Vera is a British crime drama series based on the Vera Stanhope series of novels written by crime writer Ann Cleeves. It was first broadcast on ITV on 1 May 2011.
As of 21 January 2024, 54 original episodes of Vera have aired over thirteen series.[1]
The episode in Series 7 titled "Broken Promise" and aired on 2 April 2017, was written by Robert Murphy, who would later to create and write most episodes in the rival ITV crime drama McDonald & Dodds in 2020.