TV series
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
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Episode 1
DCI Vera Stanhope must unravel the mystery when well-respected local builder and family man Jim Tullman is found beaten to death on the steps of the Collingwood Monument the day before he was due to testify in court as the key witness in a violent assault case.
Directed by Paul GayWritten by Paul LogueGuest stars Ramanique Ahluwalia, Lorraine Ashbourne, Ian Bonar, Conor Lowson, Tevye Matheson, Lewis Cope, Rina Mahoney, Pauline Moriarty
Episode 2
DCI Vera Stanhope is called to the scene when the body of addiction support worker Angela Konan is found hidden among the bleak woodlands of Northumberland National Park. Vera and her team must peel back the layers of the introverted victim 's life to uncover her closely guarded secrets and surprising depths. as It appears an increasingly erratic Angela clashed with two clients in the week before she died.
Directed by Christiana Ebohon-GreenWritten by Colette KaneGuest stars Louis Emerick, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Mark Benton, Sian Reese-Williams, Jamie Ballard, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Natasha Alderslade, John Bulwich
Episode 3
When security foreman Gary Mallon is fatally wounded during a robbery at a Blyth container port the evidence points to an audacious heist that went awry. Vera begins to suspect an inside job. But the investigation takes an unexpected turn when Gary’s ex-wife contacts police with the news that their 13-year-old son is missing. Gary Mallon was acting under duress - the victim of a tiger kidnapping. His son was being held as collateral - but where is he now? In order to rescue the missing boy, Vera first needs to work out who was behind the robbery. Further complications ensue when she finds herself forced to collaborate with an NCA Officer who is working on a covert surveillance operation with links to organised crime. As Vera closes in on the kidnappers a misstep in the investigation leads to tragic repercussions, and she finds herself taken off the case.
Directed by Paul GayWritten by Paul Matthew ThompsonGuest stars Krissi Bohn, Jake Lawson, Rick Warden, Bill Ward, Tyler Dobbs, Laura Elsworthy, Lin Blakley, Megan Purvis
Episode 4
Primary school teacher Lizzy Swann is found dead at the bottom of a cliffside coastal walkway, but what appears at first to be a terrible accident, quickly becomes a murder investigation as Vera discovers evidence the body has been tampered with. Interviews with those who knew Lizzy paint a troubling picture of a guarded and paranoid woman who seemed to be burning bridges with friends and family alike in the days leading up to her death.
Directed by Waris IslamWritten by Sally AbbottGuest stars Craig Parkinson, Chloe Harris, Grace Hogg-Robinson, Ann Mitchell, Simone Lahbib, Jack James Ryan, Ayesha Dharker, Nabil Elouahabi
Episode 5
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 GP, we enter a world of intrigue, betrayal, and lust.
Directed by Rob EvansGuest stars Joyce Veheary, Spike Leighton, Kirsten Foster, Danyal Ismail, Hugh Quarshie, Angela Sims, Frances Grey, Garry Cooper
Episode 6
The body of a young woman has been washed up on the banks of the River Tyne. Although she was a popular colleague, loyal friend, and loving mother and wife, we uncover a web of intrigue, betrayal, and lost promises.
Directed by Chris FogginGuest stars Michael Balogun, Catherine Dryden, Andrew Whipp, Rochelle Goldie, Kris Mochrie, Poppy Winter, Hopi Grace, Alan Stocks
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Brenda BlethynDCI Vera Stanhope
Jon MorrisonDC Kenny Lockhart
Cush JumboDC Bethany Whelan
Kenny DoughtyDS Aiden Healy
Wunmi MosakuDC Holly Lawson
Lisa HammondHelen Milton
Kingsley Ben-AdirDr Marcus Summer
Sarah Kameela ImpeyDr Paula Bennett
ITV1United Kingdom
ITV StudiosUnited Kingdom
