Vera viewers were taken aback on Sunday night when they clocked a famous TV star from the 80s play a key role in the latest episode of the ITV drama, while looking almost 'unrecognisable' from their hey-day.
After the 'missing' episodes from last year's series 11 aired over consecutive weeks, the show's 12th series kicked of in Vera's usual 8pm slot, with Against the Tide seeing DCI Stanhope trying to get to the bottom of a well known enforcement officer and experienced amateur sailor Frank Channing, whose body was discovered lashed to a sailboat.
As she did some digging, Vera suspected some foul play and that's where Paul Bown came in as the rather mysterious Glynn, who Vera had firmly in her sights as a potential suspect.
