Vera Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Changing TidesCrime drama series. DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the death of a young woman in a suspicious fire that rips through a coastal holiday park. Three cabins are destroyed and the body of a woman is found inside. Park owner Jim Viner returns with his daughter Claire from a weekend away and suspects that the body is his sister Deena but cannot explain why she was there and not at the family home. When Vera discovers that Deena was locked in her cabin, she knows this is more than just an accident. Supported by her trusted team, DS Aiden Healy, DC Bethany Whelan and DC Kenny Lockhart, Vera must use all her tenacity and instinct to expose the deep rift at the heart of this fractured family and ultimately discover the truth behind Deena's tragic fate.
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Episode 2 - Old WoundsCrime drama series. When the remains of a teenage girl are found half-buried in a Northumberland wood, Vera and her team find themselves investigating a 30-year-old mystery. The remains are identified as those of miner's daughter Carrie Telling, who vanished during the miners' strike in 1984. Her father Bill insisted that Carrie would never run away, but his protests fell on deaf ears. Carrie went missing at a time when tension between the police and locals was at an all-time high - but is that enough reason for the murder of a young woman to go unnoticed? When news footage is retrieved from the miners' protests, Carrie is spotted taking photographs in the background. It appears that she got caught up in the unrest on the day she disappeared, contradicting her dad's assertion that she went directly home. Photographs recovered from Carrie's camera yield further revelations for Vera. What did Carrie discover the day she vanished that ultimately led to her death?
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Episode 3 - Muddy WatersCrime drama series based on the characters created by Ann Cleeves. DCI Vera Stanhope and her team investigate the mysterious death of an unidentified man, found floating in the slurry pit of a remote Northumberland farm. Owner Danny Pryor is forced to admit that he uses a number of illegal Serbian workers. A faded tattoo identifies the victim as Jack Reeves, a young man from the local travelling community. His father Billy Reeves insists that he has not seen his son since he broke off his engagement to teenager Sigourney O'Brien. But would her father Frank go as far as murder to avenge the honour of his daughter? An old police report links Jack to a fight in a pub owned by Danny Pryor's brother Robert and exposes the real reason Jack broke off his wedding to Sigourney. For months Jack had been hiding out in a mobile home on woodland close to Pryor farm. Fingerprints reveal that someone else has been inside the caravan.
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Episode 4 - Shadows in the SkyCrime drama series. When the body of dock worker Owen Thorne plummets from a multi-story car park, DCI Vera Stanhope is forced to uncover a life of secrets and lies. For Vera everything points to foul play but Thorne's wife Ellie insists that he was a good man and a loving father to their children. The team discover a dispute at work over the death of a young lad when a safety rig failed. Everyone believes that Owen was to blame, despite an inquest failing to find fault. The victim's father admits that he wanted revenge, but his alibi holds. Vera spots an inconsistency in Ellie's statement, suggesting that she was less sure of her husband's fidelity than she is admitting. Aided by her team, Vera must use all her investigative skill and ingenuity to expose the truth behind Owen Thorne's death and ultimately stop his killer from claiming another victim.
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