Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn (Pride and Prejudice, Atonement) returns as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope in this acclaimed mystery series inspired by the novels of Ann Cleeves. Against the stunning backdrop of rural Northumberland, Vera and her assistant, Detective Sergeant Aiden Healy (Kenny Doughty, Stella, Black Work), strive to solve vicious crimes that menace their community. This season finds Vera and Aiden investigating several mysterious deaths, including a park ranger found washed up on the shores of a remote wildlife reserve, a drug addict, a promising young journalism student, and a woman who had disappeared six weeks earlier. Despite her unconventional ways and abrasive personality, Vera continues to captivate in this long-running British mystery that is “sheer heaven for fans of police procedurals” (The Philadelphia Inquirer).