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,
Daniella Perez Kis Magro and Herson Capri. Perez was married to actor Raul Gazolla, whom she met on the set of "Kananga do Japão", from 1990 until her death. Perez was only 22 years old when she was brutally murdered by former actor Guilherme de Pádua (her co-star in "De Corpo de Alma") and his then-wife, Paula Nogueira Thomaz, pregnant at the time. She now goes by the name of Paula Nogueira Peixoto. On the night of December 28, 1992, Perez was ambushed and killed by 18 stab wounds that pierced through her neck, lungs and heart. The reason behind the crime