Vera

1. S01E01Season's bestHidden DepthsMay 1, 2011 7.6After two young people are killed in the same way - placed in water and surrounded by flowers - DCI Vera Stanhope knows that she must catch
2. S01E02Telling TalesMay 8, 2011 7.3After Jeannie Long commits suicide, evidence comes to light exonerating her for the murder of teenager Abigail Mantel 11 years earlier. DCI
3. S01E03The Crow TrapMay 15, 2011 7.3When a woman is murdered in the remote Northumbrian countryside, DCI Vera Stanhope is led back to a place from her past. As she and her team
4. S01E04Little LazarusMay 22, 2011 7.4DCI Vera Stanhope rescues a young boy from a freezing pond after he escapes from a violent attack which left his mother dead. As Vera and he

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Ghost PositionApril 22, 2012 7.5Vera's reunion with her first-ever sergeant, Stuart Macken, occurs under tragic circumstances when his house is petrol-bombed. Stuart is bad
2. S02E02Silent VoicesApril 29, 2012 7.5Vera investigates the case of a murdered social worked named Jenny Lister, who was universally considered to have been principled and popula
3. S02E03A Certain SamaritanMay 20, 2012 7.5DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of 29-year-old Niall Culham. With those closest to Niall intent upon obscuring the truth, it is no
4. S02E04Season's bestSandancersJune 3, 2012 7.6DCI Vera Stanhope and DS Joe Ashworth investigate a suspicious death in an army barracks. Although the scene has been made to look like a su

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Season's bestCastles in the AirAugust 25, 2013 7.8DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the brutal murder of young physiotherapist, Lizzie Faulkner, gunned down at a luxury country retreat. For DS
2. S03E02Poster ChildSeptember 1, 2013 7.7When respected surgeon, Dan Marsden, is shot dead days before his retirement and his teen daughters, Mira and Karen, are abducted, DCI Stanh
3. S03E03Young GodsSeptember 8, 2013 7.6DCI Stanhope delves into the tangled past of extreme sports fanatic, Gideon Frane, when he plunges from a Northumberland cliff top in a ball
4. S03E04Prodigal SonSeptember 15, 2013 7.7Vera investigates a fatal stabbing outside a busy Newcastle nightclub. Identifying the victim as ex-Met Officer, John Warnock, the only clue

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01On Harbour StreetApril 27, 2014 7.7Joe's daughter is a witness to the death of a pensioner, seemingly stabbed, on a rush hour train she and her father were travelling on. Her
2. S04E02ProtectedMay 4, 2014 7.7When a young property developer dies on a beach in Whitley Bay, Vera's investigation begins to tread on many toes. It appears that the victi
3. S04E03Season's bestThe Deer HuntersMay 11, 2014 7.8Teenagers Sassi and Louis Barnes discover Shane Thurgood, dead from a single gunshot wound on the moors of the Northumberland countryside. A
4. S04E04Death of a Family ManMay 18, 2014 7.5DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the mysterious death of businessman John Shearwood, found floating in the waters under the Gateshead Millenni

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Changing TidesApril 5, 2015 7.7With Joe now promoted, Vera and her new sergeant, DS Aiden Healy, investigate a fatal explosion at a caravan park which killed Deena Viner,
2. S05E02Season's bestOld WoundsApril 12, 2015 7.9The discovery of skeletal remains in Hollowthorp Woods leads to Vera re-opening the case of a seventeen-year-old school girl, Carrie Telling
3. S05E03Muddy WatersApril 19, 2015 7.8DCI Stanhope and DS Healy investigate the death of an unidentified man dredged up from a slurry pit on a remote Northumberland farm.Owner Da
4. S05E04Shadows in the SkyApril 26, 2015 7.7Vera must uncover a life of secrets and lies when Owen Thorne, a well-loved family man, plummets to his death from a multi-storey car park.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Dark RoadJanuary 31, 2016 7.8DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the mysterious murder of a fifty six year old grandmother, discovered by a young girl on the wild and desolat
2. S06E02Tuesday's ChildFebruary 7, 2016 7.9DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the death of Jamie Thorne, a local lad whose body is found wrapped in plastic sheets at a rural teenage hang
3. S06E03The Moth CatcherFebruary 14, 2016 7.8A mysterious double murder in a remote country home is investigated by Vera and her team. The strange circumstances circulating around the h
4. S06E04Season's bestThe Sea GlassFebruary 21, 2016 8.1A mysterious death of a fisherman is investigated by Vera. The fisherman's sons believe the answer may lie within a long-running feud betwee

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Natural SelectionMarch 19, 2017 7.8DCI Vera Stanhope is drawn into a suspicious death on Ternstone, a remote and inaccessible island off the coast of Northumberland, home only
2. S07E02Dark AngelMarch 26, 2017 7.7The body of a young man is discovered face down in a river by Thrunton Woods, bludgeoned to death. But with no ID on the body, tracing the v
3. S07E03Broken PromiseApril 2, 2017 7.6DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of a promising journalism student, who falls to his death under suspicious circumstances. With no
4. S07E04Season's bestThe Blanket MireApril 9, 2017 7.9When the body of 18-year-old Mia Hinkin is discovered buried on the moors, DCI Vera Stanhope is forced to delve into the life and the secret

