Shetland

infrequent strong language, moderate threat, violence, injury detail

Director(s)Peter Hoar

Production year2013

Genre(s)Crime, Drama

Approx. running minutes458m

CastDouglas Henshall, Steven Robertson, Alison O'Donnell, Mark Bonnar, Jim Sturgeon, Erin Armstrong, Finn Den Hertog, Gemma Chan, Lewis Howden, Sandra Voe, Claire Rafferty, Alexander Morton, Sophia Carr-Gomm, Brian Cox, Finn Den Hertog, Tunji Kasim, Julie Graham, Frances Grey, Cara Kelly, Anne Kidd, Freya Monk, Alison O'Donnell, Stewart Porter, Chris Reilly, Steven Robertson, Jana Reinermann, Matthew Zajac, Gowan Calder, Kari Corbett, Marnie Baxter, Gerda Stevenson, Nina Sosanya, Anne Kidd, Alex Norton, David Hayman, Lorne MacFadyen, David Annen, Robert Yates, John Lynch, Bil Paterson

Shetland

strong injury detail

Classified Date:

11/02/2015

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

Seasons 1 and 2

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strong violence, injury detail, references to sexual violence

Classified Date:

23/12/2015

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

Season 3 Episodes 1-6

strong violence, injury detail, references to sexual violence

Classified Date:

23/12/2015

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

Season 3, Episodes 1-6

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infrequent strong language, moderate threat, violence, injury detail

Classified Date:

07/02/2018

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

Season 4 Episodes 1-6 Season 4 Episodes 1-6

violence

Moderate violence includes a man being attacked, kidnapped and thrown into a makeshift grave to be buried alive and a man briefly being punched and kicked.

threat and horror

Moderate threat includes a man being threatened with being buried alive and a woman being threatened with a large knife.

language

There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘f**king’).

injury detail

Moderate injury detail includes sight of a bullet hole in the forehead of a corpse.

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strong injury detail, drug and suicide references

Classified Date:

07/03/2019

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

Season 5 Episodes 1-3 Series 5 Episodes 1-3

drugs

Police investigate a cannabis farm.

suicide and self-harm

A man is discovered to have cut his own throat, with close-up sight of injury and bloodshed.

injury detail

Decomposed severed body parts are seen in close-up detail. There are bloody crime scenes in the aftermath of murder.

additional issues

There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'bugger' and 'Jesus Christ'. There are references to prostitution, as well as mild violence.

references to child abuse

Classified Date:

04/04/2019

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

Season 5 Episodes 4-6 Series 5 Episodes 4 - 6

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strong language, threat

Classified Date:

23/11/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a crime drama series; in this episode, Perez embarks on a murder investigation when a prominent community figure is shot dead in his home.

threat and horror

There is strong threat as a malfunction in a decompression chamber causes a man to stagger and clutch is head in agony, and blood seeps from his nose and ears. There are also scenes of moderate threat.

language

There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'bugger', 'shit', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'piss', 'screw', 'hell', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.

additional issues

A man is shot off-screen, the sound of gunfire being heard on a phone call; there is subsequent sight of the man with a small bullet hole in his shirt. There are references to domestic abuse, drug addiction, dementia and cancer.

infrequent strong language, moderate violence, bloody images

Classified Date:

23/11/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a crime drama series; in this episode, Perez tries to uncover evidence that Eamon Gauldie's death was not accidental, while feelings of resentment are stirred by the return to the island of a terminally ill Donna Killick.

violence

A man is deliberately run over with a truck, causing a head injury and rendering him unconscious.

language

There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms including 'shit', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Jesus Christ' and 'God'.

injury detail

Crime scene images show dead bodies, with some blood, but without strong detail.

additional issues

There are mild sex references and drug references.

strong threat

Classified Date:

23/11/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a crime drama series in which police investigate crimes on the island community of Shetland; in this episode, police try to find a criminal before he leaves the island.

threat and horror

A woman is locked in a building by a criminal she is clearly afraid of.

additional issues

There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'piss', 'bloody', 'hell'). There are references to mental health, and which include the confused behaviour of a man clearly in the early stages of dementia, and also a man with PTSD experiencing auditory sounds recalling his traumatic military service. There are brief undetailed references to abusive behaviour. There is also brief sight of a dead body which lacks strong injury detail, as well as verbal drug references and mild verbal sex references.

