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

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 - 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 ...

Brenda revealed that she'd be hanging up Vera's iconic trench coat and hat back in April 2024. In a statement, she shared her ...

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

I will miss it," she said. "I had a great time doing it." Created by Ann Cleeves, who also penned the Vera Stanhope novels, ITV's crime drama bowed out in January this year with a special titled ...

ITV Vera star Brenda Blethyn was honoured by the Royal Television Society in a glitzy ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in Gateshead last night.

I had a great time doing it." 'Vera' was a ratings winner for ITV and Brenda thinks the programme proved so successful because her sleuth was easy for audiences to identify with. She explained: "The ...