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 ... at Vera's knock-on visitor boost to the area. Her series of Vera Stanhope novels, like the ITV series they inspired, are ...

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 ...

Created by Ann Cleeves, who also penned the Vera Stanhope novels ... So I still did another series because I couldn't drag myself away. But anyway it was time, that's all." ...

Brenda Blethyn wants to bring back 'Vera' for a one-off special. The 78-year-old actress only bowed out as DCI Vera Stanhope in the ITV drama last ... She explained: "The writer Ann Cleeves based the ...

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