strong language

Classified Date:

23/11/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a UK crime drama series; in this episode Perez must piece together the events that lead to a fatal shooting before a vengeful Creggan can find his target.

language

There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'whore', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'shit', 'ass', 'bloody', 'hell').

additional issues

Moderate violence includes a shooting, with features brief sight of injury, and a scene in which a character is beaten with a gas cylinder. There is moderate threat when a sniper aims a rifle at an unsuspecting civilian, and also in a scene in which a man spits on a woman before calling her a 'bitch'. There are references to mental health during scenes in which a returned veteran has anxiety attacks.

suicide references

Classified Date:

23/11/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a crime drama series; in this episode, Perez works against the clock to save those who have received threatening notes.

suicide and self-harm

A man is manipulated into assisting a woman take her own life.

additional issues

There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('prick', 'bloody', 'piss', 'hell' and 'God'). There are bloody images, such as those taken at crime scenes of dead bodies with injuries, as well scenes containing blood in the aftermath of violence. During an episode recap, it is implied that a man is shot, with the impact masked off-screen.

drug misuse

Classified Date:

13/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a police procedural drama series; in this episode, arrests are made in connection with a woman's death some years prior.

drugs

A woman snorts cocaine. There are also verbal references to drug taking.

additional issues

There are references to a woman's assisted suicide from a drug overdose. There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'Christ' and 'damn').

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strong crime scene detail

Classified Date:

30/08/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a British crime drama series; in this episode, DI Perez searches for a vulnerable young graphic novelist whose disappearance may be connected to secrets from his family’s past.

injury detail

There are brief but gory crime scene images of a decomposing body found in a suitcase.

additional issues

There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘dick’, ‘bloody’, ‘shit’ and ‘knackered’. There are occasional scenes of moderate threat, including one in which a woman investigates noises in her house at night and discovers that knives have been stabbed into the kitchen counter. Other issues include undetailed verbal suicide references, and brief mild references to drug dealing.

strong language, crime scene detail

Classified Date:

30/08/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a British crime drama series; in this episode, the search for Connor intensifies following the discovery of an unidentified dead body.

language

There is use of strong language (‘f**k’), in addition to milder terms (e.g. ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘bastard’ and ‘piss’).

injury detail

There are crime scene images of a bloated and discoloured corpse, including brief close-up detail of fleshy wounds on the corpse’s fingertips where the prints have been cut away. Another scene features brief images of a dead body without visible injuries.

additional issues

There are occasional scenes of moderate threat, including gun threat and aggressive behaviour. One man attacks another and punches him in the abdomen during a short scene of moderate violence. There are moderate verbal references to heroin dealing. Other issues include occasional scenes of emotional upset.

strong language

Classified Date:

30/08/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a British crime drama series; in this episode, the body of a missing woman is found.

language

The episode features strong language ('f**k').

additional issues

There is moderate violence, in which a man punches another man before they briefly struggle on the ground. Later there is moderate threat when a woman discovers a bomb. A woman's corpse is shown wrapped in plastic during a post-mortem scene, and bloody is present at a crime scene. A woman makes an undetailed verbal reference to a man being suicidal after his involvement with drugs.

strong bloody images, language

Classified Date:

30/08/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a crime drama series; in this episode, Perez is convinced that Connor is responsible for the bombing of the caravan that nearly killed McIntosh.

language

There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'shit', 'hell', 'God' and 'Christ'.

injury detail

A room in an abandoned house provides evidence of people being tortured there as blood is seen on chairs and the tools, such as a crowbar, used to inflict violence on them. The body of one of the victims is seen in a morgue with bruises, cigarette burns and ligature marks on the wrists and ankles.

additional issues

There are references to drug dealing and suicide in the course of a police investigation. A character's behaviour demonstrates post-traumatic stress after a near-death experience.

infrequent strong language, brief moderate threat

Classified Date:

30/08/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a crime drama series; in this episode, Perez nails the series of deaths to eco-terrorism, but identifying a suspect proves difficult.

threat and horror

A woman goes to investigate noises in her stockyard at night; an unidentified assailant grabs her around the face and pulls her away.

language

There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (‘shit’).

additional issues

There are references to drug dealing, murder and suicide in the course of a police investigation.

