Vera Series 1 - 10 [DVD] [2020]

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Always on hand to deal with the grisly task of gathering evidence at the murder scene and later investigating the cause of death, Vera uses his information to piece together the puzzle, but the two often clash. What else has Paul Kaye starred in? In March 2015, ITV announced that the show had been renewed for a sixth series, with filming commencing in June. The third episode was announced to be an adaptation of the novel The Moth Catcher, which was set to be published in September 2015. [9] Noof McEwan joined the cast following the departure of Cush Jumbo. [10] On 14 January 2020, while attending the TCA Press Tour, Blethyn confirmed that Vera was renewed for an eleventh series. Production for series 11 began in April 2020 and new episodes began airing in 2021. [11] In March 2023, ITV had announced that the thirteenth series was renewed with filming commenced in mid-May. It will feature former Hollyoaks actress Rhiannon Clements as DC Stephanie Duncan. [12] Cast [ edit ]

Weekly Top 30 Programmes: ITV w/e 22 May 2011". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012 . Retrieved 2 July 2011. Vera and Aiden are called to a remote lighthouse where a body has been discovered lashed to a sailing boat. The victim is a family man who worked for the local council and was well respected. Vera soon suspects his death was no accident. Weekly Top 30 Programmes: ITV w/e 3 June 2012". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012 . Retrieved 12 June 2012. In 1980 she made her TV debut in Mike Leigh’s Grown-Ups, then starred in the sitcom Chance in a Million. A film career followed with a part in Nicolas Roeg’s The Witches in 1990, and then for her role as Cynthia in Mike Leigh’s 1996 film Secrets and Lies she won Best Actress at Cannes, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and received an Academy Award nomination. She earned a second Academy Award nomination two years later for Little Voice. Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, Brenda appeared in numerous TV shows and films, including Between the Sheets, Pride & Prejudice, War and Peace , and Anne Frank before landing the role of Vera in 2011. She has also appeared in the 2020 sitcom Kate and Koji, playing Kate, the owner of a seaside cafe. Brenda splits her time between London and Ramsgate and is married to British art director Michael Mayhew. Brenda Blethyn on playing Vera The detectives soon learn that the Swanns have already suffered a string of troubles and losses. Phil was pensioned out of the army following an injury, his brother died in a car accident while the family farm is falling into ruin. And it transpires that Lizzie’s bereaved and envious sister-in-law Rose (played by another former EastEnders star Simone Lahbib) was embroiled in a bitter feud with Lizzie who had also clashed with her youngest daughter’s boyfriend and had had a public confrontation with a close friend of her husband’s.Vera season 12: Release date, cast and latest news". Radio Times. 15 January 2023 . Retrieved 31 August 2023. Long-suffering Kenny often feels the sharp end of Vera’s tongue. But he’s been a stalwart of the team for years and Vera relies on him. Vera values his years of experience and instinct. Kenny often speaks his mind which can sometimes land him in hot water with his boss! What else has Jon Morrison been in?

Vera must unravel a tangled web of deceit between two wildly different families when the body of a teenage boy is discovered floating near a Northumberland salmon farm. In August 2012, Vera was renewed for a third series of four episodes, with both Brenda Blethyn and David Leon confirmed as returning for the new series. [6] On 5 June 2014, ITV announced that a fifth series had been commissioned but that David Leon would not be returning. Kenny Doughty was unveiled as his successor. Letitia Knight was announced as executive producer for this series. [7] Cush Jumbo returned to the main cast following her two episode guest stint in series two, while Lisa Hammond joined the cast as newcomer Helen Milton. [8] Vera's Brenda Blethyn confirms details of 'special' episode after filming before Christmas". ChronicleLive. 11 January 2023 . Retrieved 31 March 2023. When a young woman, Lizzie Faulkner, is shot late at night outside the holiday chalet where she and two friends are staying for the weekend, Vera and Joe suspect that her murder is linked to poachers operating in nearby fields. They identify a suspect, Robert Doran, but despite being in the vicinity at the time, he denies being responsible for Lizzie's murder. Vera begins to suspect the woman's death may have been a case of mistaken identity, and that the intended victim may have been one of the chalet designers, Corrine Franks, who was meant to have been staying there at the time. A link to a tragic car accident a few months earlier involving Corrine, which led to an innocent woman losing her life, appears to confirm their theory. When Corrine is later killed in a hit-and-run, the team finally get the breakthrough they have been looking for. Weekly Top 10 Programmes: ITV HD w/e 8 May 2011". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board . Retrieved 2 July 2011.Ibinabo appeared in C4 soap Hollyoaks and BBC lunchtime drama Doctors before joining the Vera cast as DC Jacqueline ‘Jac’ Williams. She’s also starred in the comedy Big Fat Like. Riley Jones as DC Mark Edwards https://www.getyourguide.com/en-au/newcastle-l444/northumberland-full-day-tour-of-vera-filming-locations-t395741/?visitor-id=36NQRSII88PIBVG95BLD8CHW2GFGR159&locale_autoredirect_optout=true