why Vera is so much more than a hat, mac and attitude
- Written by Sue Turnbull, Senior Professor of Communication and Media Studies, University of Wollongong
IMDBIn a new series, writers pay tribute to fictional detectives on the page and on screen.
Vera stands on a windswept headland contemplating the disgruntled North Sea. She’s clad in her usual garb; the battered hat, the annoying scarf and the tent-like mac that swirls around her stocky legs and scruffy boots.
When I first met Vera Stanhope...





