Vera - Season 2 - Eps 3: A Certain Samaritan
DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of 29-year-old Niall Coulter. With those closest to Niall intent upon obscuring the truth, 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 Niall's past. While coping with revelations from her own past, Vera sifts through evidence of the grief, love and addiction that characterised Niall's life and deduces that his murderer acted through selfless and unrequited love.
About Vera

Title: Vera
First Air Date: 2011-05-01
Last Air Date: 2025-01-02
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 153 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 15
Total Episodes: 56
Network: ITV1
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Production Companies: ITV Studios
Synopsis
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
Cast

Brenda Blethyn
DCI Vera Stanhope

Jon Morrison
DC Kenny Lockhart

Riley Jones
DC Mark Edwards

David Leon
DI Joe Ashworth

Sarah Kameela Impey
Dr Paula Bennett

Rhiannon Clements
DC Steph Duncan