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.
Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 12, 2023.
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The detective investigates the discovery of a young man's body in an area notorious for illicit teenage gatherings, the corpse wrapped in plastic sheeting and having received a blow to the head.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 314 votes.
Vera investigates the death of an unidentified man dredged up from a slurry pit on a remote Northumberland farm.
The episode was rated 7.84 from 252 votes.
When the body of a missing teenager is discovered buried on the moors, Vera is forced to delve into the life and the secrets of the victim.
The episode was rated 7.85 from 366 votes.
DCI Vera Stanhope delves into the tangled past of extreme sports fanatic, Gideon Frane, when he plunges from a Northumberland cliff top in a ball of flames.
The episode was rated 7.85 from 258 votes.
A dock worker plunges from the roof of a multistory car park whilst picking up daughter from her school prom and everything points to foul play.
The episode was rated 7.85 from 252 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.85 from 202 votes.
DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the mysterious death of a businessman found floating in the water under the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
The episode was rated 7.87 from 256 votes.
Vera is called to Northumberland University when a student plummets to his death from the top of a disused faculty building.
The episode was rated 7.87 from 360 votes.
DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of a trainee forensic psychologist found dead on a Northumberland landfill site.
The episode was rated 7.88 from 265 votes.
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.
The episode was rated 7.89 from 196 votes.
Following the discovery of the remains of a teenage girl half-buried in a Northumberland wood, Vera and her team end up looking into a thirty-year old mystery.
The episode was rated 7.89 from 257 votes.
Vera attends to the body of an ex-soldier who ended up on the streets and finds that events in his past and the present made for a deadly future
The episode was rated 7.89 from 47 votes.
DCI Vera Stanhope is called to a chilling murder scene when the charred remains of a body are discovered in an abattoir incinerator. With limited forensic evidence, she is disturbed to identify the body as DC Harry Fenton, a respected police officer from the Northumberland & City Fraud Unit.
The episode was rated 7.92 from 286 votes.
DCI Stanhope must open up a familiar cold case to find the connection with a present-day murder.
The episode was rated 7.99 from 234 votes.
The body of a woman is found on the bleak Northumberland moors.
The episode was rated 8.01 from 342 votes.
