Vera (TV series)

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Vera
Genre	Crime drama; Mystery;
Created by	Ann Cleeves
Starring	Brenda Blethyn; David Leon; Jon Morrison; Riley Jones; Wunmi Mosaku; Paul Ritter; Cush Jumbo; Sonya Cassidy; Clare Calbraith; Kingsley Ben-Adir; Kenny Doughty; Lisa Hammond; Noof McEwan; Christopher Colquhoun; Steve Evets; Ibinabo Jack; Paul Kaye; Sarah Kameela Impey; Rhiannon Clements; Shobna Gulati; Marley Emma Sage; Stevie Raine;
Composer	Ben Bartlett
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	14
No. of episodes	56 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Elaine Collins; Kate Bartlett; Kate Lewis; Myar Craig-Brown; Michael Dawson; Will Nicholson; Letitia Knight;
Producers	Elaine Collins; Elwan Rowlands; Margaret Mitchell; Debbie Shewell; Letitia Knight;
Running time	89–91 minutes
Production companies	ITV Studios (2011–2017); Silverprint Pictures (2018–2025);
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	1 May 2011 –; 2 January 2025
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Vera is a British crime drama television series based on the Vera Stanhope novels by Ann Cleeves. It ran on ITV for 14 years from 1 May 2011 to 2 January 2025 and starred Brenda Blethyn as the principal character, Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope.