MURDER is closer to home than Sergeant Joe Ashworth (David Leon) would like in the opening episode of the ITV crime series based on the acclaimed books by Ann Cleeves, when his daughter Jessie (Mia Wyles) witnesses the death of an old lady on a train.

Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) is soon on the case, leading her team to the unlikely culprit.