DS Joe Ashworth is a fictional character portrayed by David Leon in the TV series Vera.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Hidden Depths (season 1), they were 30 years old.
They appear in 19 episodes out of a total of 55 aired so far and have accumulated 346 positive votes.
The character of DS Joe Ashworth is mainly associated with DCI Vera Stanhope.
Episodes19
Hidden Depths
episode S1.E1 may 2011A handsome young man, a coquettish student teacher, nothing in common between them - except that both were murdered and left with their bodies meticulously posed.
Telling Tales
episode S1.E2 may 2011Vera must put together the pieces of a 11-year-old murder and stop a ruthless killer before he or she strikes again.
The Crow Trap
episode S1.E3 may 2011As groundbreaking begins on a rock quarry in the moorlands, a local woman who had opposed the construction is found murdered.
Little Lazarus
episode S1.E4 may 2011Vera finds herself acting as caretaker for a boy whose mother was murdered in front of his eyes.
The Ghost Position
episode S2.E1 april 2012Vera's reunited with her first mentor and colleague after his home is firebombed and his teenage daughter badly injured.
Silent Voices
episode S2.E2 april 2012A well-respected social worker has been drowned, and in her most famous case a child was drowned by his mother. What exactly is the connection?
A Certain Samaritan
episode S2.E3 may 2012A young man is found dead with heroin in his blood and a stolen credit card in his wallet. But only when Vera learns details of his mother's life does a motive for murder emerge.
Sandancers
episode S2.E4 june 2012The authorities at a local army base are in an ungodly hurry to declare the death of a decorated Afghanistan War veteran a suicide. But Vera doubts it.
Castles in the Air
episode S3.E1 august 2013A young physiotherapist is brutally murdered and Vera leads the investigation into her death.
Poster Child
episode S3.E2 september 2013A surgeon is murdered and his daughters abducted leaving Vera's team to trace the killer and rescue the daughters.
Young Gods
episode S3.E3 september 2013Vera investigates the death of an extreme sports fanatic, who was seen by a group of campers jumping into the lake while on fire from head to toe.
Prodigal Son
episode S3.E4 september 2013Vera's investigation into the murder of an ex-Met officer turns out to be far more complicated than initially imagined.
On Harbour Street
episode S4.E1 april 2014Vera investigates the mysterious death of a pensioner on a busy commuter train.
Protected
episode S4.E2 may 2014Vera unearths a 30-year-old mystery after a brutal murder on the sands of a seaside resort.
The Deer Hunters
episode S4.E3 may 2014Vera delves into the tragic last months of a failed novelist after he is gunned down on a remote Northumberland moor.
Death of a Family Man
episode S4.E4 may 2014Vera delves into the tangled life of a businessman found floating in the water under the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
Fast Love
episode S13.E1 february 2024
Tender
episode S13.E2 january 2024
Salt & Vinegar
episode S13.E3 january 2024
- Hidden Depths
- Telling Tales
- The Crow Trap
- Little Lazarus
- The Ghost Position
- Silent Voices
- A Certain Samaritan
- Sandancers
- Castles in the Air
- Poster Child
- Young Gods
- Prodigal Son
- On Harbour Street
- Protected
- The Deer Hunters
- Death of a Family Man
- Fast Love
- Tender
- Salt & Vinegar
Best moments10
- A well-respected social worker has been drowned, and in her most famous case a child was drowned by his mother. What exactly is the connection?
- A handsome young man, a coquettish student teacher, nothing in common between them - except that both were murdered and left with their bodies meticulously posed.
- Vera investigates the mysterious death of a pensioner on a busy commuter train.
- A young physiotherapist is brutally murdered and Vera leads the investigation into her death.
- Vera must put together the pieces of a 11-year-old murder and stop a ruthless killer before he or she strikes again.
- A surgeon is murdered and his daughters abducted leaving Vera's team to trace the killer and rescue the daughters.
- Vera investigates the death of an extreme sports fanatic, who was seen by a group of campers jumping into the lake while on fire from head to toe.
- Vera finds herself acting as caretaker for a boy whose mother was murdered in front of his eyes.
- The authorities at a local army base are in an ungodly hurry to declare the death of a decorated Afghanistan War veteran a suicide. But Vera doubts it.
- Vera unearths a 30-year-old mystery after a brutal murder on the sands of a seaside resort.
- Silent Voices
- Hidden Depths
- On Harbour Street
- Castles in the Air
- Telling Tales
- Poster Child
- Young Gods
- Little Lazarus
- Sandancers
- Protected