Vera: Season 12

2023 · 5 episodes · ★ 8.3

Series 12

What Season 12 of Vera

Vera Stanhope, Detective Chief Inspector with the fictional Northumberland & City Police, is nearly retired, but her obsession with the job keeps her active. With her bad temper and calculating mind, she investigates in northeast England alongside Sergeant Joe Ashworth, whom she treats like a son. In the first episode, a discovery on a sailboat leads her to a lighthouse. Next, a decorated soldier tries to rebuild his civilian life while carrying a secret from his past. Later, a police officer from a respected family turns up in a lake in the park. During a storm, cut-off roads complicate every step the team takes. The Christmas special sets the case on the Isle of Lindisfarne, where secrets begin to come to light.

5episodes

Jan 29, 2023premiered

Dec 26, 2023final episode

7.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 12 Episodes

12x01 Against the Tide
Jan 29, 2023 · 89 min · ★ 8.2
Vera is called to a lighthouse when the body of a local council worker is found, but it becomes clear that his life wasn't plain sailing.
Directing: Will Sinclair · Writer: Lucia Haynes · Starring: Paul Kaye, Samantha Spiro, Paul Bown, Amanda Horlock
12x02 For the Grace of God
Feb 5, 2023 · 90 min · ★ 8.2
Vera attends to the body of an ex-soldier who ended up on the streets and finds that events in his past and the present made for a deadly future.
Directing: Claire Winyard · Writer: Sally Abbott · Starring: Sarah Kameela Impey, Francis Magee, Rachel Denning, Paul Thornley
12x03 Blue
Feb 12, 2023 · 90 min · ★ 8.4
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.
Directing: Khurrum M. Sultan · Writer: Paul Logue · Starring: Sarah Kameela Impey, Matthew Marsh, Gary Mavers, Billy Gunnion
12x04 The Darkest Evening
Feb 19, 2023 · 90 min · ★ 8.2
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.
Directing: Paul Gay · Writer: Colette Kane · Starring: Sarah Kameela Impey, Kevin Doyle, Zoe Telford, Stephen Walters
12x05 The Rising Tide (Christmas Special) Season Finale
Dec 26, 2023 · 90 min
DCI Vera Stanhope finds herself drawn to the enchanting tidal island of Lindisfarne, where a group of lifelong friends reunites every five years to commemorate their enduring bond. As the tide rises, long-concealed secrets begin to surface, threatening to engulf everyone involved. Vera, aided by her trusted and resourceful team, including Detective Sergeant Aiden Healy, navigates treacherous waters, facing danger and deception at every turn. Together, they must unravel the twisted web of lies before another tragedy unfolds.
Starring: Sarah Kameela Impey, Clare Holman