Broadcast and release dates
Shetland: Series 2 episodes and locations
The 56 aired episodes span series one to ten. The first series is a two-part story, the second contains three two-part adaptations, and series three onwards use six-part serials.
Shetland
Series 2
- Series 2, Episode 1 · 11 March 2014
Raven Black - Part 1
A teenager’s death on a beach brings a reclusive neighbour under suspicion and reopens an older missing-child case.
- Series 2, Episode 2 · 18 March 2014
Raven Black - Part 2
Perez revisits Catherine’s last hours, testing the assumptions that have shaped the island community’s response to her death.
- Series 2, Episode 3 · 25 March 2014
Dead Water - Part 1
The death of a journalist known to Perez leads the team towards disputed development plans and difficult personal loyalties.
- Series 2, Episode 4 · 1 April 2014
Dead Water - Part 2
A further killing forces Perez to reconsider how business interests and private relationships fit together in the investigation.
- Series 2, Episode 5 · 8 April 2014
Blue Lightning - Part 1
A scientist’s death takes Perez back to Fair Isle, where family familiarity offers little protection from suspicion.
- Series 2, Episode 6 · 15 April 2014
Blue Lightning - Part 2
The Fair Isle inquiry becomes more urgent as another person is placed in danger and Perez tests the competing accounts.
BBC programme references accompany the entries. Broadcast dates are cross-checked against published UK listings, including the postponed 28 February 2018 episode. Series-level filming evidence is not treated as an individual episode location.