David Leon's return to Vera has left co-star Brenda Blethyn 'over the moon,' almost a decade after his exit from the ITV show left the actress heartbroken.
There was some big news for Vera fans on Thursday, when it was confirmed by ITV, after some uncertainty in the wake of Kenny Doughty's exit, that it is coming back for a 13th series. And then next major announcement was the fact that North East actor David, who was DCI Stanhope's original sidekick Joe Ashworth, is joining her once again.
Former Cutting It star David was in the original Vera cast when the programme launched in 2011, before quitting after four series; leaving his co-star and leading lady absolutely devastated.
