Seasons & Episodes
Hidden Depths
After two young people are killed in the same way - placed in water and surrounded by flowers - DCI Vera Stanhope knows
Telling Tales
After Jeanie Long commits suicide, evidence comes to light exonerating her for the murder of teenager Abigail Mantel 11
The Crow Trap
When a woman is murdered in the remote Northumbrian countryside, DCI Vera Stanhope is led back to a place from her past.
Little Lazarus
Last in the series of the detective drama based on the novels by Ann Cleeves. DI Vera Stanhope rescues a young boy from
The Ghost Position
Vera's reunion with her first-ever sergeant, Stuart Macken, occurs under tragic circumstances when his house is petrol-b
Silent Voices
Vera investigates the case of a murdered social worked named Jenny Lister, who was universally considered to have been p
A Certain Samaritan
DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of 29-year-old Niall Coulter. With those closest to Niall intent upon obscurin
Sandancers
DCI Vera Stanhope and DS Joe Ashworth investigate a suspicious death in an army barracks. Although the scene has been ma
Poster Child
DCI Vera Stanhope and her team must race against time to track down the killer of a respected surgeon and save his abduc
Castles in the Air
DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the brutal murder of a young physiotherapist gunned down at a luxury country retreat.
Young Gods
DCI Vera Stanhope delves into the tangled past of extreme sports fanatic, Gideon Frane, when he plunges from a Northumbe
Prodigal Son
Vera and her team investigate the fatal stabbing of an ex-Met police officer outside a busy Newcastle nightclub.
On Harbour Street
Investigating a mysterious death, DCI Vera Stanhope finds herself in a quiet coastal town with clues that keep revolving
Protected
Vera unearths a 30-year-old mystery when the son of a prominent local family is found brutally murdered on the sands of
The Deer Hunters
When a suspected poacher is found dead from a gunshot wound, Vera must unearth the real truth behind his return to the N
Death of a Family Man
DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the mysterious death of a businessman found floating in the water under the Gateshead Mil
Changing Tides
Vera takes a look into a suspicious fire that rips through a holiday park on the Northumberland coast. Three cabins are
Old Wounds
Following the discovery of the remains of a teenage girl half-buried in a Northumberland wood, Vera and her team end up
Muddy Waters
Vera investigates the death of an unidentified man dredged up from a slurry pit on a remote Northumberland farm.
Shadows in the Sky
A dock worker plunges from the roof of a multistory car park whilst picking up daughter from her school prom and everyth
Dark Road
The body of a woman is found on the bleak Northumberland moors.
Tuesday's Child
The detective investigates the discovery of a young man's body in an area notorious for illicit teenage gatherings, the
The Moth Catcher
DCI Stanhope and her team, including new recruit DC Hicham Cherradi, travel to a remote country house when the woman loo
The Sea Glass
A fisherman's body is found tangled up in a North Sea trawler's net. Vera and her team investigate with the help of the
Natural Selection
CI Vera Stanhope is drawn into a suspicious death on Ternstone, a remote and inaccessible island off the coast of Northu
Dark Angel
The body of a young man is discovered face down in a river by Thrunton Woods. But tracing the victim's identity proves d
Broken Promise
Vera is called to Northumberland University when a student plummets to his death from the top of a disused faculty build
The Blanket Mire
When the body of a missing teenager is discovered buried on the moors, Vera is forced to delve into the life and the sec
Blood and Bone
DCI Vera Stanhope is called to a chilling murder scene when the charred remains of a body are discovered in an abattoir
Black Ice
When a seemingly beloved resident of a coastal community is fatally driven off the road, DCI Vera digs up the victim's p
Home
Quiet life in suburbia takes a dark turn when a woman is discovered murdered, found lying dead in her back garden. When
Darkwater
Vera is confronted with a tragic mystery when the dead body of teenager Ethan Dewley is found floating in a reservoir in
Blind Spot
DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of a trainee forensic psychologist found dead on a Northumberland landfill sit
Cuckoo
Vera must get to the bottom of why a teenage boy is found murdered far away from his home in a coastal town.
Cold River
A beauty empire is shaken to the ground when one of three sisters is found dead in the River Tyne. DCI Vera Stanthorpe i
The Seagull
DCI Stanhope must open up a familiar cold case to find the connection with a present-day murder.
Blood Will Tell
DCI Vera Stanhope must unravel the circumstances of self-styled entrepreneur Freddie Gill's death when his body is found
Parent Not Expected
DCI Vera Stanhope must unravel a tangled web of deceit between two wildly different families when the body of a teenage
Dirty
Cleaner Luke Sumner's body is discovered close to his flat in Newcastle, but pathology concludes that the killing blow c
The Escape Turn
Wealthy betting shop tycoon Alun Wilmott is shot and killed during a home invasion, leaving his wife and daughter trauma
Witness
DCI Vera Stanhope must unravel the mystery when well-respected local builder and family man Jim Tullman is found beaten
Recovery
DCI Vera Stanhope is called to the scene when the body of addiction support worker Angela Konan is found hidden among th
Tyger Tyger
When security foreman Gary Mallon is fatally wounded during a robbery at a Blyth container port the evidence points to a
As the Crow Flies
Primary school teacher Lizzy Swann is found dead at the bottom of a cliffside coastal walkway, but what appears at first
Vital Signs
Vera is called out to the grim scene of a body found in the back of a burned out car. When identified as a popular local
The Way the Wind Blows
The body of a young woman has been washed up on the banks of the River Tyne. Although she was a popular colleague, loyal
Against the Tide
Vera is called to a lighthouse when the body of a local council worker is found, but it becomes clear that his life wasn
For the Grace of God
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
Blue
Joel Kingston is a copper’s copper from a respected and notable police family but when he is found dead, floating in a
The Darkest Evening
On the night of a massive storm, trying to get home, DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) comes across an abandoned car wi
The Rising Tide (Christmas Special)
DCI Vera Stanhope finds herself drawn to the enchanting tidal island of Lindisfarne, where a group of lifelong friends r
Fast Love
Vera is brought to market when a lovable rogue trader is found dead in a lane following a suspected hit-and-run, and a f
Tender
DCI Vera Stanhope is on track to uncover an intriguing yet puzzling case when the body of a sickly young girl is discove
Salt & Vinegar
DCI Vera Stanhope investigates when the body of the co-owner of a chip shop is found in his own freezer. A seemingly suc
Inside
As she considers a life-changing decision, Vera finds herself investigating two cases when an ex-prisoner's body is disc
The Dark Wives
A student violently killed and dumped at the foot of three mythical monoliths and a missing girl sets Vera on an investi
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