Shetland S02e01 R5 [verified] ✮

As Perez and his team — including DS Alison “Tosh” McIntosh (Alison O’Donnell) and DC Sandy Wilson (Steven Robertson) — begin their investigation, suspicion immediately falls on Magnus Bain (Brian Cox), an elderly, reclusive neighbour with a history of mental illness. Magnus was the last person seen with Catherine on the night she disappeared. However, Perez is cautious: the case echoes an unresolved disappearance from the 1990s — that of a teenage girl named Catriona Bruce.

: ★★★★☆ (4/5) — exemplary mood and performance, if slightly unhurried. Would you like a spoiler-heavy summary of the full episode’s resolution, or a comparison to the Ann Cleeves novel Raven Black ? shetland s02e01 r5

Here’s a concise write-up for Shetland Season 2, Episode 1 (as broadcast in the UK as Episode 1 of Series 2, often labeled “Raven Black” Part 1 or simply S02E01). BBC One / UK crime drama As Perez and his team — including DS