9.0/101 votes#1 - The Sea Glass
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 2/21/2016
A fisherman's body is found tangled up in a North Sea trawler's net. Vera and her team investigate with the help of the local harbourmaster
Director: Paul Gay
Writer: Martha Hillier
8.5/102 votes#2 - The Darkest Evening
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 2/19/2023
On the night of a massive storm, trying to get home, DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) comes across an abandoned car with a baby inside. With no mobile signal and blocked roads at every turn, Vera is forced to seek refuge somewhere she’d rather not be, Brockburn House, the Stanhope’s ancestral pile. Vera doesn’t exactly receive a warm welcome from her estranged family as there’s a function in full swing and her turning up with a baby isn’t a great look. Things start to look even worse and take a far sinister turn when a body is found on the track leading to Brockburn House.
Director: Paul Gay
Writer: Colette Kane
8.1/1013 votes#3 - Cassie
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/1/2007
Cassie's family and friends are too wrapped up in their own worlds to notice that she's not eating - but there is someone who cares.
Director: Paul Gay
Writer: Bryan Elsley
8.0/102 votes#4 - Blood Will Tell
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 1/12/2020
DCI Vera Stanhope must unravel the circumstances of self-styled entrepreneur Freddie Gill's death when his body is found by bailiffs, attempting to repossess his house.
Director: Paul Gay
Writer: Paul Logue
7.6/1012 votes#5 - Michelle
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/8/2007
Time's up for Tony. His girlfriend Michelle just isn't going to take it anymore. Nor is she going to take her mum's latest husband Malcolm; toy boy, business failure and serial idiot to boot.
Director: Paul Gay
Writer: Bryan Elsley
7.5/102 votes#6 - Witness
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 8/29/2021
DCI Vera Stanhope must unravel the mystery when well-respected local builder and family man Jim Tullman is found beaten to death on the steps of the Collingwood Monument the day before he was due to testify in court as the key witness in a violent assault case.
Director: Paul Gay
Writer: Paul Logue
7.2/1014 votes#7 - Tony
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/25/2007
Tony's a smart kid. So smart he believes that he can get his best mate Sid laid... and make a profit.
Director: Paul Gay
Writer: Bryan Elsley
7.0/103 votes#8 - Tyger Tyger
Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 1/9/2022
When security foreman Gary Mallon is fatally wounded during a robbery at a Blyth container port the evidence points to an audacious heist that went awry. Vera begins to suspect an inside job. But the investigation takes an unexpected turn when Gary’s ex-wife contacts police with the news that their 13-year-old son is missing. Gary Mallon was acting under duress - the victim of a tiger kidnapping. His son was being held as collateral - but where is he now? In order to rescue the missing boy, Vera first needs to work out who was behind the robbery. Further complications ensue when she finds herself forced to collaborate with an NCA Officer who is working on a covert surveillance operation with links to organised crime. As Vera closes in on the kidnappers a misstep in the investigation leads to tragic repercussions, and she finds herself taken off the case.
Director: Paul Gay
Writer: Paul Matthew Thompson
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"The Sea Glass" is the best rated episode directed by Paul Gay. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Martha Hillier. It aired on 2/21/2016 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Darkest Evening".