About this season
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.
Episodes (4)
1. Poster Child
7.6Aired 25 August 2013 • 90 min
DCI Vera Stanhope and her team must race against time to track down the killer of a respected surgeon and save his abducted teenage daughters.
2. Castles in the Air
7.8Aired 1 September 2013 • 90 min
DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the brutal murder of a young physiotherapist gunned down at a luxury country retreat.
3. Young Gods
8.2Aired 8 September 2013 • 90 min
DCI Vera Stanhope delves into the tangled past of extreme sports fanatic, Gideon Frane, when he plunges from a Northumberland cliff top in a ball of flames.
4. Prodigal Son
8.0Aired 15 September 2013 • 90 min
Vera and her team investigate the fatal stabbing of an ex-Met police officer outside a busy Newcastle nightclub.