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Broadcast and release dates

Shetland: Series 8 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 8

  1. Series 8, Episode 1 · 1 November 2023

    Series 8 Episode 1

    London detective Ruth Calder returns to Shetland to find a vulnerable witness, working with Tosh while confronting people from her past.

  2. Series 8, Episode 2 · 8 November 2023

    Series 8 Episode 2

    Calder and Tosh examine a death in a remote waterside ruin while the witness’s family and the visiting gunmen complicate their search.

  3. Series 8, Episode 3 · 15 November 2023

    Series 8 Episode 3

    Calder stays to help Tosh after a disturbing discovery, and a new lead takes them towards an old family feud.

  4. Series 8, Episode 4 · 22 November 2023

    Series 8 Episode 4

    The detectives question their latest suspect as private histories and unexplained correspondence offer competing directions for the case.

  5. Series 8, Episode 5 · 29 November 2023

    Series 8 Episode 5

    Tosh follows a family connection while Calder presses another suspect, and the two detectives differ over when to make an arrest.

  6. Series 8, Episode 6 · 6 December 2023

    Series 8 Episode 6

    The investigation concentrates on the Bain family as Calder and Tosh work through the evidence surrounding Ellen’s final movements.

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.