Vera (TV Series) The Way the Wind Blows (2022) User Reviews

An excellent episode.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 9/10 · 4 February 2023]

The body of mother and wife Lisa, is found on the banks of The River Tyne, a post Morten shows that she wasn't drowned.

The Way the wind blows is a fine episode, and a strong conclusion to the eleventh series, quite often they saved the best for last, we've waited a long time for it, but it really was worth the wait.

A very cohesive, tightly written episode, it's very easy to follow, well paced, and very satisfying. Maybe it wasn't too hard to work out the identity of the killer, but it is a very neat, tight mystery.

Vera is wonderfully grumpy throughout, she's sharp and a little abrasive, but she's tenacious and dogged, her character hasn't altered since that very first episode. I hope Blethyn continues for a few years to come.

A real shame this was Malcolm's final episode, I never felt that it was a part big enough for Paul Kaye, he was always very good, but he's better than the paper allows.

You have to hand it to wardrobe, some of the outfits are absolutely hideous, Vera and Jac wear some shockers, and no words for Kenny's brown suit.

9/10.

That was an amazing episode

[Ziggy1965 · 10/10 · 5 February 2022]

This for me was the best episode of the season. Everything made sense from the start to the end and there weren't any loose ends. And best of all the murder and how it was done was portrayed in a way that made me think that it could have happened that way. Too often I am left shaking my head to the reason behind the murder. This time I was not. So enjoy!

Woman of a Certain Age

[clm30030 · 10/10 · 26 June 2023]

Love this series. Built around a strong woman in her 60's and 70's. Especially loved the scene of Vera changing her own flat tire.

Love the way she interacts with her staff and the Pathologist.

Creative writing staff. So many varied stories over 12 seasons. Really looking forward to Season 13.

Being from the States, always interesting to note that the police and detective don't carry guns.

Love all the filming locations around Lighthouses. Such a treasure trove and the ocean views in the Newcastle Area - wonderful!

Lots of fun to recognize many actors from the Line of Duty Series.

Have enjoyed this whole series, so far. The earlier episodes before 2013 were some of the best. Still recommend the entire series.

Spectacular scenery; disappointing reveal as usual

[mgl-92037 · 6/10 · 8 February 2022]

This episode was pretty good but suffered the typical weakness of the Vera formula. The husband is always the number one suspect, yet he was virtually ignored until the very end. That and his bad acting were the clues that he would be the killer. I enjoyed this episode more than the last. The killer was very believable. But it's time for Vera to hang up her hat and raincoat. The show has become very stale. If it weren't for the incredible location shooting I wouldn't watch.

The Way the Wind Blows

[Prismark10 · 6/10 · 6 February 2023]

Directed by Chris Foggin who has made comedy movies such as Fisherman's Friends and Bank of Dave.

The body of Lisa Millworth is found on the River Tyne. She was a manager at a green energy company where she had to work late.

Vera finds a complex personal and professional life. Her boss often called her out to work late, he seemed to be a corporate bully.

Lisa was married with a second husband and her daughter from her first marriage. The first husband had come back on the scene with money. He purchased a brand new car for his daughter. A way of saying sorry for abandoning them.

There are other suspects such as Lisa's daughter's girlfriend who had stolen her credit card. A shady guy with a criminal record that had an altercation with Lisa.

Also the first husband had entered a relationship with Lisa's best friend. Maybe Lisa found out about this and regarded that her best friend had betrayed her.

Once again this is an episode of Vera where everybody becomes a suspect several times over. To me it mirrored too much of the previous episode, Vital Signs.