First air date: May 01, 2011
Episode duration: 01h 30m
Rating: (7.408) based on 153 votes
Status: Ended Seasons: 14
Episodes: 56
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Jon Morrison, Riley Jones, David Leon, Sarah Kameela Impey
Created by: Ann Cleeves
Genre: Crime,
Drama,
Mystery Tag:
secrets
investigation
blackmail
work
kidnapping
Trailer
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.