《唐顿庄园》第六季将是它的最后一季。此前，剧集的联合制作人盖瑞斯·尼姆在接受采访时就表示，该剧会在第六季后“随时剧终”，如今这一言论最终成为现实。 《唐顿庄园》从2010年开播至今，一直是英国观众非常喜爱的作品，但随着剧情拉长，收视率已经大不如前，这也是该剧选择剧终的其中一个原因，不过对于普遍偏短的英剧来说，《唐顿庄园》坚持到六季已经是个不小的规模了。 据报道，《唐顿庄园》的不少演员合约都只签到了第六季，并且有很多主创都已经开始准备投入新作品的创作中去了。尤其是编剧兼制作人朱利安·费罗斯，早在几年前就已经开始准备自己的NBC新剧《流金岁月》，但一直碍于《唐顿庄园》的续订而没能抽出身来，现在也能够全身心的投入到新剧的制作。
British detective inspector Kris Marshall is assigned to investigate a murder on the paradise island of Saint-Marie in the Caribbean.
The indomitable DCI Vera Stanhope returns to face a number of daunting cases. Aided by troubled new recruit DS Aiden Healy (Kenny Doughty), they investigate a deadly blaze at a coastal caravan park, unearth a thirty-year-old mystery in an old mining community, delve into the tragic last months of a young man found floating in a farm slurry pit and uncover a life of secrets and lies when a well-loved family man plummets to his death from a multi-storey car park. Each enthralling episode is set against the breathtaking Northumberland countryside and is enhanced by the captivating performance of Brenda Blethyn as this shambolic yet brilliant detective. Inspired by the best selling novels, Vera, created by renowned crime writer Ann Cleeves. The fifth series sees the return of Jon Morrison as D.C Kenny Lockhart, Cush Jumbo as D.C. Bethany Whelan, Kingsley Ben-Adir as pathologist Marcus Summer, Riley Jones as D.C. Mark Edwards and welcomes Lisa Hammond as Intelligence Officer, Helen Milton, the newest recruit to Vera's team.