Episodes
1. Blood Will Tell
8.3
January 12, 2020
90 min
DCI Vera Stanhope must unravel the circumstances of self-styled entrepreneur Freddie Gill's death when his body is found by bailiffs, attempting to repossess his house.
Guest Stars:
Barry Aird, Marian McLoughlin, Charlotte Pyke, Amaka Okafor, Jay Saighal
2. Parent Not Expected
7.6
January 19, 2020
90 min
DCI Vera Stanhope must unravel a tangled web of deceit between two wildly different families when the body of a teenage boy is discovered floating near a Northumberland salmon farm.
Guest Stars:
Iola Evans, Alexander Cobb, Cal MacAninch, David Rubin, Stuart Laing
3. Dirty
8.0
January 26, 2020
90 min
Cleaner Luke Sumner's body is discovered close to his flat in Newcastle, but pathology concludes that the killing blow could have occurred several hours before he succumbed to his injuries, prompting Vera to piece together the victim's final hours in order to investigate his murder.
Guest Stars:
Lorraine Bruce, Maria Jaci, Viktoria Kay, Adam Turns, Vicky Hall
4. The Escape Turn
8.0
February 2, 2020
90 min
Wealthy betting shop tycoon Alun Wilmott is shot and killed during a home invasion, leaving his wife and daughter traumatized - with large amounts of cash missing from his personal safe, it is assumed he is the unlucky victim of a burglary.
Guest Stars:
Patrick Robinson, Steve Lorrigan, Ella-Grace Gregoire, Karen Bryson, Anna Wilson-Jones
