The story begins when the skeletal remains of a teenage girl are unearthed in Hollowthorp Woods. The victim is identified as , a miner's daughter who disappeared thirty years earlier during the height of the miners' strike. Her father, Bill Telling, remains embittered by the belief that the police at the time were more interested in "cracking heads" than finding his daughter.
: "Old Wounds" provides a rare look at a younger Vera. She interviews her former CID boss, DCI John Warrick, revealing that she was a young WPC during the strike. Vera_s05e02
As DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) reopens the case, she discovers Carrie was far from the simple "innocent daughter" her father remembered. Key evidence found with the body—a stolen credit card and a telephone number for an abortion clinic—leads Vera through a web of past secrets, including an unrequited crush from a boy who is now a Member of Parliament. The story begins when the skeletal remains of
: The guest performance by George Costigan as Bill Telling is frequently praised for bringing a "venomous" authenticity to the role of a man broken by both grief and industrial defeat. Production and Cast Vera Sezon 5 Odcinek 2 - Old Wounds - Filmweb : "Old Wounds" provides a rare look at a younger Vera