Our favourite Northumbrian detective is back! Brenda Blethyn returns as the unorthodox but brilliant DCI Vera Stanhope, leading her diligent team of detectives as they investigate six complex murder crimes. Based on the novels by Anne Cleeves. Episodes one and two from the eleventh series of the ITV crime thriller based on the novels by Ann Cleeves, starring Brenda Blethyn as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Along with trusted partner Detective Sergeant Aiden Healy (Kenny Doughty), Vera and her team carry out various murder investigations in Northumberland. In this series, Vera must investigate the death of a popular builder, and the discovery of a body in Northumberland National Park does not appear as accidental as first thought.   Release Date  27th September 2021