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. Blind Spot
8.2Aired 13 January 2019 • 90 min
DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of a trainee forensic psychologist found dead on a Northumberland landfill site.
2. Cuckoo
7.3Aired 20 January 2019 • 90 min
Vera must get to the bottom of why a teenage boy is found murdered far away from his home in a coastal town.
3. Cold River
7.5Aired 27 January 2019 • 90 min
A beauty empire is shaken to the ground when one of three sisters is found dead in the River Tyne. DCI Vera Stanthorpe investigates.
4. The Seagull
8.3Aired 3 February 2019 • 90 min
DCI Stanhope must open up a familiar cold case to find the connection with a present-day murder.