Robert MurphyGuest stars Lewis Howden, Sara Vickers, Anna Chancellor, James Cosmo, Archie Panjabi, Jamie Michie, Kate Donnelly, Colette O'Neil
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Douglas HenshallDI Jimmy Perez
Ashley JensenDI Ruth Calder
Alison O'DonnellDI Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh
Steven RobertsonDC Sandy Wilson
Julia BrownMolly Kilmuir
Mark BonnarDuncan Hunter
Erin ArmstrongCassie Perez
Julie GrahamRhona Kelly
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