But while we await a release date for the final season, Brenda Blethyn, who portrays the title character, has teased how the series will conclude. Created by Ann Cleeves, Vera is inspired by the ...

Of all the moody, broody British police dramas that ever forced a dogged detective to tramp ... broodier series “Shetland,” “Vera” is a cerebral, as opposed to violent or troubling ...

The hot crime series ... Vera Stanhope retired from solving crimes on the Newcastle-set only this year, her former detective partner DS Aiden Healy actually exited the show in its fifth season.

The final series ... the detective chief inspector. Based on the Vera Stanhope series of novels by Ann Cleeves, the show began all the way back in 2011 and is finishing with its 14th season.