''Shetland'' is a Scottish

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series made by

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for

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and first broadcast on

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on 10 March 2013. Based upon the novels of

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and adapted for television by David Kane, who has remained a principal writer throughout, it stars

Douglas Henshall Douglas “Dougie” James Henshall (born 19 November 1965) is a Scottish television, film and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Professor Nick Cutter in the science fiction series '' Primeval'' (2007–2011) and Detective Inspect ...

as DI Jimmy Pérez. Also starring are Alison O'Donnell as DS Alison "Tosh" McIntosh,

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as DC Sandy Wilson and

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as Duncan Hunter. Lewis Howden, Erin Armstrong,

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and Anne Kidd are also principal members of the cast. Henshall won the 2016

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award for best actor and the series received the award for Best TV Drama. From Series 8 (2023),

Ashley Jensen Ashley Jensen (born 11 August 1969) is a Scottish actress and narrator. She was nominated for an Emmy for her role on the television series '' Extras'', in which she appeared from 2005 to 2007. She was a cast member of the ABC series ''Ugly Be ...

stars as DI Ruth Calder, replacing Henshall. The stories take place largely on the eponymous archipelago, although some of the filming takes place on the Scottish mainland. Most, but not all, exterior location filming takes place in Shetland; in 2021, filming of series 6 and 7 took place in Shetland in two segments, each of about six weeks’ duration. Interiors may be filmed in either Shetland or in west central Scotland. On 2 December 2019, BBC One announced that two further series were intended for 2020 and 2021 with Henshall and O’Donnell returning in their roles. Production had to be postponed due to

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. Series 6 broadcast began on 20 October 2021 and series 7 on 10 August 2022. On 20 July 2022, it was announced that ''Shetland'' would return in 2023 for an eighth series, however without Henshall.

Production

The first series consists of two episodes, a single two-part story based on the novel ''Red Bones '' by

. This series was broadcast across two nights on 10 and 11 March 2013 and was produced by Sue de Beauvoir. Subsequently, a second series was commissioned by the BBC. Series two was extended to contain six episodes. These were filmed in 2013 and screened in 2014. This series features three two-part stories based on Cleeves' novels ''

Raven Black ''Raven Black'' is a 2006 novel by Ann Cleeves that won the Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award for the best crime novel of the year.

'', ''Dead Water'', and ''Blue Lightning''. This series was produced by Peter Gallagher. Filming began in April 2015 for a third series, which began screening in January 2016. This series saw a change in format; with all six episodes covering a single story, written exclusively for television. This was the first series not to adapt any of Cleeves' novels.

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and

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were among the new cast members for this series. A fourth series was announced by the BBC in July 2016. Again, this series is a single story played out across six episodes and written exclusively for television.

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and

Neve McIntosh Neve McIntosh (born Carol McIntosh; 9 April 1972) is a Scottish actress. Early life Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, McIntosh grew up in Edinburgh, where she attended Boroughmuir High School. She was a member of Edinburgh Youth Theatre in the l ...

were among the new cast members announced for the series. It was broadcast on BBC One beginning on 13 February 2018. Series 5 was broadcast on BBC1 from 12 February 2019. During filming, the cast and crew are usually based in

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and other areas of mainland

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. Filming often takes place in areas with landscape or buildings reminiscent of those in the Shetland Islands, such as

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in Renfrewshire,

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, where Henshall was born and grew up,

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and

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gd, Irbhinn, IPA: n Irvine, Ayrshireand the police station is in Barrhead", Henshall said in a 2019 interview. Filming locations on or near Shetland have included

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, the NorthLink ferry and the village of

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, south of Lerwick. Some filming was on

Fair Isle Fair Isle (; sco, Fair Isle; non, Friðarey; gd, Fara) is an island in Shetland, in northern Scotland. It lies about halfway between mainland Shetland and Orkney. It is known for its bird observatory and a traditional style of knitting. Th ...

for series 2. The

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wildlife sanctuary featured in series 4. Shortly before series 7 premiered, Henshall announced that the series would be his last. He was replaced by Ashley Jensen from Series 8 onwards.

Cast

Main cast

as Jimmy Pérez,

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(series 1–7) * Alison O'Donnell as Alison "Tosh" McIntosh,

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(series 1–) *

as Sandy Wilson,

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(series 1–) *

as Duncan Hunter, Cassie's biological father (series 1–) *

as Rhona Kelly, procurator fiscal (series 2–5, 7–) * Lewis Howden as Billy McCabe,

police sergeant Sergeant (abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other uni ...

