我们一家人在沙滩晒太阳，一个美丽的少女走过，14岁的儿子目不转睛地看着她远去，妻子用肘碰我，低声道：“你的儿子长大了。”几分钟后，一个少妇穿着泳衣在我们面前走过，我禁不住为她的好身材投去欣羡的目光，妻子这时又用肘碰我，低声责备道：“唉，别那么孩子气。”

　　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.