Shetland ( TV series ) - wikipedia Shetland ( TV series ) Shetland Genre Crime drama Created by Ann Cleeves Starring Douglas Henshall Alison O'Donnell Steven Robertson Lewis Howden Stewart Porter Erin Armstrong Mark Bonnar Anne Kidd Julie Graham Composer ( s ) John Lunn Country of origin Scotland Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 20 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Christopher Aird Elaine Collins Kate Bartlett Producer ( s ) Sue de Beauvoir Peter Gallagher Eric Coulter Cinematography Jean - Philippe Gossart Tim Palmer Stijn Van der Veken Editor ( s ) Joris Brouwers Melanie Viner - Cuneo David Fisher Simon Starling Running time 60 minutes Production company ( s ) ITV Studios for BBC Scotland Release Original network BBC One Picture format 1080i HDTV Audio format Stereo Original release 10 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 10 ) -- present External links Website Shetland is a British television crime drama television series, made by ITV Studios for the BBC and broadcast on BBC One, that first broadcast on 10 March 2013. Initially based upon the novels of Ann Cleeves, the series was brought to screen by David Kane, who has remained a principal writer through all four series. The series stars Douglas Henshall as Jimmy Perez, a detective inspector working for Shetland police. The series also stars Alison O'Donnell as Detective Sergeant Alison `` Tosh '' Macintosh and Steven Robertson as Detective Constable Sandy Wilson. Mark Bonnar, Lewis Howden, Erin Armstrong, Julie Graham and Anne Kidd are also credited as principal members of the cast. The story takes place largely on the namesake Scottish archipelago, though much of the series ' filming takes place on the Scottish mainland, with only some location filming actually taking place on Shetland. Four series have been broadcast to date. Douglas Henshall won the 2016 BAFTA Scotland award for best actor for his role as Jimmy Perez, and the series also received the award for Best TV Drama. Contents 1 Production 2 Cast 3 Episodes 3.1 Overview 3.2 Series 1 ( 2013 ) 3.3 Series 2 ( 2014 ) 3.4 Series 3 ( 2016 ) 3.5 Series 4 ( 2018 ) 4 International broadcasts 5 References 6 External links Production The first series consists of two episodes ; a single two - part story based on the novel Red Bones by Ann Cleeves. 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, 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. Ciarán Hinds and Anna Chancellor 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, again written exclusively for television. This series began broadcasting on 13 February 2018. During the filming of the programme, the cast and crew are usually based in Glasgow and other areas of mainland Scotland. Filming often takes place in areas with landscape or buildings reminiscent of those on the Shetland Islands, such as Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire, Barrhead, where Henshall was born and grew up, Ayr and Irvine, North Ayrshire. Filming locations on or near Shetland have included Lerwick, the main port of the Shetland Islands and on the NorthLink ferry approaching Lerwick. Cast Douglas Henshall ( Jimmy Perez ) and Ann Cleeves ( author ) at Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival, 2017 Douglas Henshall as Jimmy Perez, detective inspector ( Series 1 -- ) Alison O'Donnell as Alison ' Tosh ' MacIntosh, detective sergeant ( Series 1 -- ) Steven Robertson as Sandy Wilson, detective constable ( Series 1 -- ) Lewis Howden as Billy McCabe, police sergeant ( Series 1, 3 -- ) Erin Armstrong as Cassie Perez, Jimmy 's stepdaughter ( Series 1 -- ) Mark Bonnar as Duncan Hunter, Cassie 's biological father ( Series 1 -- ) Anne Kidd as Cora McLean, forensic pathologist ( Series 2 -- ) Julie Graham as Rhona Kelly, procurator fiscal ( Series 2 -- ) Series 1 Sandra Voe as Mima Wilson Claire Rafferty as Anna Haldane Jim Sturgeon as Ronald Haldane Gemma Chan 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 as Joseph Wilson Sophie Rundle as Sophie Series 2 Rebecca Benson as Sally Henry Brian Cox as Magnus Bain Kari Corbett as Evie Watt Alex Norton as Cameron Watt Nina Sosanya as Willow Reeves Sophia Carr - Gomm as Catherine Ross Frances Grey as Jess Collins Marnie Baxter as Jenny Belshaw Iain Robertson as Jerry Markham John Lynch as Frank Blake Bill Paterson as James Perez 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 Stewart Porter as Billy McBride, police sergeant Series 3 Ciarán Hinds as Michael Maguire Saskia Reeves as Freya Galdie Sara Vickers as Leanne Randall Andrew Rothney as Robbie Morton