Vera

About Vera

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.

Vera is a crime and mystery series that ran on ITV1. Its 14 seasons and 56 episodes were broadcast from May 2011 to January 2025.

The series is filed under criminal investigation, kidnapping, female detective, and northern england. Brenda Blethyn leads the cast as DCI Vera Stanhope, Jon Morrison as DC Kenny Lockhart, Riley Jones as DC Mark Edwards, and Sarah Kameela Impey as Dr Paula Bennett.

Produced by ITV Studios. In the United States it streams on BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, and Britbox Apple TV channel.

Inspector Morse, Prime Suspect, and Lewis make useful companions to Vera, all filed under crime investigation and criminal. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 183 votes and it carries a NR rating.