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

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   Vera uncovers a tangled web involving the dead man's business and family affairs. Among reviewers, the programme has its fans and detractors. The Telegraph's Michael Hogan...

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

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   Apr 22, 2024 · The three-part Vera season 13 aired on ITV1 in January 2024, and saw the titular detective reunited with her former colleague Joe Ashworth (David Leon). Each episode saw three new stories, with Vera tasked with solving a violent hit and run, a missing girl found dead by a railway, and the body of a chip shop owner found dead in his own freezer.

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4. www.primevideo.com › detail › VeraPrime Video: Vera: Series 12

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   Secrets, lies, and brutality lead to more mysteries packed full of murderous intrigue for DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) and her team to investigate-as well as a challenging case that forces Vera into contact with her estranged family.

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5. www.imdb.com › title › tt4018600"Vera" Shadows in the Sky (TV Episode 2015) - IMDb

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   Apr 26, 2015 · Shadows in the Sky: Directed by William Sinclair. With Brenda Blethyn, Kenny Doughty, Jon Morrison, Cush Jumbo. Vera uncovers a life of secrets and lies when a well-loved family man plummets to his death from a multi-story car park.

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   • Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

   • Director: William Sinclair
   • Release Date: 2015-04-26

6. eastieoaks.com › 2021/03/12 › vera-spoilers-seriesVera spoilers: Series One episode guide and cast list

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   Mar 12, 2021 · Clues are slow to emerge from those who had known Luke and Lily, but Vera soon finds herself drawn towards a curious group of friends who discovered Lily’s body. As local residents are forced to share their private lives and those of their loved ones, sinister secrets are slowly unearthed.

7. www.mysteryscenemag.com › blog-article › 2849-veraVera From Ann Cleeves - Mystery Scene

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   Vera, well played by Academy Award nominee Brenda Blethyn (Secrets & Lies), is a cantankerous cop with the Northumbria, England, police force. Vera is a mess—dowdy, schlepping instead of walking, and her hair could use a good brushing.

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   Why did Vera find a body?

   • A body is discovered on the grounds of the Stanhope ancestral home, bringing Vera into more contact with her estranged family than she would like. She quickly realizes that not everything is as it seems in the rural community.

   Prime Video: Vera: Series 12

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   What happens in the first episode of Vera?

   • The new series' first episode sees Vera investigating the death of an entrepreneur whose body is found by bailiffs attempting to repossess his house. Ultimately, it is a classic "crime of passion" Vera story - one where the tension is ramped up, to be brought down to a cathartic conclusion.

   Brenda Blethyn's Vera: More than a scruffy mac and hat - BBC

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   What happened in Vera season 13?

   • The three-part Vera season 13 aired on ITV1 in January 2024, and saw the titular detective reunited with her former colleague Joe Ashworth (David Leon). Each episode saw three new stories, with Vera tasked with solving a violent hit and run,  a missing girl found dead by a railway, and the body of a chip shop owner found dead in his own freezer.

   Brenda Blethyn reveals why Vera season 14 is her last

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   Is Vera a female-led detective series?

   • Professor Charlotte Brunsdon from Warwick University's Department of Film and Television Studies says in this sense Vera "belongs more in the British detective fiction tradition, along with the likes of Inspector Morse and Rebus, rather than female-led detective series".

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   Who created Vera?

   • I’ll be forever grateful to the wonderful Ann Cleeves who created Vera, and to Elaine Collins who saw fit to cast me in the role.

   Brenda Blethyn reveals why Vera season 14 is her last

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   Is Vera a hard sell?

   • In charge of a team of men (there is one woman), she has no time for the trappings of make-up, fashion, romance or personal angst. Solving a crime and seeing justice done are Vera's sole objectives. Blethyn acknowledges Vera was initially a hard sell. "I don't think people liked her very much," she says.

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9. www.bbc.co.uk › news › entertainment-arts-50971819Brenda Blethyn's Vera: More than a scruffy mac and hat

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   Jan 12, 2020 · In truth, the secret to success lies in a fortuitous alchemy of ingredients. Having Oscar-nominated Little Voice and Secrets and Lies actor Brenda Blethyn playing the eponymous sleuth is a...