Island Medics (2017–present)

1. S01E01Episode 1December 4, 2017—Brian, an engineer on an oil rig, is airlifted by helicopter to the hospital with suspected serious neck injuries. It is an urgent case for
2. S01E02Episode 2December 5, 2017—An oil worker with a severely injured back is helicoptered off his rig miles off shore and brought to the hospital. The team have to use all
3. S01E03Episode 3December 6, 2017—The islands' new crop of junior doctors arrives in Shetland - this episode follows their first days and sees how they adjust to a very diffe
4. S01E04Episode 4December 7, 2017—Episode four takes a closer look at life for Shetland's new and expectant mothers. In the Gilbert Bain's maternity department, first time mu
5. S01E05Episode 5December 8, 2017—Fisherman Brian has to be evacuated by helicopter after inhaling some dangerous chemicals. The coastguard landing team have to work closely
6. S01E06Episode 6December 11, 2017—The coastguard is scrambled to rescue a Danish cook who has been taken seriously ill on an oil rig supply vessel far out in the North Sea. T
7. S01E07Episode 7December 12, 2017—Crofter Andy has an accident with his sheep shears while shearing some of his forty sheep. Nurse Lauren needs to treat Andy's injury so that
8. S01E08Episode 8December 13, 2017—An elderly lady is rushed into hospital with a suspected stroke. Though former nurse Kathleen's symptoms point to a stroke, the investigatio
9. S01E09Episode 9December 14, 2017—There is an extra special arrival for maternity receptionist Marie Jamieson - her daughter Sonja is expecting her third child. Marie faces a
10. S01E10Episode 10December 15, 2017—At the Gilbert Bain hospital on Shetland, nurses and doctors go the extra mile to care for any and all emergencies. Schoolboy Bruce runs too

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Episode 1November 12, 2018—A 19-year-old casualty is stuck 150 feet down cliffs in the north of Shetland. The deteriorating weather makes the rescue extremely challeng
2. S02E02Episode 2November 13, 2018—Shetland's above-average birth rate gets a further boost with the arrival of the latest islander. A patient with several complex medical pro
3. S02E03Episode 3November 14, 2018—A medical mystery concerns the team in A&E. Gary has been transferred from his North Sea rig to hospital after feeling dizzy with blurred vi
4. S02E04Episode 4November 15, 2018—A retired university administrator is treated for serious chest pains. Tests reveal he has had a heart attack and needs specialist surgery -
5. S02E05Episode 5November 16, 2018—The coastguard helicopter takes a 24-year-old oil rig worker to Lerwick for urgent medical treatment. After appendicitis is diagnosed, he's
6. S02E06Episode 6November 19, 2018—The annual fire festival Up Helly Aa gets under way with a traditional visit to the hospital from the squads of men dressed in Viking garb.
7. S02E07Episode 7November 20, 2018—Walter, a 57-year-old man, has been brought in to A&E suffering serious chest pains. Nurse Amanda Brown provides pain medication, but it is
8. S02E08Episode 8November 21, 2018—Dr Lalla is frustrated by summer fog which means the air ambulance cannot land. To get his patient to specialist care, he urgently needs the
9. S02E09Episode 9November 22, 2018—A carrot cake causes a major emergency when an oil rig worker with a nut allergy eats some after his shift. Evacuated to Lerwick, he is trea
10. S02E10Episode 10November 23, 2018—Offshore worker Tony is evacuating to the Gilbert Bain with severe abdominal pain. Dr Lalla diagnoses appendicitis and Tony is rushed to the

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Episode 1December 9, 2019—The coastguard rescue a 6ft 9 Norwegian nicknamed Tiny from a ship going to the Shetland Folk Festival. Junior doctor Freddie treats an Indo
2. S03E02Episode 2December 10, 2019—It is early summer and Shetland's farmers are at their busiest. But Wilma must take a break from her croft to undergo a serious operation at
3. S03E03Episode 3December 11, 2019—A patient makes a 450-mile round trip for a hospital appointment that takes just 20 minutes. An oil rig worker is rushed to A&E with a suspe
4. S03E04Episode 4December 12, 2019—Chloe starts her first shift as a fully qualified nurse. Emma takes three junior doctors for a rejuvenating dip in the bay near the hospital
5. S03E05Episode 5December 13, 2019—A 95-year-old navy veteran is winched from the deck of a cruise ship, having lain undiscovered in his cabin for 11 hours. A patient has his
6. S03E06Episode 6December 16, 2019—Patients on Fair Isle wait for a break in the weather to make the trip to hospital for important operations. GP Esther Mitchell makes the tr
7. S03E07Episode 7December 17, 2019—Dental director Dr Brian Chittick operates on one of his colleagues who has two troublesome wisdom teeth that need removing. A patient arriv
8. S03E08Episode 8December 18, 2019—The latest crop of junior doctors have to put all their training and experience to the test. A group of off-duty junior doctors and medical
9. S03E09Episode 9December 19, 2019—Jean, the community nurse on the little archipelago of Out Skerries, is out on her rounds seeing patients and delivering medicine. A man who
10. S03E10Episode 10December 20, 2019—There are serious concerns for a baby boy who arrives in A&E feeling very unwell. Occupational therapist Marc Beswick has been making modifi

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