Vera – Series Seven, 12, £19.99,

Brenda Blethyn returns as straight-talking Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope in four gripping episodes of the ITV crime series based on the acclaimed books by Ann Cleeves. This series, Detective Sergeant Aiden Healy (Kenny Doughty) joins Vera as they investigate the suspicious deaths of a wildlife ranger, a student journalist, a teenage girl and a drug addict.