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Vera (TV series)

British crime drama television series (2011–2025)

Summary

British crime drama television series (2011–2025)

FieldValue
imageVera tv series titlecard.JPG
altSeries title and an image of the lead character
genre
creatorAnn Cleeves
starring{{Plainlist
composerBen Bartlett
countryUnited Kingdom
languageEnglish
num_series14
num_episodes56
list_episodesList of Vera episodes
executive_producer
producer
runtime89–91 minutes
company
networkITV
first_aired
last_aired
  • Brenda Blethyn
  • David Leon
  • Jon Morrison
  • Riley Jones
  • Wunmi Mosaku
  • Paul Ritter
  • Cush Jumbo
  • Sonya Cassidy
  • Clare Calbraith
  • Kingsley Ben-Adir
  • Kenny Doughty
  • Lisa Hammond
  • Noof McEwan
  • Christopher Colquhoun
  • Steve Evets
  • Ibinabo Jack
  • Paul Kaye
  • Sarah Kameela Impey
  • Rhiannon Clements
  • Shobna Gulati
  • Marley Emma Sage
  • Stevie Raine

Vera is a British crime drama television series based on the Vera Stanhope novels by Ann Cleeves. It ran on ITV for 14 years from 1 May 2011 to 2 January 2025 and starred Brenda Blethyn as the principal character, Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope.

Premise

Vera is a nearly retired detective chief inspector of the fictional Northumberland & City Police, who is obsessive about her work. She plods along in a dishevelled state but has a calculating mind and despite her irascible personality, she cares deeply about her work and colleagues. She often proves her superior skills by picking up small errors in her team members' thought processes. Vera forms a close relationship with sergeants Joe Ashworth and Aiden Healy.

Production

The series is filmed in Newcastle upon Tyne and throughout Northumberland, County Durham and North Yorkshire in North East England. Locations include Hartlepool, Gateshead, South Shields, North Shields, Whitley Bay, Amble, Warkworth, Alnmouth, Bamburgh, and Holy Island. The farmhouse used for the exterior shots of Vera's home is located on the Snook, part of Holy Island at or .

"Hidden Depths", "Telling Tales" and "The Crow Trap" from the first series, as well as "Silent Voices" from the second series, are based on novels of the same names by Ann Cleeves. The episode "Sand Dancers" from the second series was due to be broadcast on 13 May 2012. However, the episode was pulled from the schedule as its storyline was about a soldier's death in Afghanistan and it coincided with news of two servicemen dying there.

In August 2012, Vera was renewed for a third series of four episodes, with both Brenda Blethyn and David Leon confirmed as returning for the new series. On 5 June 2014, ITV announced that a fifth series had been commissioned but that David Leon would not be returning. Kenny Doughty was unveiled as his successor. Letitia Knight was announced as executive producer for this series. Cush Jumbo returned to the main cast following her two-episode guest stint in series two, while Lisa Hammond joined the cast as newcomer Helen Milton.

In March 2015, ITV announced that the show had been renewed for a sixth series, with filming commencing in June. The third episode was announced to be an adaptation of the novel The Moth Catcher, which was set to be published in September 2015. Noof McEwan joined the cast following the departure of Cush Jumbo. On 14 January 2020, while attending the TCA Press Tour, Blethyn confirmed that Vera was renewed for an eleventh series. Production for series 11 began in April 2020 and new episodes began airing in 2021. In March 2023, ITV announced that the show had been renewed for a thirteenth series, with filming commencing in mid-May. It aired in January 2024 and featured the return of Joe Ashworth, as well as former Hollyoaks actress Rhiannon Clements as DC Stephanie Duncan.

The fourteenth and final series comprised the final two episodes and aired in January 2025.

Cast

  • Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope (series 1–14)
  • David Leon as DS (later DI) Joe Ashworth (series 1–4, 13–14)
  • Jon Morrison as DC Kenny Lockhart (series 1–14)
  • Wunmi Mosaku as DC Holly Lawson (series 1–2)
  • Paul Ritter as Dr Billy Cartwright (series 1–3)
  • Cush Jumbo as DC Bethany Whelan (series 2, 5–6)
  • Sonya Cassidy as Celine Ashworth (series 2–4)
  • Riley Jones as PC (later DC) Mark Edwards (series 3–14; guest series 1–2)
  • Clare Calbraith as DC Rebecca Shepherd (series 3–4; guest series 2)
  • Kingsley Ben-Adir as Dr. Marcus Sumner (series 4–6, 8)
  • Kenny Doughty as DS Aiden Healy (series 5–12)
  • Lisa Hammond as IO Helen Milton (series 5–7)
  • Noof McEwan as DC Hicham Cherradi (series 6–7)
  • Christopher Colquhoun as Dr. Anthony Carmichael (series 7)
  • Steve Evets as PC George Wooten (series 7–9)
  • Ibinabo Jack as DC Jacqueline Williams (series 8–12)
  • Paul Kaye as Dr Malcolm Donahue (series 9–12)
  • Sarah Kameela Impey as Dr Paula Bennett (series 12–14)
  • Rhiannon Clements as DC Stephanie Duncan (series 13–14)
  • Shobna Gulati as Chief Superintendent Khalon (series 14)
  • Marley Emma Sage as Young Vera Stanhope (series 14)
  • Stevie Raine as Hector Stanhope (series 14)

Episodes

Main article: List of Vera episodes

Home releases

SeriesFormatRelease dateRegion 1Region 2
(UK)Region 2
(Germany)Region 4/B12345678910111213141–21–31–41–51–64–61–71–81–97–91–101–111–131–141–6
DVD
(individual
series sets)30 August 201123 May 20114 April 20149 August 2012
6 November 201221 May 201224 July 20153 December 2014
28 January 201416 September 20134 September 20153 December 2014
28 October 201419 May 201419 February 20163 December 2014
22 September 201511 May 20153 February 20179 September 2015
28 June 20167 March 20162 February 201813 April 2016
24 October 201717 April 20177 May 201813 September 2017
4 December 201826 February 201827 September 20198 May 2019
7 January 202025 February 201914 February 20205 August 2020
5 January 20212 March 20204 November 2020
27 February 202331 August 2022
20 March 202317 April 2024
26 February 202411 September 2024
10 February 2025
DVD
(multiple
series sets)13 August 2012
16 September 201329 January 2021
25 August 2014
5 October 20159 September 2015
14 September 2016
30 September 2022
23 October 201813 September 2017
19 March 20188 May 2019
25 February 20195 August 2020
6 December 2023
9 March 20204 November 2020
27 February 202331 August 2022
26 February 2024
10 February 2025
Blu-ray29 April 2025

Notes

References

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