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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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Vera is called to a lighthouse when the body of a local council worker is found in a sailboat, but it becomes clear that his life wasn't plain sailing.
The episode was rated 7.63 from 78 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.
