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
Vera is available to stream on Britbox and Britbox (Via Amazon Prime) in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Google Play, Amazon, and Apple TV. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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
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.
Directed by Marek LoseyWritten by Martha HillierGuest stars Riley Jones, Athene Parker, Amerjit Deu, Wayne Foskett, Charlie Heaton, Elliot James Langridge, Dorian Lough, Katherine Rose Morley
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Daikin MarshWritten by Martha HillierGuest stars Riley Jones, Sudha Bhuchar, Philip Martin Brown, Angela Bruce, George Costigan, Martin Marquez, Nasser Memarzia, Patrick O'Kane
Episode 3
Vera investigates the death of an unidentified man dredged up from a slurry pit on a remote Northumberland farm.
Directed by Stewart SvaasandWritten by Glen LakerGuest stars Mark Bonnar, Mark Womack, Lee Ross, Aisling Franciosi, Greg Kolpakchi, George Lasha, Velibor Topic, Ene Frost
Episode 4
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.
Directed by William SinclairWritten by Martha HillierGuest stars Riley Jones, Raquel Cassidy, Daniel Ezra, Bill Fellows, Niall Greig Fulton, Rob Jarvis, Nadine Marshall, Keith Newby
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
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ITV StudiosUnited Kingdom
