

2011–2025 · ITV1 · Ended
Set around Newcastle and the stunning Northumberland countryside, Vera features complex and intriguing cases, atmospherically-shot landscapes and captivating performances, led by Brenda Blethyn who plays the unorthodox but brilliant DCI Vera Stanhope.
Sunday at 20:00 (Europe/London)
This series has ended.
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S14E02 · The Dark Wives
2025-01-02
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2025-01-01 · 120 min
The Dark Wives
2025-01-02 · 120 min

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