Set amid the wild beauty of the Northumberland landscape, DCI Vera Stanhope investigates chilling crimes only she can solve. The shambolic but perceptive detective does not make friends easily. Grumpy and often short-tempered, what Veralacks in charm she makes up for in wisdom and insight. In the sixth series, Vera and her team are called into action to tackle a number of challenging cases; from unravelling the mystery of a woman found murdered on the bleak Northumberland moors (Dark Road), piecing together the tragic downfall of a young man whose body is discovered hidden in a cave (Tuesday’s Child), solving a mysterious double murder in a remote country house (The Moth Catcher), to delving into a dark secret at the heart of a struggling fishing community (The Sea Glass), each enthralling story is enhanced by captivating performances, beautifully shot landscapes and high production values.

　　布朗神父（Mark Williams饰演，他是哈利珀特系列里的Arthur Weasley，英国喜剧演员，编剧和主持人）是切斯特顿笔下的著名侦探，矮个子，圆脑袋，身材胖儿可爱。手边常有一把标志性的大雨伞，他天性怕羞，说话有些结巴，看起来憨厚纯真，似乎与探案不搭边，却大智若愚，有着很锐利的直觉。

莎拉·兰开夏 (Sarah Lancashire) 回归了由莎莉·温赖特 (Sally Wainwright) 创作的这部广受好评的 BBC 惊悚片。严肃的警长凯瑟琳·卡伍德 (Catherine Cawood) 回来领导她在西约克郡卡尔德谷 (Calder Valley) 的敬业警察团队。执勤时，她发现了可怕的一具尸体。受害者的伤势与过去几个月发生的一系列谋杀案惊人地相似……

　　这是一部混合类型的八集罪案剧，由丹麦-瑞典著名剧集《Bron/Broen》的主创人Hans Rosenfeldt创作。《Bron/Broen》你可能不熟悉，但你一定熟悉它的美国改编版（及英国改编版，及全球10多个国家的改编版）——《界桥谜案》（The Bridge）。这是Hans Rosenfeldt首次专门为英国电视市场开发的一部新剧，秉承了他一贯的风格：剧中任何一个角色随时都可能成为受害人、目击者或者嫌疑人。
　　主人公Marcella Backland（Anna Friel）是一名年近40岁的女侦探，11年前因为结婚而离开了自己热爱的警察工作。Marcella的婚姻突然终结——她的丈夫Jason（Nicholas Pinnock）突然宣称自己不再爱她并快速离开了她——女儿又躲在寄宿学校里不肯见她，她只好回到既熟悉又陌生的大都会警署命案调查组重新探索自己的人生道路。上级立刻指派她调查一系列奇怪的谋杀案，这些新案件看起来与11年前发生的、始终未能侦破的多起谋杀案相似。Marcella早在2005年就曾调查过那些谋杀案，但因为当时她的第二个孩子不幸流产，悲伤的情绪严重影响了她的办案能力。或许是当年的凶手再次现身？或许是有人模仿作案？剧情将重点探索这名单身女侦探的心理世界，尤其是她处理一起有多名潜在嫌疑人和受害人的连环谋杀案时的心理世界。她的精神世界如此脆弱，她如何能很好地完成工作？她一心扑在工作上，就能找到她想要的答案吗？或者她的精神状态将把她引入更加危险的领域？另一方面，Marcella始终怀疑丈夫离开自己另有动机，于是在工作之余做了大量调查工作。糟糕的是，她的发现可能导致她更加心碎。

　　The Duke of Frome John Langton with his wife, their baby born after complications during childbirth, a domineering nanny, nursery maid and valet arrive at Montague Hall for Lady Felicia's Yuletide ball. During the evening the baby is taken from his cot. Inspector Mallory suspects an inside job by the valet when his secret wife arrives while Brown is more interested in the birth of the baby at a home for unmarried mothers. Mrs McCarthy under pressure from the diocese to provide a Christmas service fit for a Duke receives unexpected help from a vagrant she finds in the confessional.