Archie Panjabi as DS Asha Israni Anna Chancellor as Phyllis Brennan James Cosmo as Arthur MacCall Jamie Michie as Lowrie Jack Greenlees as Craig Cooper Kate Donnelly as Grace Mark Cox as Tommy Monro Struan Rodger as Alec Ace Bhatti as Calvin Sarwar Benjamin Cawley as Edison Series 4 Stephen Walters as Thomas Malone Neve McIntosh as Kate Kilmuir Sean McGinley as Drew McColl Amy Lennox as Sally McColl Fiona Bell as Donna Killick Sophie Stone as Jo Halley Gerard Miller as Allan Killick Allison McKenzie as Gail Callahan Julia Brown as Molly Kilmuir Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson as DS Lars Bleymann Carolin Stoltz as DI Anke Strom Eleanor Matsuura as DI Jessie Cole Joi Johannsson as Andreas Hagan Hannah Donaldson as Meg Hamilton Michael Moreland as Benny Ray Episodes Overview Series Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 10 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 10 ) 11 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 11 ) 6 11 March 2014 ( 2014 - 03 - 11 ) 15 April 2014 ( 2014 - 04 - 15 ) 6 15 January 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 15 ) 4 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 04 ) 6 13 February 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 13 ) 20 March 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 20 ) Series 1 ( 2013 ) Overall No. Episode No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers ( million ) `` Red Bones -- Part 1 '' Peter Hoar David Kane 10 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 10 ) 7.97 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 and find that somehow the murder is linked to the Shetland bus. `` Red Bones -- Part 2 '' Peter Hoar David Kane 11 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 11 ) 5.68 With two murders and no strong leads, Detective Inspector Perez and his team must apprehend the suspect before crowds descend on the Shetland Islands for Up Helly Aa, the biggest fire festival in Europe. Series 2 ( 2014 ) Overall No. Episode No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers ( million ) `` Raven Black -- Part 1 '' John McKay Gaby Chiappe 11 March 2014 ( 2014 - 03 - 11 ) 6.37 DI Jimmy Perez and his team investigate the murder of a teenage girl whose body was found on a secluded beach, and time and again the same name crops up -- that of local recluse Magnus Bain, whose home overlooks the crime scene and who had forged an unlikely friendship with the victim. But then the procurator fiscal draws attention to the unsolved disappearance of a girl named Catriona 19 years previously -- a case that shares several similarities with this one. `` Raven Black -- Part 2 '' John McKay Gaby Chiappe 18 March 2014 ( 2014 - 03 - 18 ) 6.16 The discovery of seven - year - old Catriona 's body after almost two decades prompts Jimmy Perez to take Magnus in for further questioning. But at the station, the recluse 's distress ends in him in attacking the inspector, and he is sent for a psychological evaluation. Ploughing on, Perez re-examines the evidence, but it is only when Catriona 's brother reveals she had a secret hiding place at their old home -- the same house where Catherine also lived -- that he finally sees a glimmer of hope. 5 `` Dead Water -- Part 1 '' David Moore David Kane 25 March 2014 ( 2014 - 03 - 25 ) 5.56 A journalist dies in a suspicious car accident, and when it turns out he was an old friend of Perez, a forensic scientist is called in to ensure an objective view of the case. As the team awaits her results, they look into the reasons for the victim 's return to the island, and find he was chasing a lead about plans for a controversial new gas pipeline. 6 `` Dead Water -- Part 2 '' David Moore David Kane 1 April 2014 ( 2014 - 04 - 01 ) 5.53 The discovery of John Henderson 's body leads DI Perez to wonder if this second killing is linked to the death of his journalist friend Jerry, a theory given greater weight by forensic investigator Willow Reeves ' finds. But then the case takes another surprising turn with the arrival of Jerry 's fiancee, carrying a memory stick he gave to her for safekeeping several weeks earlier. 