Kenny Doughty joins the cast as Aiden Healy, Vera's new assistant, now that Joe has been promoted.
Vera is asked to investigate an explosion at a trailer part. The park owner's sister, Deena, died in a fire.
That evening, Deena and a friend, Sally, attended a bachelor party for Ryan, the fiancé of the owner's daughter Claire.
Vera finds out that Deena was murdered and then placed in the trailer before the fire.
There are a few motives and suspects, and Vera and Aiden have to sort through them and figure out who did what to whom.
Someone here commented on the lack of Geordie accents. I understand the frustration, but I can also tell you that if Geordie accents had been used, most people would have difficulty understanding them. I have first-hand experience.
Brenda Blethyn is excellent, and Kenny Doughty will take some getting used to. I liked Joe, easy on the eyes, and he had a great relationship with Vera. Hopefully Doughty will grow on me.