Northumberland’s greatest detective, Vera Stanhope, comes across yet another intriguing murder case that seems all too simple at first. After last week’s market trader hit and run managed to be a complex facade for something more sinister, this season’s going to be taking Vera’s crime cases up another notch.
ITV’s Vera is a crime drama showcasing Vera Stanhope, a nearly retired detective who solves various strange cases in this city. Despite her age, Vera spends most of her time at the office trying to unravel each case and think outside the box to find the truth behind them.
Her disheveled state might make it seem that work’s all she cares about, but over the years, Vera has shown countless times that her calculating mind also deeply cares about those around her, including colleagues, friends, and family. She develops a close connection to Joe Ashworth and Aiden Healy.
Besides Brenda Blethyn in the role of Vera, the rest of the cast members of Vera include David Leon as Joe Ashworth, Jon Morrison as DC Kenny, Riley Jones portrays Mark Edwards, Sarah Kameela plays Dr. Paula Bennett, and Rhiannon Clements plays the role of DC Stephanie Duncan.
Vera Season 13 Episode 1: Recap
The episode “Fast Love” starts with Vera Stanhope being called to a quiet countryside to investigate a seemingly normal hit-and-run case that involved a young man in his twenties. Looking at it made it obvious that the boy, who was a market trader, was probably killed on the spot after colliding with a car.
Vera gets a closer look at the guy, and it’s almost immediately obvious that this isn’t just any other road accident. The injuries lead Vera to assume that this guy was run over on purpose. After getting more details about him, Vera finds out that Danny was a popular trader and was known to have a bad tongue.
Stanhope tries to investigate deeper and figures that the killer could be Basma, the wife of Mr. Shah, who was spotted arguing with Danny hours before the trader was found dead. Basma saw Shah and Danny that day and followed Danny to take revenge for what he had done to her life.
Danny was an arrogant and rude guy who didn’t care about the consequences, so Basma thought cornering and confronting him would be the best way to solve things. However, that’s not what happens; Basma hits him with her car and then goes back to her home. Vera correctly guesses the killer yet another time.
Vera Season 13 Episode 2: Release Date
An all-new, intriguing episode of Vera will be coming out on January 14th, 2023. Mystery-filled episodes of this ITV crime series will be aired on Sundays, with each episode lasting for a total of 120-125 minutes.
Vera Season 13 Episode 2: Spoilers
Stanhope has yet another mysterious murder at hand, one that involves a sickly young girl being found on the railway siding. While the girl’s vulnerability could have made her an easy victim of any killer, Vera finds out that the family that she belongs to seems shady, too.
With many family secrets and crimes to uncover, Vera tries to bring this poor little girl to justice. Eroding trust and familial betrayal, there are many complexities that Vera has to get through in the next episode.
Vera Season 13 Episode 2: Where To Watch?
ITV comes out with exciting new episodes of Vera at 8:00 PM for viewers from the UK. Besides ITV, Vera’s episodes will also be available on Prime Video, Apple TV, and ITVX. Viewers outside the UK might have to use a VPN to access Vera’s episodes.
Episode release times of Vera in other countries:
- United States: 3:00 PM, Sunday, January 14th, 2024
- Canada: 3:00 PM, Sunday, January 14th, 2024
- Philippines: 4:00 AM, Monday, January 15th, 2024
- Australia: 7:00 AM, Monday, January 15th, 2024
- Germany: 9:00 PM, Sunday, January 14th, 2024
Vera returned with another season this year, and the crime cases only seem to be getting more interesting each time. Vera might be a workaholic, but there’s no other person who’d be able to solve such complex cases with ease as she does. With one-of-a-kind murders and other crimes, this season of Vera will be taking the crime genre to another level.