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 - Episode 2
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/12/2025
In the aftermath of the fire, Tosh and Calder struggle to get answers from an unreliable suspect. A historic grudge from Eadie’s time as a social worker comes to light.
#2 - Episode 3
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2025
Events in Lunniswick turn violent as holidaymakers Chris and Hayley risk it all to clear their debts. A paranoid Stevie wants Amy all to herself.
#3 - Red Bones (1)
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2013
DI Perez investigates when elderly Shetlander Mima Wilson is murdered on the archaeological site in the grounds of her croft.
#4 - Episode 4
Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/26/2025
While Calder pressures Louden for help and Tosh investigates Robert Tulloch, Stevie’s battle to keep her sister turns desperate.
#5 - Episode 5
Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/3/2025
Tosh finally confronts Billy about his relationship with Robert Tulloch. Fuelled by guilt over Louden, Calder goes after the people responsible.
#6 - 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?
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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?
#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - Episode 1
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/5/2025
Calder and Tosh travel to the remote village of Lunniswick to investigate the brutal murder of an elderly woman. She has been out in the elements for several days.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - Episode 6
Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/2025
As Calder and Tosh close in on the motive for Eadie’s murder, the pool of suspects narrows.
#25 - 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.