Vera (2011)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (24,993 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 13
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 13 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

7.70 avg 4 episodes 7.3 → 8.1 92 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hidden Depths	7.3	1,246
2	Telling Tales	7.7	996
3	The Crow Trap	7.7	917
4	Little Lazarus	8.1	891

Season 2 (2012)

7.88 avg 4 episodes 7.9 → 7.6 89 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Ghost Position	7.9	895
2	Silent Voices	8.1	872
3	A Certain Samaritan	7.9	766
4	Sandancers	7.6	743

Season 3 (2013)

7.90 avg 4 episodes 7.8 → 7.9 89 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Castles in the Air	7.8	790
2	Poster Child	7.9	744
3	Young Gods	8.0	780
4	Prodigal Son	7.9	745

Season 4 (2014)

7.80 avg 4 episodes 7.9 → 8.0 89 min avg

Big finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	On Harbour Street	7.9	797
2	Protected	7.9	726
3	The Deer Hunters	7.4	692
4	Death of a Family Man	8.0	750

Season 5 (2015)

7.85 avg 4 episodes 7.6 → 7.9 89 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Changing Tides	7.6	766
2	Old Wounds	8.0	740
3	Muddy Waters	7.9	797
4	Shadows in the Sky	7.9	1,106

Season 6 (2016)

8.00 avg 4 episodes 8.7 → 7.7 88 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dark Road	8.7	3,779
2	Tuesday's Child	7.9	2,414
3	The Moth Catcher	7.7	1,783
4	The Sea Glass	7.7	900

Season 7 (2017)

7.93 avg 4 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 89 min avg

Rising

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Natural Selection	7.7	1,298
2	Dark Angel	8.0	725
3	Broken Promise	8.0	640
4	The Blanket Mire	8.0	626

Season 8 (2018)

7.90 avg 4 episodes 8.0 → 7.7 89 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blood and Bone	8.0	737
2	Black Ice	7.8	676
3	Home	8.1	730
4	Darkwater	7.7	652

Season 9 (2019)

7.98 avg 4 episodes 7.9 → 8.3 89 min avg

Big finale

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blind Spot	7.9	724
2	Cuckoo	7.7	655
3	Cold River	8.0	683
4	The Seagull	8.3	698

Season 10 (2020)

7.80 avg 4 episodes 7.8 → 7.8 89 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blood Will Tell	7.8	665
2	Parent Not Expected	7.6	636
3	Dirty	8.0	634
4	The Escape Turn	7.8	596

Season 11 (2021)

7.92 avg 6 episodes 8.0 → 7.9 89 min avg

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Witness	8.0	704
2	Recovery	8.0	756
3	Tyger Tyger	7.8	631
4	As the Crow Flies	7.9	616
5	Vital Signs	7.9	553
6	The Way the Wind Blows	7.9	516

Season 12 (2023)

8.04 avg 5 episodes 7.8 → 8.2 99 min avg

Rising

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Against the Tide	7.8	712
2	For the Grace of God	7.9	701
3	Blue	8.1	575
4	The Darkest Evening	8.2	630
5	The Rising Tide	8.2	608

Season 13 (2024)

7.90 avg 3 episodes 8.0 → 7.8 110 min avg

Declining

Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fast Love	8.0	676
2	Tender	7.9	590
3	Salt & Vinegar	7.8	536