moderate violence, threat, injury detail

Classified Date:

30/08/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a crime drama series; in this episode, Perez faces a dilemma even as he finds who was responsible for the three deaths.

violence

A man is struck on the head with a hammer and a person is shot in the shoulder, both in undetailed fashion.

threat and horror

Police attempt to clear a public area in which a bomb has been planted. The bomber subsequently threatens to kill himself with a separate device.

injury detail

There is brief sight of cigarette burns, bruises and ligature marks in crime scene photographs of the body of a person who had been tortured before being killed.

additional issues

There is mild bad language (‘shit’), as well as very mild terms such as ‘God’ and ‘Jesus’.

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strong language

Classified Date:

11/12/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a British crime drama TV series; in this episode, police officers search for a vulnerable witness to a murder.

language

There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bitch', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'piss', 'bugger', 'balls', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'God').

additional issues

People are shot in undetailed fashion. There is moderate injury detail, including wound detail, and blood on bodies and clothing. Brief fight scenes include masked blows, and a man inadvertently shoots himself in undetailed fashion during a fight. There are also scenes of moderate threat, including gun threat, and some chases on foot.

strong language

Classified Date:

11/12/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a UK crime drama TV series; in this episode, police officers search for a pair of armed criminals.

language

There is strong language ('f**k'), a rude middle finger gesture, and milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'God').

additional issues

Moderate injury detail includes brief close-up on wound detail, as well as blood on clothes and bodies. There is also brief sight of bruising on a dead woman's neck, and brief sight of dead sheep. However, there is no emphasis on detail. There are scenes of gun threat, as well as a car chase. There are also brief drug references, as well as verbal references to murder and death.

infrequent strong language, moderate threat

Classified Date:

11/12/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a UK crime drama TV series; in this episode, a murder victim's corpse is stolen from a hospital.

threat and horror

There are disturbing scenes in which a person performs pagan rituals, one of which involves placing a stolen corpse within a pyre. However, police officers subsequently make an arrest. A woman becomes scared after she is woken up by persistent knocking on the front door of her house. However, when she opens her front door the person has left, but the knocking continues at another door. A man aggressively grabs another man; however, a police officer quickly intervenes. These scenes are neither frequent nor sustained.

language

There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'bloody', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God', 'hell').

additional issues

There are mental health references, and which include references to a breakdown due to drug misuse. There are also mild sex references, verbal drug references, brief bloody images. Scenes of emotional upset include one in which a woman cries after she identifies her daughter's corpse in a mortuary.

drug misuse, strong bloody images

Classified Date:

11/12/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a Scottish crime drama series; in this episode, Ruth aids Tosh investigating the stolen remains of a young woman whose murder remains unsolved.

drugs

People smoke joints. A man produces a bag containing white pills and later appears to be intoxicated while driving. There are also references to the distribution of illegal drugs.

injury detail

There is a close-up image of a knife dripping with blood. Crime scene photographs also appear in some scenes, picturing dead sheep with bloodied fur. Animal bones are also seen.

additional issues

Strong language is used infrequently ('f**k'), and is accompanied by milder terms ('shit', 'arsehole', 'bloody', 'crap', 'screw', 'hell' and 'Christ').

infrequent strong language, moderate injury detail, drug references

Classified Date:

11/12/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a Scottish crime drama series; in this episode, the investigation into a young woman's murder continues, while another tragic loss rocks the police force.

language

There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bloody', 'bastard', 'bullshit', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell' and 'God').

drugs

There are brief visual references to drugs, such as a picture of a joint, as well as verbal mention of illegal distribution of prescription medication. There are also references to the misuse of drugs and alcohol, and people being intoxicated.

injury detail

A body is found following a road accident, which is accompanied by bloody detail.

additional issues

There are also references to a young boy's tragic death.

strong sex references, language

Classified Date:

11/12/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a Scottish crime drama series; in this episode, Tosh and Ruth get closer to the truth behind Ellen's murder after they search her family's home.

language

There is use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bloody', 'shit', 'bastard', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'God' and 'damn').

theme

References are made to incestual sex between two adult siblings, which resulted in the woman bearing a child. Sexual detail is limited and the relationship is not condoned.

additional issues

There is a scene of moderate violence and threat. A man is suspected by police of child sex abuse, but these ideas are later revealed to be unfounded. There are also brief bloody images, and undetailed verbal references to sexual violence.

