Inspired by the novels and characters created by crime writer Ann Cleeves, Series 3 starts at 8pm on Sunday 25 August on ITV.

Blethyn reprises her lead role as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope alongside David Leon as her sidekick and surrogate son Detective Sergeant Joe Ashworth.

Episode 1, ‘Castles in the Air’, sees Vera investigate the brutal murder of young physiotherapist, Lizzie Faulkner (Eva Quinn), gunned down at a luxury country retreat. For D.S Joe Ashworth (David Leon), the case brings him face to face with a part of his past he would rather forget.

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