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    Vera

    Work has started in Northumberland on a new production of ITV's Vera.

    Guest stars Hugo Speer, Gary Lewis and Lolita Chakrabarti join Brenda Blethyn in Telling Tales, the second of four self contained films.

    Set around the Northumberland coast, the second film follows DI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) as she sets out to retrospectively resolve the mystery of Abigail Mantel’s murder.

    Vera also stars Jon Morrison as DC Kenny, Elizabeth Edmunds as Mary Winter, Daniel Rose as Chris Winter, Emun Elliott as James Bennett and Kate Foster- Barnes as Emma Bennett.

    The script, which is based on the book Telling Tales by Ann Cleeves, has been adapted for television by Paul Rutman who wrote the first Vera film and has also written for Marple and Lewis.

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    Episode: 1 of 4
    Sunday, 22 April 2012, 8:00PM - 10:00PM
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    The Ghost Position:

    Following the success of the first series broadcast in 2011 international award winning actress Brenda Blethyn, OBE, makes a welcome return to ITV1 as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope.

    Set once again in contemporary Northumberland and Newcastle ITV Studios have produced four new stand-alone films of the hit crime thriller.

    Guest stars include: Julie Graham (Lapland, Survivors, William & Mary), Steven Hartley (Doctors, The Bill), Ron Cook (Little Dorrit, The Diary of Anne Frank) and Nina Sosanya (Silk, Five Days).



    Episode one:


    In The Ghost Position D.C.I. Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) is reunited, under tragic circumstance, with her first ever Sergeant, Stuart Macken (Steven Hartley). When his house is petrol bombed, Stuart is left badly burned and his 18 year old daughter, Stella (Jessica Barden), is fighting for her life in intensive care. Vera is shocked to see Stuart is a shadow of the man she knew twenty years before and, when her back is turned, he commits suicide by throwing himself from the hospital balcony.

    Vera, battling through grief for her former colleague and friend, is determined to track down the assailant and discover why someone would attempt to kill Stuart and Stella. Does the answer lie in the steep downturn Stuart’s personal and professional life has taken since they last met? With Stella in a coma, Vera and Joe pick their way through her former Sergeant’s recent history and uncover his broken family and the destruction caused by his inability to let them go. Soon they are hot on the trail of a suspect, but a dramatic discovery turns the case on its head, revealing the event at the heart of these catastrophic and heartbreaking events.
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    Episode: 2 of 4
    Sunday, 29 April 2012, 8:00PM - 10:00PM
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    Silent Voices:

    Following the success of the first series broadcast in 2011 international award winning actress Brenda Blethyn, OBE, makes a welcome return to ITV1 as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope.

    Set once again in contemporary Northumberland and Newcastle ITV Studios have produced four new stand-alone films of the hit crime thriller.

    Adapted by Gaby Chiappe (based on the novel by Ann Cleeves) and directed by Paul Whittington. Guest stars in Silent Voices include: Kaye Wragg (No Angels, The Lakes). Actress Cush Jumbo (The Inbetweeners Movie, Lip Service, Torchwood) joins the detective team as D.C. Bethany Whelan.

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    D.C.I. Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) investigates the case of murdered social worker, Jenny Lister. Deciphering the motive behind the brutal murder of a woman who presents as honourable and well liked proves difficult but an infamous case involving the death of a child appears to hold the key. Working tirelessly, Vera and her team uncover the failure of an understaffed and overworked social work system and the far reaching effects for all those involved.

    Through her innate empathy and intuition, Vera determinedly pursues the truth until she discovers the real secret at the heart of Jenny's death and the killer who will stop at nothing to protect it. Knowing that the murderer has already targeted their next victim, Vera and Joe (David Leon) are faced with a race against time - will they get there in time to prevent another death?

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    Looking forward to this new series,I enjoyed the last one and really like Brenda Blethyn.

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    Episode: 3 of 4
    Sunday, 13 May 2012, 8:00PM - 10:00PM



    Sandancers:

    Following the success of the first series broadcast in 2011 international award winning actress Brenda Blethyn, OBE, makes a welcome return to ITV1 as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope.

    Set once again in contemporary Northumberland and Newcastle ITV Studios have produced four new stand-alone films of the hit crime thriller.

    Written by Colin Teevan and directed by Julian Holmes guest stars include: Barbara Marten (Kidnap and Ransom, Waking the Dead, Casualty), Clare Calbraith (Downton Abbey, The Shadow Line) and Naomi Bentley (Love Life, White Man Van, Ideal).

