Vera(2011)
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
- Created by:
- Ann Cleeves
- First aired:
- 2011-05-01
- Country:
- GB
- Network:
- ITV1
Episodes
1. Blood Will Tell
★ 8.02020-01-12 · 90m
DCI Vera Stanhope must unravel the circumstances of self-styled entrepreneur Freddie Gill's death when his body is found by bailiffs, attempting to repossess his house.
2. Parent Not Expected
★ 7.52020-01-19 · 90m
DCI Vera Stanhope must unravel a tangled web of deceit between two wildly different families when the body of a teenage boy is discovered floating near a Northumberland salmon farm.
3. Dirty
★ 8.02020-01-26 · 90m
Cleaner Luke Sumner's body is discovered close to his flat in Newcastle, but pathology concludes that the killing blow could have occurred several hours before he succumbed to his injuries, prompting Vera to piece together the victim's final hours in order to investigate his murder.
4. The Escape Turn
★ 7.82020-02-02 · 90m
Wealthy betting shop tycoon Alun Wilmott is shot and killed during a home invasion, leaving his wife and daughter traumatized - with large amounts of cash missing from his personal safe, it is assumed he is the unlucky victim of a burglary.
Where to watch
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Cast
Brenda Blethyn
DCI Vera Stanhope
Jon Morrison
DC Kenny Lockhart
- R
Riley Jones
DC Mark Edwards
Sarah Kameela Impey
Dr Paula Bennett
- R
Rhiannon Clements
DC Stephanie 'Steph' Duncan
