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Broadcast and release dates

Shetland: Series 3 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 3

  1. Series 3, Episode 1 · 15 January 2016

    Series 3 Episode 1

    A disappearance during an overnight ferry crossing and a child’s medical emergency lead Perez to investigate a possible connection.

  2. Series 3, Episode 2 · 22 January 2016

    Series 3 Episode 2

    The team tries to establish what Michael knows while Perez pushes past silence and conflicting accounts surrounding Robbie’s death.

  3. Series 3, Episode 3 · 5 February 2016

    Series 3 Episode 3

    Perez and Tosh travel to Glasgow to follow the investigation beyond the islands and examine Maguire’s connection to Robbie.

  4. Series 3, Episode 4 · 12 February 2016

    Series 3 Episode 4

    The search for someone who helped a killer brings new dangers as the inquiry moves between Shetland and the mainland.

  5. Series 3, Episode 5 · 19 February 2016

    Series 3 Episode 5

    Perez continues the murder inquiry while the team confronts the personal consequences of the case and a developing witness connection.

  6. Series 3, Episode 6 · 4 March 2016

    Series 3 Episode 6

    The final stage of the inquiry challenges Perez’s assumptions about the people around him as the separate strands converge.

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.