Vera: Set 1

Meet Oscar® nominee and BAFTA® winner Brenda Blethyn (Pride and Prejudice, Secrets & Lies) as DCI Vera Stanhope, a sharp detective with a messy life. She's a solitary, obsessed, cantankerous investigator-and a genius at her job. Assisted by her quirky team, Vera solves unthinkable crimes in the Northumberland villages of the best-selling mysteries by Ann Cleeves. Four feature-length episodes: Hidden Depths, Telling Tales, The Crow Trap and Little Lazarus.
Recommended for mature viewers.

Episode 1 Hidden Depths
A handsome young man, a coquettish student teacher, and nothing in common between them-except that both were murdered and left with their bodies meticulously posed. As the killer begins to zero in on a third victim, DCI Stanhope finds suspects and motives mounting.

Episode 2 Telling Tales
Eleven years ago, Jeanie Long was found guilty of murder, despite unwaveringly maintaining her innocence. On the strength of new evidence, DCI Stanhope must put together the pieces of a decade-old murder-and stop a ruthless killer before he or she strikes again.

Episode 3 The Crow Trap
As groundbreaking begins on a rock quarry in the moorlands, a local woman who had opposed the construction is found murdered. She had been pressured to sell her land to the developers but refused. When two other women with connections to the project find their own lives in danger, Vera

Episode 4 Little Lazarus
Generally indifferent towards children, DCI Stanhope finds herself acting as caretaker for a boy whose mother was murdered before his eyes. As she unravels the deadly secrets that led to the woman's demise, Vera finds a kindred spirit in the boy-and the key to her case lying deep in his disturbed memory.

Directed by Farren Blackburn, Peter Hoar, Adrian Shergold
Written by Paul Rutman
Produced by Elaine Collins, Elwen Rowlands
Original Music by Ben Bartlett
Cinematography by Matt Gray, Stephan Pehrsson, David Odd
Film Editing by Sam Williams, Tania Reddin
Costume Design by Sue Thomson