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Brenda Blethyn is Vera Stanhope, a sharp detective with a messy life
Based on the bestselling mysteries by Ann Cleeves, Vera follows a solitary, obsessed, cantankerous investigator—who happens to be pure genius at her job. Two-time Oscar® nominee Brenda Blethyn (Pride & Prejudice, Secrets & Lies) stars as the always proficient but occasionally cruel DCI Vera Stanhope. She solves unthinkable crimes aided by her long-suffering team: right-hand man Sergeant Joe Ashworth (David Leon, RocknRolla), young DC Holly Lawson (Wunmi Mosaku, 32 Brinkburn Street), and forensic pathologist Billy Cartwright (Paul Ritter, The Eagle).
Filmed in the Northumberland villages of the original books, Vera peers into the untamed evil that lurks below the surface and exposes the demons that plague even those who dedicate their lives to good. Four feature-length episodes offer fascinating mysteries and compelling, character-driven drama. In the end, the solutions are rarely neat, and no one comes out blameless.
Guest stars include BAFTA winner Gina McKee (The Forsyte Saga, Notting Hill), Hugo Speer (The Full Monty), Kerry Fox (Bright Star), and John Lynch (Sliding Doors).
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Vera is not your typical detective in that she has the apperance of a motherly woman -and by far she isn't--she plays the game of police detecting with the best of them and uses her image to her advantage. She is a quiet cunning police woman with strong intuitions and even stonger opinions. You are given details of her personnel life to add flavor to her character and find yourself laughing at the simple situations that as a woman she is not prepared to handle. Her skills as a lead detective are amazing and as the series progresses you realize the depth of devotion she has given to her profession --and at what cost . The only problem with Vera is that it is season one ---and the new season didn't start until April 2012 so we will have to wait a year to catch up to her again.
If you like British mystery series you may find this tops them all.
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