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Vera (2011)

First aired May 1, 201114 seasons · 56 epsEnded
7.4

170 votes

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Overview

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.

Created By

Ann Cleeves

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Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

DCI Vera Stanhope

Jon Morrison

Jon Morrison

DC Kenny Lockhart

Riley Jones

Riley Jones

DC Mark Edwards

Sarah Kameela Impey

Sarah Kameela Impey

Dr Paula Bennett

Rhiannon Clements

Rhiannon Clements

DC Stephanie 'Steph' Duncan

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Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Scripted

Last Air Date

January 2, 2025

Networks

ITV1

Production

ITV Studios

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6.0

This series would have been a lot more likeable were it not for a thread of, at times, waspish, establishment political correctness. Dear old working class bobby Vera isn't quite what she seems. In spite of her salt of the earth pretensions, she's a vehicle for some often pretty blatant establishment rhetoric. In one instance she scolds two hard up young boys for illegally sub letting their flat. Vera opines about the the "poor tax man" not getting his cut. All of which, ignores the abject poverty in the UK and the incredible waste of public money, on things like military spending.…

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