Vera Stanhope series

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:book_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vera_series
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:2011
gptkb:ITV
gptkb:High_School
well-received
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:awards CWA Dagger in the Library
gptkbp:book_format gptkb:novel
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Brenda_Blethyn
gptkbp:character_appearance gptkb:military_officer
has a troubled past
lives alone
dedicated to her work
solves cold cases
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:launch_complex
gptkbp:character_relationships friendships
team dynamics
family ties
rivalries
mentor-mentee
gptkbp:character_traits determined
intelligent
unconventional
gruff
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Ann_Cleeves
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact popular in UK
gptkbp:features_character gptkb:Detective_Chief_Inspector_Vera_Stanhope
gptkbp:first_published gptkb:1999
gptkbp:focus detective work
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Detective
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vera Stanhope series
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Mark_Billingham
gptkb:Peter_James
gptkb:Tana_French
gptkb:Val_Mc_Dermid
gptkbp:influenced_by British crime novels
gptkbp:inspiration real-life cases
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Vera_Stanhope
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
gptkbp:number_of_books 8
gptkbp:number_of_seasons gptkb:11
gptkbp:plot_twist unexpected
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Pan_Macmillan
gptkbp:reader_demographic adult
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Shetland_series
gptkbp:series ongoing
chronological
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Northumberland
gptkbp:setting rural England
atmospheric
gptkbp:television_show gptkb:Vera
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Detective
gptkbp:themes gptkb:justice
morality
redemption
human nature
gptkbp:user_reviews favorable