Vera returns for Series Two and 4 murderous new episodes

Published August 7, 2022 1:22 pmUpdated December 7, 2025 8:01 pm

Vera is back for 4 new episodes in Series 2 (Originally aired in 2012)

The Ghost Position. Series 2, episode 1 – 22 April 2012

The detective’s former colleague, Sergeant Stuart Macken, is left badly burned when his house is petrol-bombed, while his teenage daughter fights for her life in intensive care. As Vera tries to discover why anyone would attempt to kill Stuart, her investigation leads to unpleasant revelations about his personal life, and she has to face long-buried memories of her own.

Cast

Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope
Brogan West as Dougie Cranham
Charlie Richmond as Witness 1
David Leon as DS Joe Ashworth
Jessica Barden as Stella Macken
Joe MacCabe as Duty PC
Jon Morrison as DC Kenny Lockhart
Jon Regan as Witness 2
Julie Graham as Marianne Gower
Nina Sosanya as Chief Supt Rachel Waite
Paul Ritter as Billy Cartwright
Richard Stacey as Grant Bellowes
Ron Cook as Brian Gower
Rose Leslie as Lena Holgate
Sarah Lewis Obuba as Young Woman
Sonya Cassidy as Celine Ashworth
Steven Hartley as Sgt Stuart Macken
Wunmi Mosaku as DC Holly Lawson

Silent Voices. Series 2, episode 2 – 29 April 2012

The detective investigates the murder of social worker Jenny Lister, but figuring out the motive behind the killing of an apparently popular woman proves difficult. However, an infamous past case involving the death of a child appears to hold the key. In her pursuit of the truth, Vera uncovers the failings of an understaffed care system and discovers the secret at the heart of Jenny’s death – which the killer will stop at nothing to protect.

Cast

Abigail Johnston as Alice
Adelle Leonce as Yasmin
Antony Byrne as Craig
Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope
Cush Jumbo as DC Bethany Whelan
Daniel Lapaine as Michael Morgan
David Leon as DS Joe Ashworth
Daymon Britton as Danny Shaw
Emma Rydal as Mattie
Hannah Britland as Hannah
James Rastall as Simon
Jon Morrison as DC Kenny Lockhart
Kaye Wragg as Connie
Kelly Scott as Kaye
Pat Dunn as Irene
Paul Ritter as Billy Cartwright
Penny Downie as Veronica
Sandra James-Young as Mel
Stephanie Carey as Jenny

A Certain Samaritan. Series 2, episode 3 – 20 May 2012

The investigation into the murder of 29-year-old Niall is made difficult by those closest to him, who seem intent on obscuring the facts, and it is not until the body of a drug dealer washes up on a beach that the dreadful truth begins to emerge. While coping with revelations of her own, Vera sifts through evidence of the grief, love and addiction that characterised Niall’s life as she tries to find out why someone wanted him dead.

Cast

Billy McColl as Meadows
Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope
Charles Ramsay as Niall
Cush Jumbo as DC Bethany Whelan
David Leon as DS Joe Ashworth
Frieda Thiel as Roxy
Gary Cargill as Lester
James Burrows as Charlie
John McArdle as Marty
Jon Morrison as DC Kenny Lockhart
Judy Parfitt as Maggie
Mia Wyles as Jessie
Paul Ritter as Billy Cartwright
Phyllis Logan as Shirley
Riley Jones as PC Edwards
Ross Waiton as Priest
Sean Campion as Guthrie
Sonya Cassidy as Celine Ashworth

Sandancers. Series 2, episode 4 – 3 June 2012

The detective investigates a suspicious death in an army barracks, aided by Joe and an enthusiastic member of the military police. Although the demise of commanding officer Dev initially looks like suicide, a case for murder is quickly established and the team’s first task is to find a motive. Sensing a connection to Ollie, a soldier killed in Afghanistan, Vera interviews the victim’s loyal comrades and Ollie’s grieving family, discovering a traumatic event that nobody wants to talk about.

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