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    D.C.I. Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) and D.S. Joe Ashworth investigate a suspicious death in an army barracks, aided by Shep (Clare Calbraith), an enthusiastic and pro-active member of the Military Police. While the death of commanding officer Dev initially looks like suicide, murder is quickly established and the team need to find both a motive and a killer.

    Sensing a connection to Ollie (Ben Aldridge), a soldier killed in Afghanistan, Vera interviews Devaney's (Barry McGee) loyal comrades, Vince (Steve Cree) and Budgie (Alex Price), and Ollie's grieving and angry family, quickly establishing there's a traumatic event which no-one wants to talk about. Through persistence and instinct Vera finally reveals the complicated turn of events that led to an act of revenge and the deaths of more than one soldier.

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    Episode: 4 of 4
    Sunday, 20 May 2012, 8:00PM - 10:00PM

    EPISODIC SYNOPSIS:

    A Certain Samaritan:

    In the final episode of the second series D.C.I. Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) investigates the murder of 29 year old Niall Coulter. Circling Niall’s nearest and dearest including his mother Shirley (Phyllis Logan), Vera peels back the seemingly benign layers of his life to discover a deeper truth which those closest to him seem unwilling to give up. It is not until the body of a drug dealer is found washed up on a Northumberland beach that the dreadful truth begins to emerge about the heroin found present in Niall’s body.

    While faced with potentially life changing discoveries in her own life, Vera steers her way through the evidence of grief, love, protection and addiction that surrounded Niall’s life and deduces that his murderer acted through a selfless and unrequited love of their own.

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    Episode one: Castles in the Air

    D.C.I. Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) investigates 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.

    Local man, Robert Doran (Richard Riddell), was in the area shooting badgers at the time but denies any part in the killing, despite having a connection to Lizzie.

    The team discover Lizzie’s holiday was a last minute gift from client, Corinne Franks (Vinette Robinson), the architect behind the expensive new holiday village.

    Her husband Andrew (John Light) and their business partner, Tim Hopkins (Nicholas Gleaves) refuse to accept the murder is connected to local resentment towards their new development. But when Corinne is mowed down in a deliberate hit and run they are forced to reconsider.

    The only alternative is a revenge attack. Andrew admits Corinne was recently involved in a fatal car accident. The victim's heartbroken husband, Justin Bishop (Shaun Dingwall), disagreed with the coroner’s verdict and has been campaigning for justice ever since.

    Aided by D.C. Kenny Lockhart (Jon Morrison), Vera uncovers a hidden friendship between Corrine Franks and the Bishop’s teenage son, Sam (Alexander Arnold), but is he capable of double murder?

    In a story of betrayal, guilt and the need for atonement, Vera must move quickly to avoid another tragedy while Joe finally makes amends with the demons from his own past.


    Cast list:

    D.C.I. Vera Stanhope - Brenda Blethyn
    D.S. Joe Ashworth - David Leon
    D.C. Kenny Lockhart - Jon Morrison
    D.C. Mark Edwards - Riley Jones
    Pathologist Billy Cartwright - Paul Ritter
    Robert Doran - Richard Riddell
    Tina Robson - Cassie Atkinson
    Lizzie Faulkner - Eva Quinn
    Maisie Jones - Leah Brotherhead
    Tim Hopkins - Nicholas Gleaves
    Kirsty Hopkins - Alex Childs
    Justin Bishop - Shaun Dingwall
    Celine Sonya - Cassidy
    Jessie Ashworth -Mia Wyles
    Corinne Franks - Vinette Robinson
    Sam Bishop - Alexander Arnold
    Derek - Nicholas Lumley
    Andrew Franks - John Light
    Duty Solicitor - Will Ashcroft
    Tim’s Solicitor - Ian Cairns


    Series overview:

    Inspired by the best selling novels and characters created by acclaimed crime writer Ann Cleeves, Oscar nominated and award-winning actress Brenda Blethyn reprises her lead role as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope alongside actor and filmmaker David Leon who plays Vera’s trusty sidekick and surrogate son Detective Sergeant Joe Ashworth.

    The third series sees the return of Scottish born actor Jon Morrison (High Times, Nil By Mouth) as D.C Kenny Lockhart, Clare Calbraith (Downton Abbey, The Shadow Line) as D.C. Rebecca Shepherd, Paul Ritter (Friday Night Dinner, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) as pathologist Billy Cartwright and Sonya Cassidy (Endeavour, The Paradise) as Celine Ashworth, wife to Joe.

