Shetland
DramaCrime2013Rated 8.0
On Scotland's Shetland Islands, local detective Jimmy Perez investigates the murder of an elderly woman found at her croft beside an archaeological dig, in a close community where everyone knows everyone.
Starring Steven Robertson, Alison O'Donnell, Douglas Henshall
Season premiereIn 15 days
S11E01Thu 12 Nov, 16:00
Season 11 of Shetland premieres on Thursday, 12 November 2026 at 9pm UK time on BBC iPlayer, 6 episodes weekly.Is it for me?
Slow-burn British crime fans who care as much about the place as the culprit will settle in here. The islands themselves fill the frame between interviews. Early on, Perez and his team trace the killing back to the Haldane family and the wartime Shetland bus, so the past is something locals still carry. Douglas Henshall plays Perez calm and watchful.
Before you start
The early seasons are short two-part cases; from season three on, each is one investigation running across all its episodes.
10 seasons, 56 episodes, 60 min each, about 56 hours so far
This show
On Scotland's Shetland Islands, local detective Jimmy Perez investigates the murder of an elderly woman found at her croft beside an archaeological dig, in a close community where everyone knows everyone.
Starring Steven Robertson, Alison O'Donnell, Douglas Henshall
Is it for me?
Slow-burn British crime fans who care as much about the place as the culprit will settle in here. The islands themselves fill the frame between interviews. Early on, Perez and his team trace the killing back to the Haldane family and the wartime Shetland bus, so the past is something locals still carry. Douglas Henshall plays Perez calm and watchful.
Before you start
The early seasons are short two-part cases; from season three on, each is one investigation running across all its episodes.
10 seasons, 56 episodes, 60 min each, about 56 hours so far
- E01Episode 1Aired Sun 10 Mar
- E02Episode 2Aired Mon 11 Mar
- S01E01Episode 110 Mar 2013
- S01E02Episode 211 Mar 2013
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