Episode 1 | Natural Selection

Vera is drawn into a suspicious death on Ternstone, a remote and inaccessible island off the coast of Northumberland, home only to numerous species of birds and the rangers who observe them.

Episode 2 | Dark Angel

The body of a young man is discovered face down in a river by Thrunton Woods. But tracing the victim's identity proves difficult for Vera and her team.

Episode 3 | Broken Promise

Vera is called to Northumberland University when a student plummets to his death from the top of a disused faculty building.

Episode 4 | The Blanket Mire

Surveyors out on the Northumberland moors make a shocking discovery: the body of a young woman buried beneath the soil.