Vera

Crime drama series based on characters created by Ann Cleeves. DCI Vera Stanhope is called to a quiet country lane where a young man has been found dead following a collision with a car - on closer inspection, it becomes clear that this is not an accident and is way more than a hit-and-run. Vera discovers that our victim is a popular market trader and heads down to his pitch to start to put together an idea of who our man is and ascertain why anyone would want him dead - as the investigation gathers pace, Vera learns that our cheeky chappy was a complex character who was antagonistic, arrogant and able to get what he wants, but it also appears that all of this came at a price. As she unravels secrets, lies, betrayal, fractious relationships and intense rivalries, Vera must work out who would want the barrow boy buried - meanwhile, a familiar face from the past turns up with an uncertain agenda.