Cleaner Luke Sumner's body is discovered close to his flat in Newcastle, but pathology concludes that the killing blow could have occurred several hours before he succumbed to his injuries, prompting Vera to piece together the victim's final hours in order to investigate his murder. But Luke lived a simple life and had even severed all ties to the quaint rural village where he grew up - including his mother Carmel. Can she shed any light on her son's murder?
Elenco: Brenda Blethyn , Jon Morrison , Riley Jones , Kenny Doughty , David Leon , Ibinabo Jack , Kingsley Ben-Adir , Paul Ritter , Paul Kaye , Sonya Cassidy , Noof McEwan , Lisa Hammond , Wunmi Mosaku , Cush Jumbo , Clare Calbraith , Christopher Colquhoun .