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Season's bestBlood and BoneJanuary 7, 2018 8.1When charred remains are discovered in an abattoir furnace, DCI Vera Stanhope is called to investigate the horrific circumstances and uncove
2. S08E02Black IceJanuary 14, 2018 7.9DCI Stanhope is called to the scene of a violent car crash. With her typically sharp skills of observation, Vera quickly realises that the c
3. S08E03HomeJanuary 21, 2018 7.9Quiet life in suburbia takes a dark turn when a woman is discovered lying dead in her back garden. DCI Stanhope realises that the neighbours
4. S08E04DarkwaterJanuary 28, 2018 7.9When the body of a teenage boy is found in a reservoir in a remote rural town, DCI Vera Stanhope must scrutinise the fractured relationships

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01Season's bestBlind SpotJanuary 13, 2019 8.1DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of a trainee forensic psychologist found dead on a Northumberland landfill site.
2. S09E02CuckooJanuary 20, 2019 8.0Vera is confronted with the tragic scene of a teenage boy's murder. His body is found in a shipyard in the sleepy coastal town of Peyton-by-
3. S09E03Cold RiverJanuary 27, 2019 8.0Successful business-woman Lisa Varsey throws a lavish boat party for her family and friends on the River Tyne. But it goes horribly wrong wh
4. S09E04The SeagullFebruary 3, 2019 8.1Based on the eighth novel in Ann Cleeves' DCI Stanhope series, The Seagull sees Vera (Brenda Blethyn) opening up a cold case when a skeleton

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01Blood Will TellJanuary 12, 2020 8.1Vera has to unravel the circumstances of self-styled entrepreneur Freddie Gill's death when his body is found by bailiffs attempting to repo
2. S10E02Parent Not ExpectedJanuary 19, 2020 8.2DCI Vera Stanhope must unravel a tangled web of deceit between two wildly different families when the body of a teenage boy is discovered fl
3. S10E03DirtyJanuary 26, 2020 7.9Luke Sumner's body is discovered close to his flat in Newcastle, but pathology concludes that the killing blow could have occurred several h
4. S10E04Season's bestThe Escape TurnFebruary 2, 2020 8.4When wealthy betting shop magnate Alun Wilmott is shot and killed after returning home early amid a terrifying home invasion, it's assumed t

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01WitnessAugust 29, 2021 8.2When the body of well-respected local builder, Jim Tullman, is found beaten to death on the steps of the Collingwood Monument, DCI Vera Stan
2. S11E02RecoverySeptember 5, 2021 8.2The discovery of a deceased addiction support worker sets Vera the challenge of investigating a deeply private woman's life.
3. S11E03Tyger TygerJanuary 9, 2022 8.3When security foreman Gary Mallon is fatally wounded during a robbery at a Blyth container port the evidence points to an audacious heist th
4. S11E04Season's bestAs the Crow FliesJanuary 16, 2022 8.4Primary school teacher Lizzy Swann is found dead at the bottom of a cliffside coastal walkway, but what appears at first to be a terrible ac
5. S11E05Vital SignsJanuary 23, 2022 8.1Vera is called out to the grim scene of a body found in the back of a burned out car. When identified as a popular local GP, we enter a worl
6. S11E06The Way the Wind BlowsJanuary 30, 2022 8.1The body of a young woman has been washed up on the banks of the River Tyne. Although she was a popular colleague, loyal friend, and loving

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

1. S12E01Against the TideJanuary 29, 2023 8.5Vera is called to a remote lighthouse where a body of a local council enforcement officer has been discovered lashed to a sailboat.
2. S12E02Season's bestFor the Grace of GodFebruary 5, 2023 8.6Struggling to adapt to civilian life, a decorated soldier attempts to get his life back on track. But a dark secret from his past, and betra
3. S12E03BlueFebruary 12, 2023 8.2When a respected officer is found dead, floating in a park lake, Vera finds herself investigating both sides of the thin blue line in order
4. S12E04The Darkest EveningFebruary 19, 2023 8.4During a massive storm, Vera comes across an abandoned car with a baby inside. With no cell signal and blocked roads at every turn, Vera is

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

1. S13E01Fast LoveJanuary 7, 2024 8.8DCI Vera Stanhope is called to a quiet country lane where a young man has been found dead following a collision with a car. On closer inspec
2. S13E02TenderJanuary 14, 2024 8.6DCI Vera Stanhope is on track to uncover an intriguing yet puzzling case when the body of a sickly young girl is discovered in a railway sid
3. S13E03Season's bestSalt & VinegarJanuary 21, 2024 8.9DCI Vera Stanhope investigates when the body of the co-owner of a chip shop is found in his own freezer. A seemingly successful entrepreneur

Season 13 ranked & reviewed

1. S14E01InsideJanuary 1, 2025 9.0DCI Vera Stanhope is called to the banks of the Tyne where the body of a young man has been discovered by some anglers. A tangled web of a b
2. S14E02The Dark WivesJanuary 2, 2025 9.1The final episode brings Vera back to a familiar place when a body is found at the foot of legendary local stones The Dark Wives - with memo

Season 14 ranked & reviewed