NEW CRIME DRAMA Vera Boxing Day, 8pm, ITV1
DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) is forced to abandon her festive plans to solve a midwinter murder when the popular Northumberland-set crime drama returns to ITV1 for its first-ever Christmas special.
The story begins with Vera and her team organising a Secret Santa and looking forward to a well-earned break. That's until they're called to Holy Island to investigate the bizarre death of scandal-hit TV star Rick Kelsall in a staged suicide.
This story is from the December 23 - 30, 2023 (Double Issue) edition of TV & Satellite Week.
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