Broadcast and release dates
Vera: Series 5 episodes and locations
All 56 drama episodes are listed in UK broadcast order within their series. The Christmas special The Rising Tide is series twelve, episode five. The farewell documentary is separate from the drama episode list.
Vera
Series 5
- Series 5, Episode 1 · 5 April 2015
Changing Tides
A caravan explosion brings Vera and her new sergeant Aiden to a holiday park with divided family loyalties.
- Series 5, Episode 2 · 12 April 2015
Old Wounds
Remains discovered in woodland reopen the disappearance of a schoolgirl and the secrets preserved since her youth.
- Series 5, Episode 3 · 19 April 2015
Muddy Waters
A body recovered from a farm’s slurry pit leads Vera towards concealed working arrangements and an unidentified connection.
- Series 5, Episode 4 · 26 April 2015
Shadows in the Sky
A family man’s fatal fall from a car park prompts Vera to question the apparently stable life he maintained.
Titles and UK dates are cross-checked against ITV programme material and broadcast listings. The series eleven episodes shown internationally in 2022 have their January 2023 UK dates here; The Rising Tide uses its 26 December 2023 UK broadcast. Filming links require an exact episode source.