Where to watch Vera Season 1
Vera season 1 is streaming in Australia on Foxtel Now (subscription) and BritBox (subscription). You can also buy it on Apple TV from $10.99. Season 1 was released on 1 May 2011.
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Vera Season 1 episodes
S01 E01
Hidden Depths
1 h 28 mins · Sun, 1 May 2011
Detective drama series based on the novels by Ann Cleeves. After two young people are killed in the same way - placed in water and surrounded by flowers - DCI Vera Stanhope knows that she must catch the murderer before they strike again. Aided by her team, especially her trusted right-hand man Sgt Joe Ashworth, she unpicks the complex and dysfunctional relationships amongst a group of bird-watching friends.
S01 E02
Telling Tales
1 h 28 mins · Sun, 8 May 2011
After Jeanie Long commits suicide, evidence comes to light exonerating her for the murder of teenager Abigail Mantel 11 years earlier. DCI Vera Stanhope and her team set out to retrospectively solve the killing, delving into the secrets and lies of a small community which still feels the repercussions of Abigail's death. Then, the case takes an violent and unexpected turn.
S01 E03
The Crow Trap
1 h 29 mins · Sun, 15 May 2011
When a woman is found killed in a remote cottage in the dramatic Northumberland countryside, DI Vera Stanhope is taken back to a place full of childhood memories - and an unsolved case from her own past. She and her team delve into the local politics surrounding a controversial proposal to dig a new quarry, and find motives for murder in the unlikeliest of places, but the truth could be hidden within the land itself.
S01 E04
Little Lazarus
1 h 29 mins · Sun, 22 May 2011
DI Vera Stanhope rescues a young boy from a freezing pond after he escapes from a violent attack which left his mother dead. As Vera and her team investigate what happened to the child, they unravel a web of deadly secrets and discover a murderous sequence of events set in motion by power, money and a mother's love. Although she is usually awkward and uninterested around children, Vera finds a kindred spirit in the boy.