Vera Stanhope

At last April's Malice Domestic, the attendees were treated to a preview of the eighth season of Ann Cleeves' adapted series Vera.

Vera Stanhope, a Detective Chief Inspector in Northumberland, is played by acclaimed British actress Brenda Blethyn. Ms. Blethyn was a guest at Malice and she discussed the series and its relationship to the books. Author Ann Cleeves was also a guest.

DCI Stanhope is the irascible, sometimes grumpy leader of a police team, who despite her abrupt barking of orders, respect her and follow her faithfully. The current season is Season 8 and there are usually four episodes per season.

I just starting watching Season 1 and will have to power watch to catch up. I enjoyed the episode we saw at Malice, but until recently I hadn't been able to find the earlier episodes. Ready to power watch to catch up!
And then I aim to read the books by Ann Cleeves.

If you haven't started watching Vera, you should. She is a strong character and TV can always use positive portrayals of older women.

Purchase link for DVD Seasons 1-5

Purchase link for seven book series