The BEST episodes of Vera
Every episode of Vera ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Vera!
DCI Vera Stanhope is obsessive about her work. With her caustic wit and guile, the unorthodox but brilliant detective investigates chilling crimes set in Northumberland with her trusted colleagues.
#1 - Dark Road
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/31/2016
Vera investigates the murder of a 56-year-old grandmother discovered by a young girl on the wild and desolate Northumberland moors.
#2 - Death of a Family Man
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/18/2014
Vera delves into the tangled life of a businessman found floating in the water under the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
#4 - Prodigal Son
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/15/2013
Vera's investigation into the murder of an ex-Met officer turns out to be far more complicated than initially imagined.
#5 - Blood and Bone
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2018
Vera is called to a chilling murder scene when the charred remains of a body are discovered in an abattoir incinerator.
#6 - Tuesday's Child
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/7/2016
Vera investigates the death of a local lad whose body is found wrapped in plastic sheets at a rural teenage hang out.
#7 - The Seagull
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/3/2019
Vera must find the connection between a skeleton discovered underneath the site of a notorious burnt-out nightclub and a present day murder.
#8 - Young Gods
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/8/2013
Vera investigates the death of an extreme sports fanatic, who was seen by a group of campers jumping into the lake while on fire from head to toe.
#9 - Castles in the Air
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/25/2013
A young physiotherapist is brutally murdered and Vera leads the investigation into her death.
#10 - Broken Promise
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/2/2017
Vera is called to Northumberland University when a student plummets to his death from the top of a disused faculty building.
#11 - Salt and Vinegar
Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2024
Vera uncovers secrets, lies and unforgivable behaviour as she unwraps a case where the body of the co-owner of a chip shop has been found in a freezer.
#12 - Natural Selection
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/19/2017
Vera is drawn into a suspicious death on Ternstone, a remote and inaccessible island off the coast of Northumberland, home only to numerous species of birds and the rangers who observe them.
#13 - The Blanket Mire
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/9/2017
Surveyors out on the Northumberland moors make a shocking discovery: the body of a young woman buried beneath the soil.
#14 - Darkwater
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2018
Vera is confronted with a tragic mystery when the dead body of teenager Ethan Dewley is found floating in a reservoir.
#16 - The Darkest Evening
Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/19/2023
On the night of a massive storm, trying to get home, DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) comes across an abandoned car with a baby inside. With no mobile signal and blocked roads at every turn, Vera is forced to seek refuge somewhere she’d rather not be, Brockburn House, the Stanhope’s ancestral pile. Vera doesn’t exactly receive a warm welcome from her estranged family as there’s a function in full swing and her turning up with a baby isn’t a great look. Things start to look even worse and take a far sinister turn when a body is found on the track leading to Brockburn House.
#17 - Old Wounds
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2015
When the remains of a teenage girl are found half-buried in a wood, Vera and her team find themselves investigating a 30-year-old mystery.
#18 - Protected
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/4/2014
Vera unearths a 30-year-old mystery after a brutal murder on the sands of a seaside resort.
#19 - On Harbour Street
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/27/2014
Vera investigates the mysterious death of a pensioner on a busy commuter train.
#20 - Blind Spot
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/2019
Vera investigates the murder of a trainee forensic psychologist found dead on a Northumberland landfill site.
#21 - Blue
Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/12/2023
Joel Kingston is a copper’s copper from a respected and notable police family but when he is found dead, floating in a park lake, DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) finds herself investigating both sides of the thin blue line in order to find his killer. A complex family dynamic, tensions at work, and brushes with the underworld, paint a dark and complex picture. Joel was there to serve and protect but did his stubborn commitment to justice at any price lead to his death? Or, was he killed to stop him revealing a secret that would destroy someone’s life? Vera steps on toes and ruffles a few police feathers as she searches for answers as to why PC Joel Kingston is no longer on the beat.
#22 - Cold River
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/27/2019
A beauty empire is shaken to the ground when one of three sisters is found dead in the River Tyne. DCI Vera Stanhope investigates.
#23 - Shadows in the Sky
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2015
Vera uncovers a life of secrets and lies when a well-loved family man plummets to his death from a multi-story car park.
#25 - Dark Angel
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/26/2017
The body of a young man is discovered face down in a river by Thrunton Woods. But tracing the victim's identity proves difficult for Vera and her team.