Vera (TV series) audience of 6.53 million over four episodes, whilst the fourth series attracted a slightly smaller audience of 6.42 million over four episodes. In 2018 the ratings increased to between 8 to 9 million viewers. Vera (TV series) Vera is a British crime drama series based on novels of the same name, written by crime writer Ann Cleeves. It was first broadcast on ITV on 1 May 2011, and to date, eight series have aired. The series stars Brenda Blethyn as the principal character, Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Vera is a middle-aged employee of the fictional Northumberland & City Police,
The Detectives (1959 TV series) went on to major TV roles after the series ended: In syndication, the series was rebroadcast for a time under the name, "Captain of Detectives". Rebroadcasts were shown in the early 2000s on cable's TV Land network. "The Detectives", as of 2016, has yet to see a DVD release in the U.S., but has been released in Germany (in dubbed German language only) under the name "Kein Fall für FBI" The Detectives (1959 TV series) The Detectives (also known as The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor and Robert Taylor's Detectives) is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during