Brenda Blethyn, who has played DCI Vera Stanhope in the ITV drama since 2011, was forced to seek urgent medical attention.

Having won a BAFTA and been nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies in the mid-90s, Brenda ...

Vera star Brenda Blethyn has revealed why she decided to quit the hit British crime drama after nearly 15 years on air. First airing in 2011, the ITV series is based on the Vera Stanhope series of ...

"Vera" first aired in May 2011 and was inspired by Ann Cleeves' bestselling "Vera Stanhope" novels. "Working on ‘Vera' has been a joy from beginning to end and I'm sad to be saying Cheerio.

In Cleeves’s exquisitely plotted sixth Shetland mystery (after 2013’s Dead Water), bridesmaid Eleanor Longstaff disappears during a wedding ceremony on the island. When she turns up dead in a ...

Vera season 14 will arrive on Wednesday 1st January at 8pm on ITV1. Previous episodes are available to watch on ITVX. You can ...

“It was also important to keep the sense of place that Ann created in the books. I added the idea that the story and it's conclusion would be set during the run-up to the 'Up Helly Aa' festival ...