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,
Murders of Gerald and Vera Woodman who also had another murder conviction in Nevada, was sentenced to death in January 1995. He remained on death row at San Quentin State Prison in California for almost twenty years. On November 5, 2014, he died of natural causes in a nearby hospital. The story of the murders and the investigation was featured on "The New Detectives", "LA Forensics", and "Nothing Personal" as well as the two-part made-for-TV movie "Bloodlines: Murder in the Family" starring Elliott Gould and Sam Wanamaker. Murders of Gerald and Vera Woodman The murders of Gerald and Vera Woodman, also referred to by the press