But its audience need not have stayed, averaging 7.8 million people per episode ... nominated Little Voice and Secrets and Lies actor Brenda Blethyn playing the eponymous sleuth is a good start.

Riley Jones, who has been a fixture on the beloved crime series Vera for an impressive two decades, credits none other than Brenda Blethyn for ... grateful for the chance she took on him all ...

ITV drama Vera is drawing to a close, but what has prompted the end of this much-loved series and is there a chance for a spin ... Vera mainly because Brenda Blethyn, who has played the eponymous ...

Riley Jones, who has been a fixture on the beloved crime drama Vera for two decades, credits Brenda Blethyn as the catalyst ... he is immensely grateful for the chance she took on him.

Brenda Blethyn, the acclaimed actress known for her ... Some lucky fans had the chance to see Brenda and Ann Cleeves, the author behind Vera, on stage at a special screening in London in November.