7.5/101,011 votesLoading...#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2013
Elderly Shetlander Mima Wilson is found murdered on the archaeological site in the grounds of her croft. Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez and his team investigate. Can Perez unravel the family feuds and secrets that emerge and restore the security of his beloved Shetland Islands?
Director: Peter Hoar
Writer: David Kane
7.6/10883 votesLoading...#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/11/2013
With two murders and no strong leads, can Detective Inspector Perez and his team apprehend the suspect before crowds descend on the Shetland Islands for Up Helly Aa, the biggest fire festival in Europe?
Director: Peter Hoar
Writer: David Kane
7.6/10391 votesLoading...#3 - Episode 4
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 11/22/2023
Tosh believes she has the murderer in custody and tasks the team with finding the evidence to charge. Calder suffers in silence with Jean’s revelation.
Director: Giulia Gandini
Writer: N/A
7.7/10723 votesLoading...#4 - Dead Water - Part 1
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/25/2014
When an old acquaintance of Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez dies in a suspicious car accident on the island, he wonders whether his journalist friend had uncovered a story that cost him his life.
Director: David Moore
Writer: David Kane
7.7/10709 votesLoading...#5 - Blue Lightning - Part 1
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/8/2014
Perez returns to his childhood home after the murder of a scientist on the beautiful island of Fair Isle. Tensions run high as a storm on the mainland forces Perez to work in isolation - and compels all of the suspects to remain together under one roof.
Director: Stewart Svaasand
Writer: Richard Davidson
7.7/10655 votesLoading...#6 - Episode 1
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2023
A Met detective returns to Shetland on the trail of a vulnerable witness. DI Ruth Calder must team up with Tosh to find the girl before it’s too late.
Director: Andy Newbery
Writer: N/A
7.7/10417 votesLoading...#7 - Episode 3
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 11/15/2023
Unnerved by her discovery, Calder decides to stay on in Shetland. Tosh welcomes the support, as the revelation of a tattoo sends the case in a sinister new direction.
Director: Andy Newbery
Writer: N/A
7.8/10679 votesLoading...#8 - Dead Water - Part 2
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 4/1/2014
After a second body is found brutally murdered on Shetland, Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez wonders if the two killings are connected to corporate greed and corruption on the island or to just one woman - Evie Watt.
Director: David Moore
Writer: David Kane
7.8/10666 votesLoading...#9 - Blue Lightning - Part 2
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/15/2014
Time is running out for Detective Inspector Perez as prime suspect Peter Latimer lies critically ill in hospital. Was the fire a drunken accident, or was Peter Latimer the second victim of a murderer still free on Fair Isle?
Director: Stewart Svaasand
Writer: Richard Davidson
7.8/10559 votesLoading...#10 - Episode 3
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 2/26/2019
Sandy feels the heat in the aftermath of Calum’s suicide. Convinced that McGuire is the key to cracking the case, Perez travels to Glasgow in an attempt to track him down.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10550 votesLoading...#11 - Episode 4
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 3/5/2019
Sure that Zezi is being held on Shetland, Perez and the team ramp up the pressure on their remaining leads. Personally, Perez finds himself in turmoil after his kiss with Alice.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10489 votesLoading...#12 - Episode 3
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 11/3/2021
The hunt is on for Sandy's attacker, before a shocking confession causes tensions to boil over and some Islanders take justice into their own hands.
Director: Max Myers
Writer: David Kane
7.8/10454 votesLoading...#13 - Episode 2
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 8/17/2022
After the discovery of an unknown body, the search for Connor grows increasingly desperate. Perez follows Danny on a perilous journey into his murky past.
Director: Max Myers
Writer: Paul Logue
7.8/10406 votesLoading...#14 - Episode 5
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 9/7/2022
Perez tries to get the measure of Lloyd. Evidence emerges of another bombmaker. The net closes in around Martin. Sandy uncovers Connor’s interest in a piece of local history.
Director: Siri Rødnes
Writer: David Kane
7.8/10455 votesLoading...#15 - Episode 2
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 11/8/2023
Calder and Tosh must work together to find the armed killers and prevent further disaster. Howell and Nowak take refuge with a local and wait for a means of escape.
Director: Andy Newbery
Writer: N/A
7.8/10369 votesLoading...#16 - Episode 5
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 11/29/2023
Calder initially reels from the awful news, but quickly becomes suspicious. Tosh worries Harry and Donnie with her pursuit of a controversial new theory.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10862 votesLoading...#17 - Raven Black - Part 1
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/11/2014
Old wounds are painfully reopened for the shocked residents of Ravenswick, as Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez and his team look to a past crime to solve the present day murder of a young teenage girl.
Director: John McKay
Writer: Gaby Chiappe
7.9/10689 votesLoading...#18 - Episode 1
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2019
A severed hand washes up on a Shetland beach, with further body parts discovered in a holdall that has been dumped at sea. Perez and the team begin a complex murder investigation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10570 votesLoading...#19 - Episode 2
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/2019
A horrifying discovery at the Hayes house changes the course of the investigation. Perez establishes the probable cause for Daniel's murder and his sister Zezi's disappearance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10545 votesLoading...#20 - Episode 5
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 3/12/2019
The discovery of Niki’s body intensifies the search for Zezi. Perez feels that time is running out. A desperate Olivia tries to get information from Jamie Hayes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10507 votesLoading...#21 - Episode 2
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/2021
In the aftermath of the diving incident, the team searches for a link between the two bodies. Meanwhile, Perez must deal with the return of Donna Killick.
Director: Max Myers
Writer: Paul Logue
7.9/10460 votesLoading...#22 - Episode 4
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/2021
After the shocking events of the previous night, Perez must piece together what happened before a rampaging and vengeful Creggan finds his target.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10423 votesLoading...#23 - Episode 5
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/2021
Facing a dead end in the hunt for Galbraith’s killer, Tosh leads Perez to the remote island of Fetlar. Donna asks Duncan for one last favour.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10541 votesLoading...#24 - Episode 1
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 8/10/2022
DI Perez investigates the disappearance of a vulnerable young man, whose family are new to Shetland. Has whatever they are running from come back to haunt them?
Director: Max Myers
Writer: David Kane
7.9/10449 votesLoading...#25 - Episode 3
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 8/24/2022
Mounting evidence pushes Perez and the team to revise their view of Connor Cairns. Is he a vulnerable missing person or a killer on the run?
Director: Max Myers
Writer: David Kane
The Worst Episodes of Shetland
Every episode of Shetland ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Shetland!
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...
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Episode 1" is the worst rated episode of "Shetland". It scored 7.5/10 based on 1011 votes. Directed by Peter Hoar and written by David Kane, it aired on 3/10/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 2".