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strong bloody images

Classified Date:

13/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a British crime drama series; in this episode, Tosh becomes increasingly concerned about the disappearance of her friend Annie.

injury detail

Bloody crime scene images include the sight of several murder victims.

additional issues

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') features alongside milder terms including 'shit' and 'bloody'. A woman is held at gunpoint during a tense and sustained hostage situation. Other issues include references to a woman's affair with her fiancé's brother and undetailed references to domestic abuse.

infrequent strong language, moderate crime scene detail, violence

Classified Date:

13/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a Scottish crime drama series; in this episode, Tosh and Calder investigate a woman's murder by piecing together her final moments.

violence

A person is struck by a speeding vehicle.

language

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bloody', 'shit', 'hell' and 'Christ.'

injury detail

Crime scenes include bloodied dead bodies.

additional issues

Mild sex references, drug references and upsetting scenes are also present.

strong language

Classified Date:

13/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a Scottish crime drama series; in this episode, Tosh and Ruth make a surprising discovery about Annie's former job.

language

Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms including 'shit', 'piss', 'bloody', 'bullshit', 'God' and 'Christ'.

additional issues

A man strikes a person across the head during an outburst, resulting in bloody aftermath detail; other milder injury detail features in a medical context. Scenes of mild threat occur. Verbal references are made to murder and death. Characters are shown in distress during a police interview.

infrequent strong language, moderate threat, bloody images

Classified Date:

13/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a Scottish crime drama series; in this episode, Tosh and Annie uncover vital clues during a visit to a secret research lab.

threat and horror

Police officers race to find a vulnerable person hiding inside a truck.

language

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms including 'bloody', 'arse', 'piss', 'bollocks', 'hell' and 'God'.

injury detail

There is sight of blood across a dead person's face.

additional issues

People grieve the tragic death of a loved one. Brief and discreet references are made to baby loss. Occasional references are also made to murder within the context of a police investigation.

drug misuse

Classified Date:

13/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a British crime drama series; in this episode, police officers search for Annie's killer.

drugs

A man briefly snorts cocaine.

additional issues

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('shit', 'bullshit', 'bastard', 'bloody', 'screw', 'God', 'Christ'). People are shot and beaten; however, there is limited detail. A woman is kidnapped, but subsequently rescued by the police. A traumatised child suffers nightmares.

infrequent strong language, moderate violence, sexual violence references

Classified Date:

27/01/2025

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a Scottish crime drama series; in this episode, the murder investigation takes a surprising turn.

violence

People are shot and slapped in scenes which also include brief sight of blood and injury in the aftermath. Verbal references to violence and murder also feature.

language

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('shit', 'bloody', 'Jesus', 'hell', 'damn').

sexual violence and sexual threat

Verbal references to sexual violence feature, but are not graphic.

additional issues

There are brief unsettling scenes, as well as negative verbal drug references.

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strong crime scene detail

Classified Date:

19/01/2026

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

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ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a British crime drama series; in this episode, Calder and Tosh begin their investigation into the murder of an elderly woman in a small, isolated village.

injury detail

There are multiple close-up images of the face of a murder victim who appears to have been bound and posed by her killer. Though disturbing, the images lack visible blood or wounds.

additional issues

There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘bloody’, ‘bollocking’ and ‘hell’. A scene contains an undetailed reference to phone sex. Verbal references to heroin smuggling occur within the context of a police investigation. Other issues include occasional threat and suspense, as well as references to a murder, and mild upsetting scenes involving bereavement and illness.

infrequent strong language, drug references, upsetting scenes

Classified Date:

19/01/2026

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a British crime drama series; in this episode, Calder and Tosh struggle to get answers from the arsonist.

language

There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘dick’, ‘shite’, ‘piss off’, ‘bollocks’, ‘damn’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.

drugs

Infrequent references to drug dealing include sight of bricks of white powder implied to be heroin. Another scene contains a passing reference to drug addiction.

theme

A vulnerable elderly person becomes distressed and confused during a police interrogation, resulting in a fall; there is no resulting injury detail, however. There are also mild upsetting scenes of bereavement.

