Academy Award nominee and BAFTA Brenda Blethyn (Secrets and Lies; Atonement) stars as Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope in the new American Public Television-distributed detective series VERA. Vera is an experienced and brilliant murder investigator in the North East England county of Northumberland. Kind-hearted but an inherent loner, Vera freely admits she can become obsessed with her job; driven by her own demons, the detective faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
Telling Tales
Vera delves into the secrets of a small community to solve an 11 year-old murder of a teen girl.
The Crow Trap
A murder at a remote cottage takes Vera Stanhope back to a place full of childhood memories.
Little Lazarus
Vera unravels deadly secrets and murderous consequences fuelled by power, money and a mother's love.
Ghost Position
Vera is reunited with her first sergeant, Stuart Macken, when his house is tragically firebombed.
Sundancers
DCI Vera Stanhope and DS Joe Ashworth investigate a suspicious death in an army barracks.
Silent Voices
A case involving the death of a child may hold the key to solving the murder of a social worker.
A Certain Samaritan
Vera sifts through evidence of grief and addiction while investigating the murder of a young man.
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Miss an episode of KCET's newest British detective series? Read our "Vera" recaps here. Previously on Vera Vera (Brenda Blethyn) takes on the army when a returning soldier is found dead from an apparent suicide. This Week's Episode: "A Certain...
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Miss an episode of KCET's newest British detective series? Read our "Vera" recaps here. Previously on Vera When a drowned woman washes up along a river, Vera (Brenda Blethyn) and her team re-open a two-year-old social work case. This Week's...
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Miss an episode of KCET's newest British detective series? Read our "Vera" recaps here. Previously on Vera A friend's suicide prods Vera (Brenda Blethyn) to look into his troubled past. Read the recap for "The Ghost Position" here. This Week's...
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A friend's suicide prods Vera to look into his troubled past.
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When an on-the-lam single mother is run off the road and murdered, Vera's only clues are a pair of plane tickets, £2,000, and a frightened young boy.
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