Vera: Season 2

When an old colleague of DCI Vera Stanhope, Sergeant Stuart Macken, commits suicide at the hospital where his daughter lies critically injured after his home had been firebombed, the investigation leads to a number of suspects: the daughter's stepfather, a missing protester Sergeant Macken had under surveillance, the protester's pregnant girlfriend and an art teacher. Furthermore, a senior officer's affair with Macken comes to light, and a second attempt on the daughter in hospital breaks the ca

Vera investigates the case of a murdered social worked named Jenny Lister, who was universally considered to have been principled and popular. However, in an overworked and understaffed social work system, a notorious case involving the death of a child seems to hold the key to solving the killing. As Vera pursues the truth, she discovers the real secret at the heart of Jenny's death - and the killer who will stop at nothing to keep it hidden

A shoe found in Newcastle matches another on a dead body found in a skip in Portsmouth. The victim had traces of heroin in his bloodstream, a wallet containing £300 and another man's credit card, all of which seem at odds with his character. The investigation includes a possessive mother, a girlfriend, a gay beekeeper dying of leukaemia, and a local drug dealer later found dead on a beach. Vera's private memories about her dead father are also stirred when Joe gives her an address for her father

Revenge is behind the clinical murder of Staff Sgt James Deverson, a soldier in charge of a bomb disposal unit, The Sandancers. His second in command, Ollie Barton, who was killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device, was having an affair with Deverson's wife. The wife, Ollie's family and other members of the unit all come under suspicion, and the death of another unit member confuses the investigation, which is not helped by the army closing ranks. Guest Appearance of Captain Rebecc