(series 1, 3–7-) *

Erin Armstrong Erin is a Hiberno-English word for Ireland originating from the Irish word ''"Éirinn"''. "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as ''"go h ...

as Cassie Pérez, Jimmy's stepdaughter (series 1–7) * Anne Kidd as Cora McLean,

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(series 5–, recurring series 2–4) *

Anneika Rose Anneika Rose is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles in the Channel 4 series ''Ackley Bridge'' (2017) and '' Deadwater Fell'' (2020), the BBC series '' Line of Duty'' (2020) and ''Crossfire'' (2022), and the crime drama '' Shetland'' (2 ...

as Maggie Kean, procurator fiscal (series 6-7) * Lucianne McEvoy as Meg Pattison (series 6–7) *

as Ruth Calder,

(series 8–)

Recurring cast

* Stewart Porter as Billy McBride, police sergeant (series 2; temporarily replacing Lewis Howden) *

Fiona Bell Fiona Bell is a British actress, known for her role as Sergeant Angela McLeod in the ITV drama series ''Soldier Soldier'' (1997-1998), as Donna Killick in the BBC One crime drama series ''Shetland'' (2018) and as Hilary in the '' BBC One'' dra ...

as Donna Killick (series 4, 6) *

as Kate Kilmuir (series 4, 6) * Julia Brown as Molly Kilmuir (series 4, 6) * Jimmy Chisholm as Alec MacBay (series 4, 6) * Conor McCarry as PC Alex Grant (series 5–7) * Angus Miller as Donnie (series 5–7)

Series 1

''Red Bones'' *

Sandra Voe Sandra Voe (born 6 October 1936) is a Scottish actress of film, television, and theatre. Career Television and films Voe began her on screen career in 1966, appearing in an episode of ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook''. She has also appeared in '' ...

as Mima Wilson *

Claire Rafferty Claire Lauren Rafferty (born 11 January 1989) is an English pundit and retired professional footballer. She made over 100 appearances as a left back or left winger for Chelsea in the FA WSL and also spent time at Millwall Lionesses and West H ...

as Anna Haldane *Jim Sturgeon as Ronald Haldane *

Gemma Chan Gemma Chan (born 29 November 1982) is an English actress. Born and raised in London, Chan attended the Newstead Wood School for Girls and studied law at Worcester College, Oxford before choosing to pursue a career in acting instead, enrolling at t ...

as Hattie James *Geraldine Alexander as Gwen James *Lindy Whiteford as Jackie Haldane * James Greene as Andrew Haldane *Martin Wenner as Professor Paul Berglund *

Alexander Morton Alexander Morton (born 24 March 1945) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his roles as Andy Semple in ''Take The High Road'', Golly MacKenzie in ''Monarch of the Glen (TV series), Monarch of the Glen'' and Billy Kennedy in ''River City''. ...

as Joseph Wilson *

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as Sophie * Sooz Aitken as Young Mima Wilson

Series 2

''Raven Black'' *

Rebecca Benson Rebecca Benson (born 24 April 1990) is a Scottish actress. She has appeared in the TV crime dramas '' Vera'' and ''Shetland''. Moreover, she appeared alongside Michael Fassbender in the 2015 film ''Macbeth''. Career In 2016, she joined the HBO ...

as Sally Henry * Brian Cox as Magnus Bain *Sophia Carr-Gomm as Catherine Ross *

Chris Reilly Christopher Francis Reilly (born in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actor. Career Chris Reilly began acting in 2009 age 31, and studied at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with a Screen Academy Wales Bursary. Most Recent Work: *"Wrath of ...

as Alan Isbister *Cara Kelly as Margaret Henry * Frances Grey as Jess Collins *Freya Monk as Kitty Collins *Matthew Zajac as Alex Henry *

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as Euan Ross *

Tunji Kasim Adetunji "Tunji" Kasim is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his role as Joe Bailey in '' Nearly Famous'' (on E4), Hugo Scott, an art teacher in '' Shetland'', and Ned Nickerson in The CW's ''Nancy Drew''. In 2009, he was nominated for a ...

as Hugo Scott *Jana Reinermann as Gret Bruce *Jordan Young as Brian Bruce ''Dead Water'' *

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as Willow Reeves *

Alex Norton Alexander Hugh Norton (born 27 January 1950) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series ''Taggart'', Eric Baird in BBC Two sitcom '' Two Doors Down'', DCS Wallace in ''Extremely Dangerous' ...

