The central character is Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Who is obsessive about her work and driven by her own demons. If she's lonely she doesn't show it and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage. Her trusted and long suffering colleague is Sergeant Joe Ashworth. Together they approach every new case with unparalleled gusto and professionalism.
案件还可以，后两集强于前两集，凶手似乎总是那种处在相对边缘的位置却偶尔露一小面的人物。
如果能接受里面带有口音的英语，这部剧还算可以
油画般的大不列颠风景，虽然色调压抑和荒凉，但一望无际感觉还是很美好。叙事性的手法一步一个坑，最终找到凶手。
纽卡索周边设定，第一集属于英推惯用的奠定基调类型的案子；第二个案子的设定略奇葩；第四个特别唏嘘，小孩就是这么“自私势利”，看到这集就想起Bobby Dunbar那个案子。
莫名有种孤独幽怨感
