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 takes a look into a suspicious fire that rips through a holiday park on the Northumberland coast. Three cabins are destroyed and the body of a woman is discovered inside inside one of them.
The episode was rated 7.75 from 264 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.
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.
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.