as Cameron Watt *

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as Joe Dalhousie *

Kari Corbett Kari Corbett (born 16 February 1984) is a Scottish actress, artist and filmmaker. Corbett is perhaps best known for portraying Ruby Hepburn in the Channel 4 comedy drama '' Shameless'', Nurse Marian McKaig in ITV's ''The Royal'', Sarah in the ...

as Evie Watt *Marnie Baxter as Jenny Belshaw *

Iain Robertson Iain Robertson (born 27 May 1981) is a BAFTA award winning Scottish actor. He portrayed Lex in cult Glasgow gang film, ''Small Faces'', though Robertson is also known for his work in the long-running children's drama, ''Grange Hill'' and '' T ...

as Jerry Markham *

Clive Russell Clive Russell (born 7 December 1945) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline in ''Ripper Street'', Angus O'Connor in ''Happiness'' and Brynden Tully in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. He also ap ...

as Adam Markham *

Gerda Stevenson Gerda Stevenson (born 10 April 1956 in Peeblesshire, Scotland) is a Scottish actress, director and writer, described by ''The Scotsman'' in 1999 as "Scotland's finest actress". She has played many parts in the theatre, including the title role ...

as Maria Markham *Neil McKinven as Andy Belshaw *

Forbes Masson Forbes (Robertson) Masson (born 17 August 1963 in Falkirk) is a Scottish actor and writer. He is an Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is best known for his roles in classical theatre, musicals, comedies, and appearances ...

as Reg Gilbert *Henry Pettigrew as Iain Redford *

Steven Cree Steven Cree (born 29 February 1980) is a Scottish film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his role as Ian Murray in the Starz television series '' Outlander''. His other work includes the films '' Brave'' (2012), '' 300: Rise of ...

as John Henderson *

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as Annabel ''Blue Lightning'' * John Lynch as Frank Blake * Bill Paterson as James Pérez *Leigh Biagi as Anna Blake * Anthony Howell as Peter Latimer * David Ireland as Finlay Caulfield *Julie Hale as Tessa Warren *Keith Ramsey as Joe Blake *Annie Louise Ross as Mary Pérez *Susan Vidler as Isobel Tulloch *Lorne MacFadyen as Angus Tulloch *

Michael Nardone Michael Nardone (born 20 January 1967) is a Scottish actor. He was raised in Ballingry, Fife and trained in Drama at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. He starred as Mascius in the BBC/ HBO/RAI TV series Rome and appeared as DCI Richard ...

as Donnie Tulloch *David Annen as Bill Warren *Paksie Vernon as Gina Bradley

Series 3

as Michael Maguire *

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as Freya Galdie *

Sara Vickers Sara Louise Vickers (born 1985) is a Scottish theatre, television and film actress best known for playing List of Endeavour characters#Thursday's Family, Joan Thursday in the British television detective drama series ''Endeavour (TV series), End ...

as Leanne Randall *Andrew Rothney as Robbie Morton *

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as DS Asha Israni *

as Phyllis Brenan *

James Cosmo James Ronald Gordon Copeland , known professionally as James Cosmo (b. 1947), is a Scottish film and television actor known for his appearances in films including '' Highlander'', ''Braveheart'', ''Trainspotting'', ''Jagame Thandhiram'', ''Tro ...

as Arthur MacCall *Jamie Michie as Lowrie *Jack Greenlees as Craig Cooper *Kate Donnelly as Grace * Mark Cox as Tommy Monro *

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as Alec *

Ace Bhatti Ahsen Rafiq "Ace" Bhatti (born 13 September 1969) is a British actor who trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He has appeared in numerous television series, including ''Cardiac Arrest'', '' Holding On'', '' NCS: Manhunt'', '' ...

as Calvin Sarwar *

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as Craig Cooper *Benjamin Cawley as Edison

Series 4

as Thomas Malone *

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as Drew McColl *

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as Sally McColl *

Sophie Stone Sophie Leigh Stone (born c. 1981) is an English stage and television actress. She was the first deaf student to win a place at the drama school RADA. she is best known for her roles as Louise in Two Doors Down and Doctor Who as Cass. Life and ...

as Jo Halley * Gerard Miller as Alan Killick *

Allison McKenzie Allison McKenzie is a Scottish TMA Awards nominated actress from Glasgow. As a youngster she went to The Mitchell Theatre for Youth and discovered her love of acting. She fulfilled a childhood ambition when she worked with the Royal Shakespear ...

