Vera

Two-time Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn returns as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope, whose offbeat manner and frumpy appearance belie a knack for catching killers. Stanhope is ably assisted by Detective Sergeant Joe Ashworth (David Leon), her colleague, confidante, and surrogate son.

IMDb 8.220144 episodesX-Ray13+

Drama•Suspense•International

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S4 E1 - On Harbour Street
April 27, 2014
1 h 32 min
13+
Stanhope investigates the stabbing death of a senior citizen aboard a crowded rush-hour train. The case takes the detectives to a tightknit community in the quiet coastal town where the victim lived.
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S4 E2 - Protected
May 4, 2014
1 h 32 min
13+
When a young man is beaten to death along the seafront at a popular resort, Stanhope wonders why he was there rather than at his father's retirement party.
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S4 E3 - The Deer Hunters
May 11, 2014
1 h 33 min
13+
Two local poachers are shot at and their truck torched--while less than a mile away, a man recently returned to the area is killed with a single round from a hunting rifle.
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S4 E4 - Death of a Family Man
May 18, 2014
1 h 32 min
13+
Was the dead body found in a local river a case of suicide or murder? The victim was a successful businessman who was supposed to be on a business trip to Dublin.
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