All four episodes from the 12th series of the ITV crime thriller based on the novels by Ann Cleeves, starring Brenda Blethyn as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Along with trusted partner Detective Sergeant Aiden Healy (Kenny Doughty), Vera and her team carry out various murder investigations in Northumberland. In this series, the body of an experienced sailor is discovered in a boat and a policeman is murdered and found dumped in a lake. Meanwhile, when Vera finds an abandoned car with a baby inside during a storm, she is forced to visit her estranged family. The episodes are: 'Against the Tide', 'For the Grace of God', 'Blue' and 'The Darkest Evening'.