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
Arthur Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope title of Earl Stanhope on the death of his father on 24 December 1875. He was appointed First Church Estates Commissionerin December 1878, and served as Lord Lieutenant of Kent from 1890 to 1905. He married Evelyn Pennefather, daughter of Richard Pennefather of Knockeevan, County Tipperary by his wife Lady Emily Butler, daughter of Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall. They had two children: Arthur Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope Arthur Philip Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope (13 September 1838 – 19 April 1905), was a British Conservative Party politician. From 1855 to 1875 he was styled Viscount Mahon. He was a