as Gail Callahan * Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson as DS Lars Bleymann * Carolin Stoltz as DI Anke Strom *

Eleanor Matsuura Eleanor Matsuura is a British actress best known for her roles as Yumiko in '' The Walking Dead'', Hannah Santo in '' Spooks: The Greater Good'', Bev in ''Utopia'' and as PC Donna Prager in ''Cuffs''. Early life Matsuura was born in Tokyo and r ...

as DI Jessie Cole * Joi Johannsson as Andreas Hagan * Hannah Donaldson as Meg Hamilton * Michael Moreland as Benny Ray * Eldar Skar as NDA leader

Series 5

Rakie Ayola Rakie Olufunmilayo Ayola (born May 1968) is a Welsh actress known for her work in theatre and television. Ayola has appeared in television shows including ''Black Mirror'', ''Noughts + Crosses'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Silent Witness'' and ''EastEnde ...

as Olivia Lennox *

Derek Riddell Derek Riddell (born 11 January 1967) is a Scottish television and theatre actor. He is best known for the portrayal of Dr. Jamie Patterson in the Channel 4 television series ''No Angels''. He has also guest starred in '' Doctor Who'', ''Ugly B ...

as Chris Brooks * Catherine Walker as Alice Brooks *

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as Carla Hayes * Owen Whitelaw as Prentice Hayes *

Lorn Macdonald Lorn Alexander Macdonald (born 10 September 1992) is a Scottish actor and director. Born in Kirkcaldy, he studied acting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He is mostly known for starring as Spanner in the 2019 film '' Beats'' and as Mark Re ...

as Jamie Hayes *

Ryan Fletcher Ryan Fletcher (born 1983) is a Scottish actor. Early life Fletcher grew up in Blantyre, Glasgow, born to Stevie and Lorna Fletcher. Career Fletcher appeared in the stage show ''Black Watch'' for the National Theatre of Scotland (2007-8), had ...

as Calum Dunwoody * John Kazek as Paul Kiernan * Meghan Tyler as Mags * Ayanda Bhebe as Daniel Ugara * Robin Laing as Gavin Laird * Gail Watson as Mary Hunter * Frances Mayil McCann as Niki * Emma Mullen as Rosie * Titana Muthui as Zezi Ugara * Kirsty Stuart as Morag Dunwoody *

Kate Dickie Kate Dickie (born 1971) is a Scottish actress who has appeared in television series, stage plays and films. She is known for her television roles as Lex in the BBC series '' Tinsel Town'' (2000–2001) and Lysa Arryn in the HBO series '' Game ...

as Sam Boyd * Jenni Keenan-Green as Claire McGuire * Therese Bradley as Andrea Doyle *

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as Graeme Benson

Series 6

Cora Bissett Cora Bissett (born 1974) is a Scottish theatre director, playwright, actor and musician. As a director she has created ''Amada'', ''Roadkill'', ''Grit: The Martyn Bennett Story'', ''Glasgow Girls'' and ''Room''. As an actor she had regular appea ...

as Eve Galbraith * Shona McHugh as Merran Galbraith *

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as Logan Creggan *

Kate Bracken Kate Bracken (born 12 June 1990) is a Scottish actress. Bracken is best known for her role as Alex Millar in '' Being Human''. Early life Bracken grew up just outside Fort William near the village of Spean Bridge. She attended Kilmonivaig Prim ...

as Lynda Morton * Thoren Ferguson as Eamon Gauldie * Andy Clark as Mick Muir * Lewis Gribben as Fraser Creggan *

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as Nazir Nassan * Julie-Yara Atz as Salma Nassan * Helene Maksoud as Rasha Nassan * Shonagh Price as Sister Carolyn/Lyn Harrison *

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as James Pérez * Alec Newman as Niven Guthrie * Jim Sturgeon as Alex Galbraith

Series 7

* Shauna Macdonald as Rachel Cairns * Andrew Whipp as Danny Cairns * Patrick Robinson as Lloyd Anderson *

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as Alison Woods *

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as Murry Rankin * Alexandra Finnie as Clana

Episodes

Overview

Series 1 (2013)

Series 2 (2014)

Series 3 (2016)

The broadcast of Episode 6 was delayed due to coverage of an

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replay being broadcast. In contrast to Season 2 (3, 2-part episodes), Season 3 is one 6-part story.

Series 4 (2018)

The broadcast of Episode 3 was delayed by 24 hours due to the broadcast of an

replay.

