Which ITV crime drama series stars Brenda Blethyn as a Detective Chief Inspector in the fictional Northumberland and City Police?
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,
Inspector Morse Inspector Morse Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse GM is the eponymous fictional character in the series of detective novels by British author Colin Dexter. On television, he appears in the 33-episode drama series "Inspector Morse" (1987–2000), in which John Thaw played the character, as well as the 2012 prequel series "Endeavour", portrayed by Shaun Evans. The older Morse is a senior CID (Criminal Investigation Department) officer with the Thames Valley Police force in Oxford, England, and in the prequel Morse is a young graduate Detective Constable rising through the ranks with the Oxford City Police. Morse presents, to some, a