Brenda Blethyn has let slip some big news about Vera's future, just as viewers fume at ITV for pulling the new series from screens with two episodes remaining.
The pause button was hit on series 11 back in September, due to the rest of the episodes still being in production, before Vera returned earlier this month, with the third and fourth parts pulling in audiences of close to five million.
After being gripped by high drama at South Shields' Ocean Beach theme park and by the coast, Vera fans were hoping and expecting more of the same in the weeks to come.
