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Brenda Blethyn is set to once again reprise her role as the no-nonsense detective DCI Vera Stanhope, while actor and director David Leon makes a welcome return as Joe Ashworth.
Vera character DS Joe Ashworth - played by David Leon - is back in the north for the new series, and he has made a surprise admission about his return after 10 years
Thirteen years and 13 series might as well be 13 decades in television. There are very few conceits, locales or characters that can stave off viewer fatigue for that long. Vera (ITV1), with Brenda Blethyn as the titular detective from Ann Cleeves’s crime novels, has survived – prospered, even – through steady evolution. Yes, she’s an older woman partial to assign people questions to get answers, but she knows when to reach for the ANPR or phone records.
Vera character DS Joe Ashworth - played by David Leon - is back in the north for the new series after 10 years, which aired on Sunday night
Brenda Blethyn has spoken out about the possibility of a new series of Vera, as the thirteenth series of the ITV drama began airing tonight with David Leon returning as DS Joe Ashworth