additional issues

Morgue scenes feature brief sight of an undetailed corpse. There are infrequent mild sex references. Other issues include an undetailed reference to child neglect.

strong language

Classified Date:

19/01/2026

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

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ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a UK crime drama series; in this episode police suspect two vacationers of a violent crime, and Stevie grows more possessive of Amy.

language

Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bloody', 'hell', 'God' and 'Jesus'.

additional issues

There is a brief crime scene detail of a corpse with a rope around its neck. A person is struck over the head with a rock, resulting in bloody detail, and a young man is repeatedly punched and kicked. References to drug trafficking and sight of packaged drugs also occur.

strong language, drug references

Classified Date:

19/01/2026

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a British crime drama series; in this episode, Stevie's struggle to keep her sister in her life results in an emotional confrontation, and Calder uses Louden for information.

language

Strong language ('f**k') is used as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'bullshit', 'bloody', 'piss', 'Christ', 'Jesus' and 'hell'.

drugs

A person is found unconscious with a heroin needle in their arm; it is implied this has been staged to look like an overdose. A flashback shows a young child discovering their mother's body in a pool of vomit after an implied overdose. A character is referred to as a 'junkie'.

additional issues

Crime scene photos briefly depict a dead body in the aftermath of strangulation. A character has bruises on their face, implying they were beaten. There are detailed verbal references to murder. There are references to bereavement and abortion. Characters make occasional verbal sex references, including those referencing pregnancy.

infrequent strong language, moderate drug references, injury detail

Classified Date:

19/01/2026

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a British crime drama series; in this episode, Tosh confronts Billy, leading to an explosive family confrontation and revealing secrets.

language

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is used as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'bloody', 'God', 'Christ' and 'hell'.

drugs

There are verbal references to drug addiction, overdosing and the dealing of heroin during a police investigation.

injury detail

Crime scene photos show a corpse in the aftermath of strangulation.

additional issues

There are verbal references to murder throughout; a character is on life support after a murder attempt. People are occasionally chased and verbally intimidated. Characters make reference to alcohol addiction.

infrequent strong language, moderate drug references, injury detail, threat

Classified Date:

19/01/2026

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

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ITV Studios Home Entertainment

SHETLAND is a British crime drama series; in this episode, Calder makes a shocking discovery about someone close, and she and Josh get nearer to solving Eadie's death.

threat and horror

Ahead of being strangled, a person is tied up and has a rope placed around their neck. A pregnant woman goes into labour in the middle of a storm; this results in a brief car accident. A character is briefly threatened by a criminal and shoved against a wall.

language

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is used as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'God', 'Christ', 'Jesus' and 'hell'.

drugs

There are references to illegal drug smuggling throughout, including heroin. There are verbal references to a murder attempt staged to look like a drug overdose.

injury detail

Crime scene photos show a corpse in the aftermath of strangulation. A character gets a large bloody cut on their leg.

additional issues

There are references to a character 'sleeping with' someone; there is a brief post-coital scene. There are verbal references to murder throughout. Characters occasionally drink alcohol; there are references to alcohol addiction.

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Classified date11/02/2015

LanguageEnglish

strong injury detail

Classified Date:

11/02/2015

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

Seasons 1 and 2

strong violence, injury detail, references to sexual violence

Classified Date:

23/12/2015

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

Season 3 Episodes 1-6

strong violence, injury detail, references to sexual violence

Classified Date:

23/12/2015

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

Season 3, Episodes 1-6

infrequent strong language, moderate threat, violence, injury detail

Classified Date:

07/02/2018

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Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

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ITV Studios Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

Season 4 Episodes 1-6 Season 4 Episodes 1-6

violence

Moderate violence includes a man being attacked, kidnapped and thrown into a makeshift grave to be buried alive and a man briefly being punched and kicked.

threat and horror

Moderate threat includes a man being threatened with being buried alive and a woman being threatened with a large knife.

language

There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘f**king’).

injury detail

Moderate injury detail includes sight of a bullet hole in the forehead of a corpse.

references to child abuse

Classified Date:

04/04/2019

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

Season 5 Episodes 4-6 Series 5 Episodes 4 - 6

strong injury detail, drug and suicide references

Classified Date:

07/03/2019

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

Paperwork Remarks:

Season 5 Episodes 1-3 Series 5 Episodes 1-3

drugs

Police investigate a cannabis farm.

