{"product_id":"vera","title":"VERA DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIntroducing this major new detective franchise Vera starring Academy Award nominee and BAFTA winner Brenda Blethyn (Secrets and Lies; Atonement) as Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on the character created by Ann Cleeves, middle-aged Vera is an experienced, not to mention brilliant, murder detective. Kind-hearted but a loner, she freely admits she can become obsessed with her job.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Pilot: Hidden Depths\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this feature-length debut, Vera takes on her first murder case since the death of her father. A handsome young man, a coquettish student teacher, nothing in common between them - except that both were murdered and left with their bodies meticulously posed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTelling Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVera must put together the pieces of a 11-year-old murder and stop a ruthless killer before he or she strikes again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Crow Trap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs groundbreaking begins on a rock quarry in the moorlands, a local woman who had opposed the construction is found murdered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLittle Lazarus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVera finds herself acting as caretaker for a boy whose mother was murdered in front of his eyes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFew would suggest that television is crying out for a new detective to solve the crimes of Britain, and thus the original announcement of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hardly set tongues wagging. But this is a show that has a special weapon in its midst, namely Brenda Blethyn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlethyn is a terrific actress, and here, in the title role, she gets to play an obsessive murder detective. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is based on the novels of Ann Cleeves, and in truth, the stories themselves are hardly radical additions to the genre. But they are intriguing ones, and the cases in this maiden series are significantly lifted by Blethyn’s investment in the title character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, inevitably, doesn’t have life very easy. And working in tandem with Sergeant Joe Ashworth, she battles not only the crime in front of her, but the challenges in her own life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoasting good quality production values, a strong cast, and cases that hold the attention, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a fine piece of television drama. But the main reason to watch it? That’d be its exceptional leading lady. Just watching Blethyn take on such a meaty role is worth the time and financial investment in itself. --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJon Foster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ITV","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46886440599726,"sku":"3711534583","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/VERA-LIME-LIGHT.jpg?v=1758272753","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/vera","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}