Series Two

Series Two
Number of Episodes	six
Date First Aired	11 March 2014
Finale Air Date	15 April 2014

The second series of Shetland premiered on March 11, 2014 and is comprised of 6 episodes.

Plot

Based on 3 novels by Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez and his team as they solve murder cases on the Shetland Isles.

Main Cast

• Douglas Henshall as Jimmy Perez
• Alison O'Donnell as DS Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh
• Erin Armstrong as Cassie Perez
• Steven Robertson as DC Sandy Wilson
• Mark Bonnar as Duncan Hunter
• Julie Graham as Rhona Kelly
• Lewis Howden as Sgt. Billy McCabe
• Anne Kidd as Cora McLean
• Stewart Porter as Sgt. Billy McBride (temporarily replacing Lewis Howden)

Supporting Cast

Raven Black

• Rebecca Benson as Sally Henry
• Brian Cox as Magnus Bain
• Sophia Carr-Gomm as Catherine Ross
• Chris Reilly as Alan Isbister
• Cara Kelly as Margaret Henry
• Frances Grey as Jess Collins
• Freya Monk as Kitty Collins
• Matthew Zajac as Alex Henry
• Anthony Flanagan as Euan Ross
• Tunji Kasim as Hugo Scott
• Jana Reinermann as Gret Bruce
• Jordan Young as Brian Bruce

Dead Water

• Nina Sosanya as Willow Reeves
• Alex Norton as Cameron Watt
• David Hayman as Joe Dalhousie
• Kari Corbett as Evie Watt
• Marnie Baxter as Jenny Belshaw
• Iain Robertson as Jerry Markham
• Clive Russell as Adam Markham
• Gerda Stevenson as Maria Markham
• Neil McKinven as Andy Belshaw
• Forbes Masson as Reg Gilbert
• Henry Pettigrew as Iain Redford
• Steven Cree as John Henderson

Blue Lightning

• 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
• Annie Louise Ross as Mary Perez
• Susan Vidler as Isobel Tulloch
• Lorne MacFadyen as Angus Tulloch
• Michael Nardone as Donnie Tulloch
• David Annen as Bill Warren
• Paksie Vernon as Gina Bradley

Notes

• In the two episodes of the first series, 'Tosh' is listed on the end-credits as a Detective Constable and with her surname spelled "MacIntosh". Starting with the first episode of the second series, she is listed as a Detective Sergeant and her surname is spelled "McIntosh".
• Sandy Wilson is listed as a "Police Constable" on the end credits of the two episodes in the first series. Starting with the first episode of the second series, he is listed as "Detective Constable"

Episodes

Image	Title	Original Airdate	Episode
	Raven Black: Part 1	March 11, 2014	03	2.01
	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 public prosecutor draws attention to the unsolved disappearance of a girl 19 years previously - a case that shares several similarities with this one.
	Raven Black: Part 2	March 18, 2014	04	2.02
	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.
	Dead Water: Part 1	March 25, 2014	05	2.03
	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.
	Dead Water: Part 2	April 1, 2014	06	2.04
	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.
	Blue Lightning: Part 1	April 8, 2014	07	2.05
	A scientist is found dead in the bird observatory on Fair Isle, Perez's childhood home, so he takes Tosh and makes his way across to the island, where he is 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.
	Blue Lightning: Part 2	April 15, 2014	08	2.06
	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.