suicide and self-harm

A man is discovered to have cut his own throat, with close-up sight of injury and bloodshed.

injury detail

Decomposed severed body parts are seen in close-up detail. There are bloody crime scenes in the aftermath of murder.

additional issues

There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'bugger' and 'Jesus Christ'. There are references to prostitution, as well as mild violence.

drug misuse

Classified Date:

13/12/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

drugs

A woman snorts cocaine. There are also verbal references to drug taking.

additional issues

There are references to a woman's assisted suicide from a drug overdose. There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'Christ' and 'damn').

strong language, threat

Classified Date:

23/11/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

threat and horror

language

There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'bugger', 'shit', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'piss', 'screw', 'hell', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.

additional issues

infrequent strong language, moderate violence, bloody images

Classified Date:

23/11/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

violence

A man is deliberately run over with a truck, causing a head injury and rendering him unconscious.

language

There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), and milder terms including 'shit', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Jesus Christ' and 'God'.

injury detail

Crime scene images show dead bodies, with some blood, but without strong detail.

additional issues

There are mild sex references and drug references.

strong threat

Classified Date:

23/11/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

threat and horror

A woman is locked in a building by a criminal she is clearly afraid of.

additional issues

strong language

Classified Date:

23/11/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

language

There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'whore', 'bugger', 'bastard', 'shit', 'ass', 'bloody', 'hell').

additional issues

suicide references

Classified Date:

23/11/2021

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

suicide and self-harm

A man is manipulated into assisting a woman take her own life.

additional issues

strong language, crime scene detail

Classified Date:

30/08/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

language

There is use of strong language (‘f**k’), in addition to milder terms (e.g. ‘bitch’, ‘shit’, ‘bastard’ and ‘piss’).

injury detail

additional issues

strong language

Classified Date:

30/08/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

language

The episode features strong language ('f**k').

additional issues

strong crime scene detail

Classified Date:

30/08/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

injury detail

There are brief but gory crime scene images of a decomposing body found in a suitcase.

additional issues

moderate violence, threat, injury detail

Classified Date:

30/08/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

violence

A man is struck on the head with a hammer and a person is shot in the shoulder, both in undetailed fashion.

threat and horror

Police attempt to clear a public area in which a bomb has been planted. The bomber subsequently threatens to kill himself with a separate device.

injury detail

There is brief sight of cigarette burns, bruises and ligature marks in crime scene photographs of the body of a person who had been tortured before being killed.

additional issues

There is mild bad language (‘shit’), as well as very mild terms such as ‘God’ and ‘Jesus’.

infrequent strong language, brief moderate threat

Classified Date:

30/08/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

threat and horror

A woman goes to investigate noises in her stockyard at night; an unidentified assailant grabs her around the face and pulls her away.

language

There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (‘shit’).

additional issues

There are references to drug dealing, murder and suicide in the course of a police investigation.

strong bloody images, language

Classified Date:

30/08/2022

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

language

There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'shit', 'hell', 'God' and 'Christ'.

injury detail

additional issues

There are references to drug dealing and suicide in the course of a police investigation. A character's behaviour demonstrates post-traumatic stress after a near-death experience.

infrequent strong language, moderate threat

Classified Date:

11/12/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

threat and horror

language

There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'bloody', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God', 'hell').

additional issues

strong language

Classified Date:

11/12/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

language

There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'bitch', 'shit', 'bullshit', 'piss', 'bugger', 'balls', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'God').

additional issues

strong language

Classified Date:

11/12/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

language

There is strong language ('f**k'), a rude middle finger gesture, and milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'bloody', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'God').

additional issues

drug misuse, strong bloody images

Classified Date:

11/12/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

drugs

People smoke joints. A man produces a bag containing white pills and later appears to be intoxicated while driving. There are also references to the distribution of illegal drugs.

injury detail

There is a close-up image of a knife dripping with blood. Crime scene photographs also appear in some scenes, picturing dead sheep with bloodied fur. Animal bones are also seen.

additional issues

Strong language is used infrequently ('f**k'), and is accompanied by milder terms ('shit', 'arsehole', 'bloody', 'crap', 'screw', 'hell' and 'Christ').

infrequent strong language, moderate injury detail, drug references

Classified Date:

