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,
Alias Jimmy Valentine (radio program) Alias Jimmy Valentine (radio program) Alias Jimmy Valentine is an old-time radio crime drama in the United States. It was broadcast on NBC-Blue January 18, 1938 - February 27, 1939. The concept for "Alias Jimmy Valentine" came from writer O. Henry in his short story A Retrieved Reformation. That story was adapted into the 1910 play "Alias Jimmy Valentine" by Paul Armstrong. The program's stories focused on Lee Randall, described by Jim Cox in his book, "Radio Crime Fighters: More Than 300 Programs from the Golden Age" as "an ex-con and reformed safecracker [who] applied his talents and enormous underworld