based on the bestselling Inspector Stanhope books by award-winning writer Ann Cleeves Vera and her team are drawn into four more compelling mysteries including the death of a wildlife ranger left alone overnight on a remote and inaccessible island. Set around Newcastle and the stunning Northumberland countryside Vera features complex and intriguing cases atmospherically-shot landscapes and captivating performances led by BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actress Brenda Blethyn as the unorthodox but brilliant DCI Vera Stanhope.