FANS of ITV drama Vera were sorely disappointed tonight when they realised the episode was a repeat. Viewers had rejoiced when they saw the crime thriller scheduled to air at 8pm and were excited to find out who had killed Jim Tullman. But moments into the episode it soon twigged that they were, in fact, […]
FANS of ITV drama Vera were sorely disappointed tonight when they realised the episode was a repeat.
Viewers had rejoiced when they saw the crime thriller scheduled to air at 8pm and were excited to find out who had killed Jim Tullman.
But moments into the episode it soon twigged that they were, in fact, watching a repeat.
Dozens of tweets flooded Twitter, as one person asked: “I am sure I have seen this Vera before. It’s a new series but I’m getting deja vu. Anyone else?”
As the show went on, another moaned: “I thought tonight’s #Vera was supposed to be a new episode. 
”
And one furious fan raged: “F*****g ITV and it’s repeats ! Surprised advertisers stand for it !#vera”
The first two episodes of Vera series 11 first aired in August.
But filming came to a halt due to a delay caused by the Covid pandemic.
The series has now been split into two halves – with the final episodes returning to air January 2022.
There are six episodes in total, and ITV has decided to show the first two episodes tonight to jog people’s memories before January.
In episode one, the body of well-respected local builder, Jim Tullman was found beaten to death on the steps of the Collingwood Monument.
DCI Vera Stanhope is seen questioning how such a seemingly beloved and imposing figure could be attacked so viciously.
The mystery deepens when she discovers that Tullman was to testify against Marcus Hynde (Lewis Cope), a promising cadet footballer facing charges of GBH.
DCI Vera Stanhope is called to the scene of a murdered support worker, Angela Konan (Karlina Grace-Paseda), found hidden among the bleak woodlands of Northumberland National Park.
Noel Henderson (Cayyvan Coates) and Stanley Booth (Mark Benton), the two park rangers who reported the body appear oddly evasive when questioned if they knew the victim.
Vera soon discovers Angela worked tirelessly for a women’s addiction recovery centre, yet her manager Darlene Houghton (Caroline Lee Johnson), and colleagues had no relationship with her outside the refuge.
Vera and her team must peel back the layers of their introverted victim to uncover her closely guarded secrets and surprising depths.
It appears an increasingly erratic Angela clashed with two clients in the week before she died, rashly evicting Aysiha Nassar (Ayten Manyare), while becoming ever-more personally involved in the life of drug addict Beth Draper (Sian Reese-Williams).
Vera will return for the rest of season 11 on ITV in the New Year.
Episode three of the unfinished series is going to premiere January 9, 2022, at 8pm.
This means that there was a five-month gap between the second and third episode.
If you missed any previous episodes, they are all available to watch on ITV Hub.
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