Brenda Blethyn, who has played Vera Stanhope on ITV for 14 years, and Ann Cleeves, who created the character, were presented ...

Actor Brenda Blethyn and writer Ann Cleeves received Outstanding Contribution honours at Saturday's Royal Television Society ...

However, the fact that fans are being treated to another few Vera episodes to give her the farewell she deserves is something we’re so thankful for. Based on Ann Cleeves’s best-selling Vera ...

Insp. Vera Stanhope (after Silent... In Cleeves’s captivating third mystery featuring Det. Chief Insp. Vera Stanhope of the Northumberland police (after Telling Tales), Vera and the members of ...

Pride Media Centre, Fulwell 73 and Hat Trick Productions were also among the prizes at the glittering ceremony at The Hilton ...

Just weeks after British star Brenda Blethyn bowed out as TV detective Vera Stanhope, she’s confirmed she would be keen on a ...

Vera star Brenda Blethyn has teased a possible return for her curmudgeonly character just weeks after the show's finale.

Creator of Vera and Shetland, author Ann Cleeves chats to our hostCreator of Vera and Shetland, author Ann Cleeves chats to our host ...

Crime writer Ann Cleeves and TV presenter and farmer Matt Baker are among those being awarded in the Queen's New Year Honours list. Ms Cleeves, creator of detective series such as Vera Stanhope ...

Vera star Brenda Blethyn and writer Ann Cleeves were honoured at the Royal Television Society awards. The pair were recognised for their "outstanding contribution" to TV for their roles in the popular ...

Actor Brenda Blethyn and writer Ann Cleeves - the two women behind the success of Vera - have received special honours at the Royal Television Society Awards. The annual RTS North East and the ...