ITV'scriticallyacclaimedcrimedramareturns,starringmulti-awardwinningactressBrendaBlethynasDCIVeraStanhope.BasedonthebestsellingInspectorStanhopebooksbyrenownedwriterAnnCleeves,Veraandherteamarefacedwithaseriesofdauntingchallenges.Fromdelvingintotheunsettlingprivatelifeofanoldcolleague,attemptingtobreakthroughthecodeofsecrecyinthearmy,tocopingwiththeemotionalimpactonafamilytornapartbyaddiction,eachenthrallingstoryisenhancedbycaptivatingperformancesofthisshambolicyetbrilliantdetectiveinaction.Combinedwithbeautifullyshotlandscapesandatmosphericproduction,eachfilmcreatesahauntingbackdropforVera'sinnerturmoilasshediscovershiddentruthsaboutherownpast,whichthreatentochangeherlifeforever.