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The Best Episodes of Vera Season 5

Every episode of Vera Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Vera Season 5!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Vera Season 5 Episode 2 - Old Wounds
    8.0/10(750 votes)

    S5:E2

    Following the discovery of the remains of a teenage girl half-buried in a Northumberland wood, Vera and her team end up looking into a thirty-year old mystery.

    Director:Daikin Marsh
    Writer:Martha Hillier

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  2. Vera Season 5 Episode 3 - Muddy Waters
    7.9/10(807 votes)

    S5:E3

    Vera investigates the death of an unidentified man dredged up from a slurry pit on a remote Northumberland farm.

    Director:Stewart Svaasand
    Writer:Glen Laker

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  3. Vera Season 5 Episode 4 - Shadows in the Sky
    7.9/10(1115 votes)

    S5:E4

    A dock worker plunges from the roof of a multistory car park whilst picking up daughter from her school prom and everything points to foul play.

    Director:William Sinclair
    Writer:Martha Hillier

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  4. Vera Season 5 Episode 1 - Changing Tides
    7.6/10(777 votes)

    S5:E1

    Vera takes a look into a suspicious fire that rips through a holiday park on the Northumberland coast. Three cabins are destroyed and the body of a woman is discovered inside inside one of them.

    Director:Marek Losey
    Writer:Martha Hillier

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Old Wounds" is the best rated episode of "Vera" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 750 votes. Directed by Daikin Marsh and written by Martha Hillier, it aired on 4/12/2015. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Muddy Waters".