The indomitable DCI Vera Stanhope, assisted by her trusted colleague, DS Joe Ashworth, steps up for another series of challenging cases. She investigates the mysterious death of a pensioner on a busy commuter train (On Harbour Street), unearths a thirty year mystery after a brutal murder on the sands of a seaside resort (Protected), unpicks the tragic last months of a failed novelist gunned down on a remote Northumberland moor (The Deer Hunters), and delves into the tangled life of a businessman found floating in the water under the Gateshead Millennium Bridge (Death of a Family Man). Inspired by the novels written by renowned crime writer Ann Cleeves, and filmed against a backdrop of outstanding Northumberland landscapes and atmospheric production, each enthralling story is enhanced by the captivating performance of Brenda Blethyn as this shambolic yet brilliant detective.
Starz公布了《血肉之躯》（Flesh and Bone）的剧照，并宣布该剧近日正式开机拍摄。该剧是一部以芭蕾舞为背景的黑色剧集，故事主要描述外表华丽光鲜的芭蕾舞世界所隐藏的「肮脏」的幕后秘密。年轻的芭蕾舞演员Claire Robbins（Sarah Hay）如愿加入纽约最富盛名的芭蕾舞剧团，但她有一段不堪回首的往事，这导致她的情感很脆弱，有自毁倾向。她既是个单纯的天真女孩，也是个极具野心的世故女孩。她是个有天赋的舞蹈演员，但她的心魔和过于脱离实际的志向可能驱使她走上一条未知的道路。
