Vera: Series 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Vera Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
Against the Tide
Jan 29, 2023 · 90 min
Vera is called to a lighthouse when the body of a local council worker is found, but it becomes clear that his life wasn't plain sailing.
For the Grace of God
Feb 5, 2023 · 90 min
Vera attends to the body of an ex-soldier who ended up on the streets and finds that events in his past and the present made for a deadly future.
Blue
Feb 12, 2023 · 90 min
Joel Kingston is a copper’s copper from a respected and notable police family but when he is found dead, floating in a park lake, DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) finds herself i
The Darkest Evening
Feb 19, 2023 · 90 min
On the night of a massive storm, trying to get home, DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) comes across an abandoned car with a baby inside. With no mobile signal and blocked roads at
The Rising Tide (Christmas Special)
Dec 26, 2023 · 90 min
DCI Vera Stanhope finds herself drawn to the enchanting tidal island of Lindisfarne, where a group of lifelong friends reunites every five years to commemorate their enduring bond.