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Vera

Drama, Crime, Mystery · 2011 · Rated 8/10

Last aired: S14 E2, The Dark Wives · 2025-01-02

Set around Newcastle and the stunning Northumberland countryside, Vera features complex and intriguing cases, atmospherically-shot landscapes and captivating performances, led by Brenda Blethyn who plays the unorthodox but brilliant DCI Vera Stanhope.

Cast

Brenda Blethyn DCI Vera Stanhope

Jon Morrison DC Kenny Lockhart

Riley Jones DC Mark Edwards

Kenny Doughty DS Aiden Healy

Ibinabo Jack DC Jacqueline "Jac" Williams

David Leon DI Joe Ashworth

Kingsley Ben-Adir Dr. Marcus Summer

Paul Kaye Dr. Malcolm Donahue

Paul Ritter Forensic Pathologist Billy Cartwright

Sarah Kameela Impey Dr. Paula Bennett

Sonya Cassidy Celine Ashworth

Cush Jumbo DC Bethany Whelan

Clare Calbraith DC Rebecca "Shep" Shepherd

Noof Ousellam DC Hicham Cherradi

Wunmi Mosaku DC Holly Lawson

Rhiannon Clements DC Steph Duncan

Christopher Colquhoun Dr. Anthony Carmichael

Season 14

Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13 Season 14

E1 Inside 2025-01-01 · 120 min DCI Vera Stanhope is called to the banks of the Tyne where the body of a young man has been discovered by some anglers. A tangled web of a broken relationship, secret love, grudges, regret, and fraud begins to emerge - has our former inmate been served cold justice, or does his death run deeper?

E2 The Dark Wives 2025-01-02 · 120 min The final episode brings Vera back to a familiar place when a body is found at the foot of legendary local stones The Dark Wives - with memories of childhood in the background, Vera must work hard to uncover the mystery of why a bright young student would be violently attacked and left so far from home. This poignant episode weaves together past and present and makes for a compelling and emotional farewell.

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