    Other actors appearing across the four new films include; Dean Andrews (Frankie, Last Tango in Halifax, Ashes to Ashes), Saskia Reeves (Wallander, Luther), Nicholas Gleaves (Scott & Bailey, Public Enemies), Shaun Dingwall (Doctor Who, Above Suspicion), Vinette Robinson (Sherlock, Waterloo Road), Jill Halfpenny (Lightfields, Wild at Heart, Mount Pleasant), Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones, Strike Back, Outcasts), Christine Bottomley (The Arbor, Land Girls, Tess of the D’Urbervilles), Ralph Ineson (Secret State, Case Sensitive, Harry Potter) Riley Jones (Wolfblood).

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    Episode two: Poster Child

    When respected surgeon, Dan Marsden (Reece Andrews), is shot dead days before his retirement and his teen daughters, Mira (Shifaa Arfan) and Karen (Amy Cameron), are abducted, D.C.I. Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) and her team, D.S. Joe Ashworth (David Leon) and D.C. Kenny Lockhart (Jon Morrison), face a race against time to track down the killer and save the sisters.

    Orphaned by a missile attack in Baghdad, a young girl being pulled from the rubble of her building became an iconic image of the Iraq conflict. Brought to Britain for treatment, little Mira was adopted by Dan and his dutiful wife (Saskia Reeves), Laura, under the watchful eye of a family friend.

    A mysterious parcel leads Vera to Jonah Regan (Dean Andrews), the photographer who took the award-winning image, uncovering a fresh connection to Iraq and a man named Malik (Amir Boutrous). But who is Malik and what could he want with the Marsden sisters?

    Joined by new addition, D.C. Barry Kelman (Gareth Farr), it’s not long before the case takes a violent and unexpected turn striking at the heart of Vera and her team.

    With the safety of two young women in jeopardy, Vera must use all her tenacity and instinct to expose the truth.

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    Episode three: Young Gods

    D.C.I. Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) delves into the tangled past of extreme sports fanatic, Gideon Frane, when he plunges from a Northumberland cliff top in a ball of flames.

    An anonymous letter spelling ‘Burn in Hell’ and a scan of files reveal a litany of stalking complaints and intimidation against an ex-girlfriend, Izzy Rawlins (Jodie Comer).

    Forensics are quick to link her hairdresser friend, Kit (Kevin Trainor), to the letter. He admits to confronting Gideon days before his death but denies murdering him.

    As a former head boy, Headmistress Vivienne Ripman (Maureen Beattie) remembers Gideon as leader of a gang of ‘golden lads and girls’. But ex-girlfriend Manda Adelaide (Pippa Bennett-Warner) went missing after an attempted suicide and best friend Jamie Levinson (Mark Quartley) has long since succumbed to drug addiction. Ruthie Culvert (Rebecca Benson) is a pupil at the same private school. As witness to the crime, Vera is convinced she holds the key but her memory is drawing blanks.

    Supported by D.C. Shepherd (Clare Calbraith) and the newly appointed D.C. Edwards (Riley Jones), Vera and the rest of her team must track down Gideon’s gang to uncover a lifetime of bullying and an unexpected story of tested loyalties and rough justice.

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    Episode three: Young Gods

    D.C.I. Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) delves into the tangled past of extreme sports fanatic, Gideon Frane, when he plunges from a Northumberland cliff top in a ball of flames.

    An anonymous letter spelling ‘Burn in Hell’ and a scan of files reveal a litany of stalking complaints and intimidation against an ex-girlfriend, Izzy Rawlins (Jodie Comer).

    Forensics are quick to link her hairdresser friend, Kit (Kevin Trainor), to the letter. He admits to confronting Gideon days before his death but denies murdering him.

    As a former head boy, Headmistress Vivienne Ripman (Maureen Beattie) remembers Gideon as leader of a gang of ‘golden lads and girls’. But ex-girlfriend Manda Adelaide (Pippa Bennett-Warner) went missing after an attempted suicide and best friend Jamie Levinson (Mark Quartley) has long since succumbed to drug addiction. Ruthie Culvert (Rebecca Benson) is a pupil at the same private school. As witness to the crime, Vera is convinced she holds the key but her memory is drawing blanks.

    Supported by D.C. Shepherd (Clare Calbraith) and the newly appointed D.C. Edwards (Riley Jones), Vera and the rest of her team must track down Gideon’s gang to uncover a lifetime of bullying and an unexpected story of tested loyalties and rough justice.

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