Series 5 (2019)

Series 6 (2021)

Series 7 (2022)

Home media

Released on DVD in Australia, Shetland, Series 1 consists of the pilot "Red Bones" and the Series 2 episodes "Raven Black", "Dead Water" and "Blue Lightning". Series 2 contains the Series 3 episodes, Series 3 contains the Series 4 episodes, and Series 4 contains the Season 5 episodes. On Australian Region 4 DVD, The Pilot episode is stated as being Pilot and not Series 1, with the Series 2 episodes being stated as Series 1. Quote from the DVD "This DVD set includes the Pilot ''Red Bones'' and all episodes from series one ''Raven Black'', ''Dead Water'' and ''Blue Lightning''". However, the UK releases are Series 1 through 7 rather than Series 1 through 6 in Australia.

International broadcasts

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: The programme airs on

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and

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in Australia. Series 1-4 is also available on Netflix (Series 1 and 2 are combined and listed as Series 1, then Series 3 and 4 are listed as Series 2 and 3 respectively). *

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: The series is broadcast on British Columbia's

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and streamed on Netflix. *

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: Danish network

DR 1 DR1 (DR Et) is the flagship television channel of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). It became Denmark's first television station when it began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week. Besides its ...

began showing ''Shetland'' in October 2015. *

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

: The series began airing on

Das Erste Das Erste (; "The First") is the flagship national television channel of the ARD association of public broadcasting corporations in Germany. ''Das Erste'' is jointly operated by the nine regional public broadcasting corporations that are member ...

at the end of March 2016. *

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

: The series began airing on ETV in September 2020. *

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

: Viewers in Finland were able to start watching the show from August 2015 on public broadcaster

YLE Yleisradio Oy ( Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, found ...

's main TV1 channel, where the show was titled "." *

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

: The series began airing on Virgin Media in February 2019 *

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

: The series began airing on

Giallo In Italian cinema, ''Giallo'' (; plural ''gialli'', from ''giallo'', Italian for yellow) is a genre of mystery fiction and thrillers that often contains slasher, crime fiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, sexploitation, and, ...

in March 2018. *

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

: The series began airing on AXN Mystery in May 2015. *

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

: ''Shetland'' is aired as part of the "Detectives" series from

KRO-NCRV KRO-NCRV is a Dutch public broadcasting company based in Hilversum established on January 1, 2014 from a merger of the broadcasters Catholic Radio Broadcasting (KRO) and the Dutch Christian Radio Association (NCRV), transmitting on NPO 1, NPO 2 ...

NPO 1 NPO 1 (''NPO een'', formerly Nederland 1 until 2014) is the first national television station in the Netherlands. It launched on 2 October 1951. It provides public broadcasting and currently exists next to sister channels NPO 2 and NPO 3. Severa ...

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New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

: The programme began airing in New Zealand on

Vibe ''Vibe'' is an American music and entertainment magazine founded by producers David Salzman and Quincy Jones. The publication predominantly features R&B and hip hop music artists, actors and other entertainers. After shutting down productio ...

in January 2016. *

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

: ''Shetland'' is aired on public broadcaster

NRK NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting Aksjeselskap, AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and ...

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Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

: The programme began airing in Portugal on

Fox Crime Fox Crime (stylized as FOXCRIME) is a television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group, which airs across several countries of Europe, Africa and Asia such as Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Its basic programming include numero ...

in August 2016. *

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

: The programme began airing in Galicia on

Televisión de Galicia Televisión de Galicia (; "Television of Galicia"; abbreviated as TVG), commonly known as A Galega ("The Galician ne), is a Spanish free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Televisión de Galicia S.A., the television subsidiary of ...

in October 2015. *

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

: The programme began airing in Slovenia on public broadcaster RTVSLO in July 2015. *

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

: Swedish public broadcaster SVT started airing the 3rd series in January 2016 on their primary network SVT1. *

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

: The series is broadcast on many stations of the

Public Broadcasting System The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educati ...

. *The series became available on

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

in 2016. In 2018, the

Britbox BritBox is an online digital video subscription service, founded by BBC Studios and ITV plc, operating in nine countries across North America, Europe, Australia and South Africa.

streaming service acquired the exclusive rights to Shetland's Series 4, releasing new episodes weekly. Similarly, Series 5 has been released one episode per week beginning 30 April 2019. In April 2019, Netflix dropped the series from its streaming service in the US.

Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ...

has Series 1-3 available for fee purchase by episode or by season but is not included in its Prime streaming subscription. (Note that Series 1 episodesand Series 2 episodesare bundled into one season for purchase.)

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