Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn (Pride & Prejudice) returns as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope in this acclaimed mystery series set in rural Northumberland. This season, Vera investigates the deaths of a park ranger, a drug addict, a young journalism student, and a woman who had disappeared six weeks earlier.
DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the mysterious death of a wildlife ranger, whose body is discovered on the shore of a remote island off the coast of Northumberland.
When the body of a drug addict is found face-down in a river, DCI Vera Stanhope is forced to unearth a case from the past in order to unmask the killer.
When the body of a missing 18 year old is discovered buried on the moors, DCI Vera Stanhope is forced to delve beyond the original enquiry and into the life and the secrets of the victim.
