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.
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DCI Vera Stanhope and her team must race against time to track down the killer of a respected surgeon and save his abducted teenage daughters.
The episode was rated 7.75 from 267 votes.
DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the brutal murder of a young physiotherapist gunned down at a luxury country retreat.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 283 votes.
Vera and her team investigate the fatal stabbing of an ex-Met police officer outside a busy Newcastle nightclub.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 244 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.
