Acorn Media (Firm)

Based on the award-winning novels by Ann Cleeves. A cantankerous but brilliant detective solves unthinkable crimes in northeast England. Blethyn imbues DCI Vera Stanhope in this hit detective drama. Set Five includes four all new feature-length mysteries.

Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920's Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit.

Follows the solitary, obsessed, cantankerous investigator Vera Stanhope -- who happens to be pure genius at her job.

Follows a solitary, obsessed, cantankerous investigator-- who happens to be pure genius at her job.

Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire and witches should never trust vampires.

Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope and her assistant Detective Sergeant Aiden Healy work to solve four more perplexing cases, set in rural Northumberland.

Northumberland Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope and her partner, Detective Sergeant Joe Ashworth, work to unravel four new crimes. Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope and her assistant Detective Sergeant Joe Ashworth take on four new cases on their Northumberland beat: the stabbing of a senior citizen on a rush-hour train; the brutal murder of a young professional at a beach resort; the shooting of a loner out on the moors; and the drowning...

Includes four all-new, feature-length mysteries. From the death of a woman found on the Northumberland cliffs to the body of a fisherman pulled out of the sea, these cases prove to be some of the most difficult and emotional in Vera's career.

As the most opulent hotel in Manchester, England, during the decadent Roaring '20s, The Grand is more than a building. It's a nexus for schemes, scandals, romance and intrigue. For owner John Bannerman, The Grand symbolizes a tradition of luxury and elegance begun by his father. For Marcus Bannerman, it becomes a risky investment and a way to entice his brother's wife into bed. And for the maids and porters employed there, it represents a possible...

Follow the Honorable Phryne (fry-nee) Fisher through the back alleys, shady markets, and jazz clubs of late 1920s Melbourne. A glamorous lady detective in a mostly male world, she goes about her work with a pear-handled pistol and dagger-sharp wit, leaving a trail of male admirers in her wake. Includes 8 episodes.