Vera (TV series)

Vera
Genre	Crime drama Mystery
Created by	Ann Cleeves
Starring	Brenda Blethyn David Leon Jon Morrison Riley Jones Wunmi Mosaku Paul Ritter Cush Jumbo Sonya Cassidy Clare Calbraith Kingsley Ben-Adir Kenny Doughty Lisa Hammond Noof McEwan Christopher Colquhoun Steve Evets Ibinabo Jack Paul Kaye Sarah Kameela Impey Rhiannon Clements Sarah Lancashire
Composer	Ben Bartlett
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	14
No. of episodes	56 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Elaine Collins Kate Bartlett Kate Lewis Myar Craig-Brown Michael Dawson Will Nicholson Letitia Knight
Producers	Elaine Collins Elwan Rowlands Margaret Mitchell Debbie Shewell
Running time	89-91 minutes
Production companies	ITV Studios (2011–2017) Silverprint Pictures (2018–2025)
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	1 May 2011 (2011-05-01) – 2 January 2025 (2025-01-02)

Vera is a British crime drama television series based on the Vera Stanhope series of novels by Ann Cleeves. First broadcast on ITV from 1 May 2011 to 2 January 2025, it stars Brenda Blethyn as the principal character, Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. In January 2024, it was confirmed that the show has been renewed for a fourteenth series. It was then announced that the series, to air in early 2025 and would be Brenda's last series.

In 2024, Blethyn announces she was quitting Vera, it was later announced Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire leads the odds on the female stars who could replace Blethyn in Vera

Cast

Main article: List of Vera characters (Vera)

• Brenda Blethyn (Series 1–14) and Sarah Lancashire (Series 15–present) as DCI Vera Stanhope
• David Leon as DS (later DI) Joe Ashworth (Series 1–4, 13–14)
• Jon Morrison as DC Kenny Lockhart (series 1–13)
• Riley Jones as PC (later DC) Mark Edwards (Series 1–14)
• Wunmi Mosaku as DC Holly Lawson (Series 1–2)
• Paul Ritter as Dr. Billy Cartwright (Series 1–3)
• Cush Jumbo as DC Bethany Whelan (Series 2, 5–6)
• Sonya Cassidy as Celine Ashworth (Series 2–4)
• Clare Calbraith as DC Rebecca Shepherd (Series 2–4)
• Kingsley Ben-Adir as Dr. Marcus Sumner, a Pathologist. (Series 4–6, 8)
• Kenny Doughty as DS Aiden Healy (Series 5–12, 14)
• Lisa Hammond as IO Helen Milton (Series 5–7)
• Noof McEwan as DC Hicham Cherradi (Series 6–7)
• Christopher Colquhoun as Dr. Anthony Carmichael (Series 7)
• Steve Evets as PC George Wooten (Series 7–9)
• Ibinabo Jack as DC Jacqueline Williams (Series 8–12)
• Paul Kaye as Dr. Malcolm Donahue (Series 9–12)
• Sarah Kameela Impey as Dr. Paula Bennett (Series 12–14)
• Rhiannon Clements as DC Stephanie Duncan (Series 13–14)