7 5 `` Blue Lightning -- Part 1 '' Stewart Svaasand Richard Davidson 8 April 2014 ( 2014 - 04 - 08 ) 5.29 A scientist is found dead in the bird observatory on Fair Isle, Perez 's childhood home, so he takes Tosh and they make their way across to the island, where they are greeted by his father -- just before flights are grounded by incoming storms. Working alone and without a forensic team, the detectives talk to the victim 's friends, family and colleagues -- and as tensions run high, the storm forces Perez and the suspects to remain together under a single roof. 8 6 `` Blue Lightning -- Part 2 '' Stewart Svaasand Richard Davidson 15 April 2014 ( 2014 - 04 - 15 ) 5.33 Time is running out for Perez and Tosh as their prime suspect lies critically ill in hospital, but it 's unclear whether the fire that put him there was a drunken accident or if he was the second victim of Anna 's real killer. The DI turns his attention to Finlay Caulfield regarding the photos of Anna on his camera, and while it becomes clear he was obsessed with her, it may not be enough to charge the stalker with her murder. There are still so many unanswered questions -- until Sandy spots something on the CCTV footage that takes the investigation in a new direction. Series 3 ( 2016 ) The broadcast of Episode 6 was delayed by due to coverage of an FA Cup replay being broadcast. Overall No. Episode No. Title Directed by Written by UK air date UK viewers ( million ) 9 `` Episode 1 '' Thaddeus O'Sullivan Gaby Chiappe 15 January 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 15 ) 6.82 When a young man disappears on a ferry crossing and a small boy ends up in intensive care, Perez and the team become convinced the two events are connected. 10 `` Episode 2 '' Thaddeus O'Sullivan Robert Murphy 22 January 2016 ( 2016 - 01 - 22 ) 6.02 Perez grows convinced that Michael Maguire is implicated in the grisly death of a young man, discovered in a shipping container. 11 `` Episode 3 '' Thaddeus O'Sullivan Robert Murphy 5 February 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 05 ) 6.21 Perez and Tosh 's investigation leads them to Glasgow, where they hope to uncover the truth behind Maguire 's brutal death and his connection to Robbie Morton. But old ghosts return to haunt Perez, and with his enemies trying to prevent him from getting to the truth. 12 `` Episode 4 '' Jan Matthys Gaby Chiappe & Alexander Perrin 12 February 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 12 ) 6.26 Perez and the team are determined to track down the person who aided Michael Thompson 's killer. But as the case gathers pace, the officers involved find they are all under threat. Sandy comes across the killer by chance in a ruined building, and is knocked out. Tosh, returning from Glasgow, is abducted at the airport. 13 5 `` Episode 5 '' Jan Matthys Gaby Chiappe 19 February 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 19 ) 6.55 Tosh returns apparently unharmed, but the truth later comes out. Perez continues to investigate the double murder case, but finds bureaucracy getting in the way, until he tracks down a rape victim and discovers that her attacker was the son of Phyllis Brennan. 14 6 `` Episode 6 '' Jan Matthys David Kane 4 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 04 ) 6.14 Perez and the team discover that the person responsible for the deaths of Robbie Morton and Michael Thompson is closer to home than they had thought. Series 4 ( 2018 ) The broadcast of Episode 3 was delayed by 24 hours due to the broadcast of an FA Cup replay. Overall No. Episode No. Title Directed by Written by UK air date UK viewers ( million ) 15 `` Episode 1 '' Lee Haven Jones David Kane 13 February 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 13 ) 6.72 Perez and the team are forced to re-open a 23 - year - old cold case when convicted murderer, Thomas Malone, is released from prison. The case concerns teenager Lizzie Kilmuir, who was found strangled to death on a kiln. Upon returning to Shetland, Thomas tries to make amends with Lizzie 's elder sister, Kate. Meanwhile, local journalist Sally McColl attends the Shetland Folk Festival with a group of her friends, but does n't return home later that evening. The next day, she is found strangled to death on a kiln, in what looks like a copycat of Lizzie 's murder. Perez is forced to break the news to Drew, Sally 's father and a former police officer who lead the investigation into Lizzie 's murder. 16 `` Episode 2 '' Lee Haven Jones Louise Ironside 20 February 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 20 ) 6.28 Perez sets out to find out who attacked Thomas. Sandy interviews Jo Halley, who claims she saw Sally arguing with someone in Norwegian at the folk festival. Tosh interviews employees at Forst energy, a Norwegian company whom Sally was investigating shortly before her death. Perez orders a DNA test on a previously untested hair found on Lizzie Kilmuir 's scarf. 