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.
Streaming, rental and purchase options
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.
Choose an episode, then use the watch options above for the show.
Episode 1
The body of a woman is found on the bleak Northumberland moors.
Directed by Marek LoseyWritten by Martha HillierGuest stars Cush Jumbo, Lisa Hammond, Linda Hargreaves, Robert Blythe, Sharon Duce, Kelly Gough, Paul Courtenay Hyu, Daniel Ings
Episode 2
The detective investigates the discovery of a young man's body in an area notorious for illicit teenage gatherings, the corpse wrapped in plastic sheeting and having received a blow to the head.
Directed by Jill RobertsonWritten by Glen LakerGuest stars Lisa Hammond, Liam Ainsworth, Finn Atkins, Rakie Ayola, Ben-Ryan Davies, Joe Dixon, Jason Done, Julia Ford
Episode 3
DCI Stanhope and her team, including new recruit DC Hicham Cherradi, travel to a remote country house when the woman looking after it is killed.
Directed by Jamie ChildsWritten by Paul Matthew ThompsonGuest stars Harriet Cains, Tanya Franks, James Nelson-Joyce, John Rowe, Melanie Kilburn, Aden Gillett, Jack Ellis, Kathryn Pogson
Episode 4
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 local harbourmaster
Directed by Paul GayWritten by Martha HillierGuest stars Lisa Hammond, Ciarán Griffiths, Caroline Loncq, Oliver Wellington, Mark Stobbart, Claire Rafferty, Philip Hill-Pearson, Alex Ferns
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
