The WORST episodes of Shetland
Every episode of Shetland ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Shetland!
Set against the stark backdrop of Scotland's rugged coastline, DI Jimmy Perez and his team investigate murders in the small island community of Shetland.
#1 - Red Bones (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?
#2 - Red Bones (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?
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - Episode 5
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/2024
Calder and Tosh discover the truth behind Rossi’s mission. They must identify Annie’s killer before he can exact his revenge.
#6 - Episode 3
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/20/2024
As Calder and Tosh wrestle with the revelation of Annie’s past, Noah offers a cryptic clue about the night she was killed.
#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.
#8 - Episode 2
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/13/2024
The hunt is on for Ian Bett as a picture of Anton Bergen begins to emerge. Are Calder and Tosh dealing with the revenge of a jealous ex-husband?
#9 - 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.
#10 - Raven Black (1)
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/11/2014
When the body of a teenage girl is found on a beach, DI Perez leads the investigation. It seems the case may be linked to the disappearance of a young girl 19 years earlier.
#11 - Episode 1
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/2021
When a prominent and controversial Shetlander is shot dead on their doorstep in broad daylight, Perez rushes back from his mother’s funeral to lead the investigation.
#12 - Episode 4
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2024
The team uncovers the sinister truth behind the facility. But the investigation is diverted when Astrid Jakobson goes missing.
#13 - 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.
#14 - Episode 1
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/2024
When her friend doesn’t get home one night, Tosh persuades DI Calder – now a resident of the Isles – that something is wrong.
#15 - 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.
#16 - Episode 4
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/5/2019
Convinced 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - Episode 6
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/2024
Calder and Tosh turn their focus onto Lisa, until her confession unearths a shocking event and leads the team back to Annie’s inner circle.
#19 - Blue Lightning (1)
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/8/2014
When a scientist is murdered in a bird sanctuary on Fair Isle and Perez returns to his childhood home to investigate, a storm forces Perez and the suspects to remain enclosed under the same roof.
#20 - Episode 2
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2016
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.
#21 - Raven Black (2)
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/18/2014
Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez believes he and his team are finally closing in on the killer as they discover what 17-year-old Catherine Ross was hiding from everyone in the hours before her death.
#22 - Episode 2
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/17/2022
As the search for Connor grows desperate, Perez follows Danny on a journey into his past.
#23 - Episode 6
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/6/2023
As the investigation draws to a close, Tosh and Calder try to unravel the mystery at the heart of the Bains. The identity of the killer lies in the reason why Ellen left Shetland.
#24 - Dead Water (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.
#25 - 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.