17 `` Episode 3 '' Lee Haven Jones Paul Logue 28 February 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 28 ) 6.08 Tosh heads to Norway to track down the mysterious Andreas Hagan, where she meets detective Lars Bleymann, who takes an instant shine to her. Finding herself drawn into a murky world of far right campaigners, Tosh is alarmed when she returns to her hotel room later that night and finds someone going through her belongings. Perez interviews Donna after receiving the results of the DNA test. 18 `` Episode 4 '' Rebecca Gatward David Kane 6 March 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 06 ) 5.31 Perez and Tosh find themselves being pursued by the secret service as their investigation in Norway continues, but when their prime suspect, Mathias Soderland, is found shot in the head whilst bearing a sign reading ' traitor ', they are forced to return to Shetland. Perez questions Duncan about a videotape of a birthday party which Lizzie attended in the days before her death, in which he was present. Sandy receives a distress call from Jo Halley and arrives at her croft to find it has been ransacked. 19 5 `` Episode 5 '' Rebecca Gatward David Kane 13 March 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 13 ) TBA Tosh begins to question if Lars could somehow be involved in Sally 's murder after picking up that he knew about roadworks that took place on the island a week before he arrived. A review the CCTV footage of Sally arriving in Norway reveals that her keychain holds a memory stick which contains video footage of Lars attending an NDA meeting. Under scrutiny, Lars claims that he was witness to the argument between Sally and another man on the night of her death, but Perez is shocked when Lars identifies Duncan. 20 6 `` Episode 6 '' Rebecca Gatward David Kane 20 March 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 20 ) TBA Jimmy realises that he has no choice but to bring Duncan in for questioning. Duncan denies murdering Lizzie and Sally, but does admit to having an affair with Donna Killick. During a review of images found on Sally 's memory stick, Sandy finds a picture taken on the Unst Ferry in June 1993, shortly after Lizzie was murdered, that seemingly identifies the killer. When Duncan 's DNA matches the sample found on Lizzie 's scarf, Jimmy is forced to break the news to Cassie that Allan is her half - brother. After Donna confesses to the murder, Drew MaColl tells Perez that he was trying to protect Donna, and that in doing so he killed his daughter, Sally. Finally clear of both murders, Thomas suffers a fatal heart attack and dies a free man. International broadcasts Australia : The programme airs on BBC First and ABC in Australia. Belgium : The programme began airing on Flemish public broadcaster VRT 's main channel, één, in October 2015. Denmark : Danish network DR 1 began showing Shetland in October 2015. Germany : The series began airing on Das Erste at the end of March 2016. Finland : Viewers in Finland were able to start watching the show from August 2015 on public broadcaster YLE 's main TV1 channel, where the show was titled `` Shetlandsaarten murhat. '' Netherlands : Shetland is aired as part of the `` Detectives '' series from KRO on the Dutch public broadcasting service NPO. New Zealand : The programme began airing in New Zealand on Vibe in January 2016. Norway : Shetland is aired on public broadcaster NRK. Spain : The programme began airing in Galicia, Spain on Televisión de Galicia in October 2015. Portugal : The programme began airing in Portugal on Fox Crime in August 2016. Slovenia : The programme began airing in Slovenia on public broadcaster RTVSLO in July 2015. Sweden : Swedish public broadcaster SVT started airing the 3rd series in January 2016 on their primary network SVT1. United States : The series is broadcast on many stations of the Public Broadcasting System. Canada : The series is broadcast on British Columbia 's Knowledge Network. The series became available on Netflix in 2016. References ^ Jump up to : HM ( 30 March 2017 ). `` Shetland -- Filming underway on new series of award - winning BBC One drama ''. BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 02. ^ Jump up to : `` New crime drama for BBC one starring Douglas Henshall ''. BBC Media Centre. BBC. 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2017. Jump up ^ Clark, Sarah ( 6 March 2014 ). `` There 's been a murrrder : Shetland returns to BBC One ''. Visit Scotland. Jump up ^ `` Crime drama Shetland to return for fourth series ''. 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Question: how many episodes are in series 4 of shetland
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