DCI Vera Stanhope must unravel the circumstances of self-styled entrepreneur Freddie Gill’s death when his body is found by bailiffs, attempting to repossess his house.

When security foreman Gary Mallon is fatally wounded during a robbery at a Blyth container port the evidence points to an audacious heist that went awry. Vera begins to suspect…

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…

DCI Vera Stanhope must unravel the mystery when well-respected local builder and family man Jim Tullman is found beaten to death on the steps of the Collingwood Monument the day…

A fisherman’s body is found tangled up in a North Sea trawler’s net. Vera and her team investigate with the help of the local harbourmaster

Time’s up for Tony. His girlfriend Michelle just isn’t going to take it anymore. Nor is she going to take her mum’s latest husband Malcolm; toy boy, business failure and…

Tony’s a smart kid. So smart he believes that he can get his best mate Sid laid… and make a profit.

Cassie’s family and friends are too wrapped up in their own worlds to notice that she’s not eating – but there is someone who cares.