11/12/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

language

There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bloody', 'bastard', 'bullshit', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell' and 'God').

drugs

injury detail

A body is found following a road accident, which is accompanied by bloody detail.

additional issues

There are also references to a young boy's tragic death.

strong sex references, language

Classified Date:

11/12/2023

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

language

There is use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('bloody', 'shit', 'bastard', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'God' and 'damn').

theme

References are made to incestual sex between two adult siblings, which resulted in the woman bearing a child. Sexual detail is limited and the relationship is not condoned.

additional issues

infrequent strong language, moderate violence, sexual violence references

Classified Date:

27/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

violence

People are shot and slapped in scenes which also include brief sight of blood and injury in the aftermath. Verbal references to violence and murder also feature.

language

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as milder terms ('shit', 'bloody', 'Jesus', 'hell', 'damn').

sexual violence and sexual threat

Verbal references to sexual violence feature, but are not graphic.

additional issues

There are brief unsettling scenes, as well as negative verbal drug references.

drug misuse

Classified Date:

13/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

drugs

A man briefly snorts cocaine.

additional issues

infrequent strong language, moderate threat, bloody images

Classified Date:

13/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

threat and horror

Police officers race to find a vulnerable person hiding inside a truck.

language

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms including 'bloody', 'arse', 'piss', 'bollocks', 'hell' and 'God'.

injury detail

There is sight of blood across a dead person's face.

additional issues

People grieve the tragic death of a loved one. Brief and discreet references are made to baby loss. Occasional references are also made to murder within the context of a police investigation.

strong language

Classified Date:

13/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

language

Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms including 'shit', 'piss', 'bloody', 'bullshit', 'God' and 'Christ'.

additional issues

infrequent strong language, moderate crime scene detail, violence

Classified Date:

13/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

violence

A person is struck by a speeding vehicle.

language

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bloody', 'shit', 'hell' and 'Christ.'

injury detail

Crime scenes include bloodied dead bodies.

additional issues

Mild sex references, drug references and upsetting scenes are also present.

strong bloody images

Classified Date:

13/01/2025

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

injury detail

Bloody crime scene images include the sight of several murder victims.

additional issues

strong crime scene detail

Classified Date:

19/01/2026

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

injury detail

There are multiple close-up images of the face of a murder victim who appears to have been bound and posed by her killer. Though disturbing, the images lack visible blood or wounds.

additional issues

infrequent strong language, drug references, upsetting scenes

Classified Date:

19/01/2026

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

language

There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘dick’, ‘shite’, ‘piss off’, ‘bollocks’, ‘damn’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.

drugs

Infrequent references to drug dealing include sight of bricks of white powder implied to be heroin. Another scene contains a passing reference to drug addiction.

theme

additional issues

Morgue scenes feature brief sight of an undetailed corpse. There are infrequent mild sex references. Other issues include an undetailed reference to child neglect.

infrequent strong language, moderate drug references, injury detail

Classified Date:

19/01/2026

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

language

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is used as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'bloody', 'God', 'Christ' and 'hell'.

drugs

There are verbal references to drug addiction, overdosing and the dealing of heroin during a police investigation.

injury detail

Crime scene photos show a corpse in the aftermath of strangulation.

additional issues

strong language

Classified Date:

19/01/2026

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

language

Strong language ('f**k') is accompanied by milder terms such as 'bloody', 'hell', 'God' and 'Jesus'.

additional issues

strong language, drug references

Classified Date:

19/01/2026

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

language

Strong language ('f**k') is used as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'bullshit', 'bloody', 'piss', 'Christ', 'Jesus' and 'hell'.

drugs

additional issues

infrequent strong language, moderate drug references, injury detail, threat

Classified Date:

19/01/2026

Use:

Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

ITV Studios Home Entertainment

threat and horror

language

Infrequent strong language ('f**k') is used as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'God', 'Christ', 'Jesus' and 'hell'.

drugs

There are references to illegal drug smuggling throughout, including heroin. There are verbal references to a murder attempt staged to look like a drug overdose.

injury detail

Crime scene photos show a corpse in the aftermath of strangulation. A character gets a large bloody cut on their leg.

additional issues

Director(s)Peter Hoar

Production year2013

Genre(s)Crime, Drama

Approx. running minutes458m

Classified date11/02/2015

LanguageEnglish