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1. theconversation.com › my-favourite-detective-whyMy favourite detective: why Vera is so much more than a hat ...

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   Dec 13, 2020 · A woman with quirks. Emily Taheny recently had a go on Sean Micaleff’s Mad as Hell but didn’t quite get there. Vera is much more than the hat, the Columbo mac and the attitude. Blethyn’s ...

2. www.whattowatch.com › news › brenda-blethyn-thingsBrenda Blethyn: things you didn't know about the Vera star ...

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   Nov 6, 2023 · Brenda Blethyn was one of nine children. Brenda Blethyn was born Brenda Bottle on February 20, 1946 in Ramsgate, Kent. The youngest of nine children, she was raised by her mother, Louisa, a housewife and cleaner, and her father, Charles, a former shepherd and mechanic for Vauxhall. Growing up, money was in very short supply, but Brenda has ...

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     Brenda Blethyn interview, playing 'DI Vera Stanhope' in ITV drama 'Vera'

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4. www.express.co.uk › showbiz › tv-radioBrenda Blethyn details how she transforms into beloved DCI Vera

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   Mar 23, 2022 · Brenda Blethyn has played DCI Vera Stanhope since the ITV series began in 2011, and she has become a hit with fans ever since. Joe Ashworth (played by David Leon) was DCI Stanhope's original ...

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5. www.bbc.com › news › entertainment-arts-50971819Brenda Blethyn's Vera: More than a scruffy mac and hat - BBC

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   Having Oscar-nominated Little Voice and Secrets and Lies actor Brenda Blethyn playing the eponymous sleuth is a good start. Each stand-alone case episode is based on or inspired by the bestselling ...

6. www.whattowatch.com › news › brenda-blethyn-revealsBrenda Blethyn reveals why Vera season 14 is her last

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   Apr 22, 2024 · Brenda Blethyn and David Leon in Vera season 13. (Image credit: ITV) We don't have exact plot details for Vera season 14 yet, but we do know that the series has begun filming and will be released at some point next year. The three-part Vera season 13 aired on ITV1 in January 2024, and saw the titular detective reunited with her former colleague ...

7. www.uow.edu.au › media › 20202020 | My favourite detective: why Vera is so much more than ...

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   Dec 22, 2020 · Vera is much more than the hat, the Columbo mac and the attitude. Blethyn’s version of Vera includes a wide range of audible “hmmphs”, the interrogative “hmmmms?”, and a chesty cackle. Blethyn also does a lot with her eyes. There’s Vera’s hawk-like gaze that can spot a lie at a hundred paces.

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   Does Blethyn make Vera a good character?

   • Ten seasons later, with series 11 already commissioned, Blethyn has made Vera well and truly hers through a variety of mannerisms that are easy to mock but hard to get right. Emily Taheny recently had a go on Sean Micaleff’s Mad as Hell but didn’t quite get there. Vera is much more than the hat, the Columbo mac and the attitude.

   My favourite detective: why Vera is so much more than a hat, mac and

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   What is Blethyn's version of Vera?

   • Vera is much more than the hat, the Columbo mac and the attitude. Blethyn’s version of Vera includes a wide range of audible “hmmphs”, the interrogative “hmmmms?”, and a chesty cackle. Blethyn also does a lot with her eyes. There’s Vera’s hawk-like gaze that can spot a lie at a hundred paces.

   My favourite detective: why Vera is so much more than a hat, mac and

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   What does Blethyn look like in Vera?

   • Blethyn’s version of Vera includes a wide range of audible “hmmphs”, the interrogative “hmmmms?”, and a chesty cackle. Blethyn also does a lot with her eyes. There’s Vera’s hawk-like gaze that can spot a lie at a hundred paces. There’s the evasive sidelong glance when she’s got something to hide, usually her drinking or a sugar fix.

   My favourite detective: why Vera is so much more than a hat, mac and

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   Does Brenda Blethyn wear a hat?

   • BRENDA BLETHYN has detailed which part of her costume gets into character as Vera for the ITV series - and it's not her signature hat and coat. Brenda Blethyn has played DCI Vera Stanhope since the ITV series began in 2011, and she has become a hit with fans ever since.

   Brenda Blethyn details how she transforms into beloved DCI Vera

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   Who is Brenda Blethyn?

   • It wasn’t until Brenda Blethyn brought her to life in the 2011 ITV series Vera that I became truly enamoured. Ten seasons later, with series 11 already commissioned, Blethyn has made Vera well and truly hers through a variety of mannerisms that are easy to mock but hard to get right.

   My favourite detective: why Vera is so much more than a hat, mac and

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   Is Blethyn a real person?

   • In person Blethyn is nothing like Vera. She laughs and cracks jokes and is glamorous in an understated way. You can't help but like her. But she does share some of her characteristics - some born out of her humble background growing up in Ramsgate, she says. "I'm a coper and can be pretty independent.

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9. www.womanaroundtown.com › sections › playing-aroundBrenda Blethyn Stars as Vera, the Very Smart and Very Rumpled ...

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   Mar 11, 2021 · The 13th season of Vera can now be streamed on BritBox. Vera Stanhope is the female British version of Columbo, the disheveled LAPD homicide detective played by Peter Falk. Like Columbo, Vera is smart and often underestimated by the criminals she eventually nabs. And like Falk, who transformed Columbo into a cultural icon, the twice Oscar-nominated Brenda Blethyn has embraced the role of Vera ...