Vera (TV series) 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, who is obsessive about her work and driven by her own demons. She plods along in a constantly dishevelled state, but has a calculating mind and, despite her irascible personality, she cares deeply about
Vera Chaplina practical.” Vera Chaplina worked at the Moscow Zoo until 1946, writing stories when she could find the time. Since then she has devoted more time to literary pursuits and became a full-time writer. Chaplina`s stories were translated into English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese Chinese, Hebrew, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Latvian, Estonian, Romanian, Danish, Swedish, and Serbian. Vera Chaplina Vera Vasilievna Chaplina (; 24 April 1908 – 19 December 1994) was a Soviet children's literature writer and naturalist. Vera Chaplina was born in Moscow, her grandfather, Vladimir Chaplin, was an engineer, professor and educator of the architect Melnikov. After the Revolution