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?
#6 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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?
#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.
#14 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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 2
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/20/2018
The hunt is on for Malone's attacker, Tosh investigates Forst Energy in the search for Sally's killer, and DNA in the Kilmuir case yields a surprising result.