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ITV's Vera new series cast as Brenda Blethyn and co-stars back in action

After a hiatus lasting close to a year, Vera is back on Sunday night, with some new faces joining Brenda Blethyn and her co-stars for the new episodes.

Vera has now been pulling in millions of viewers to ITV for over a decade now, with fans hooked on the sleuthing exploits of BAFTA winner Brenda's famous on screen alter-ego, from the pages of hit novel from Tyneside based author Ann Cleeves.

There was some confusion as to what was going on with Vera this time last year, as sooner had series 11 resumed, with its third and fourth episodes; it disappeared from schedules with no explanation given as to why DCI Stanhope was missing in action.

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Vera fans were finally given the news they'd been waiting a long time for when its return was confirmed by ITV earlier this month. But leading lady Brenda had some sad news for loyal viewers, when she revealed that Paul Kaye had now left the show, meaning his character, pathologist Dr Malcolm will soon ow out of the action.

He will be replaced in one of the new episodes, as Vera guest stars also come into the fold.

Vera cast on ITV

DCI Vera Stanhope - Brenda Blethyn

DI Aiden Healy - Kenny Doughty

DC Kenny Lockhart - Jon Morrison

DC Jacqueline ‘Jac’ Williams - Ibinabo Jack

DC Mark Edwards - Riley Jones

Pathologist Dr. Malcolm Donahue - Paul Kaye

Pathologist Dr. Paula Bennett - Sarah Kameela Impey

Vera new series guest stars

Vital Signs

Hugh Quarshie

Issey King

Frances Grey

Geoffrey Lumb

Angela Sims

Garry Cooper

Heather Bleasdale

Spike Leighton

Kirsten Foster

Danyal Ismail

Sean Kearns

Isabel Butt

Joyce Veheary

The Way The Wind Blows

Michael Balogun

Kris Mochrie

Poppy Winter

Rochelle Goldie

Ross Waiton

Catherine Dryden

Hopi Grace

Jon Edgley-Bond

Andrew Whipp

Cynthia Emeagi

Sian Webber

Ezra Faroque Khan

Alan Stocks

Charlotte Baker

Stacey Evans

Against The Tide

Samantha Spiro

Robert Wilfort

Rachel Morris

Amanda Horlock

Flynn Allen

Ellis Konstantina

Paul Bown

Ade Ajibade

Jason Hewley

Patricia Potter

Jasmine Kerr

Dharmesh Patel

Harvey Smith

For The Grace of God

Sara Kameela Impey (takes over as Paula the pathologist)

Francis Magee

Zak Douglas

Rachel Denning

Paul Thornley

Sarah Ball

Tom Machell

Kevin Wathen

Charlotte Ryder

Victoria Ekanoye

Joanna Horton

Denver-Isaac Kwashe

Billy Wolf

Tamsin Griffin

Jake Ashton-Nelson

Rosalyn Wright

Harry Long

Mark Armstrong

Heidi Sellers

Mary Malone

Blue

Matthew Marsh

Billy Gunnion

Ellis Eyres

Bill Blackwood

Connor Crawford

Jesse Akele

Kem Hassan

Gary Mavers

Lizzie Hopley

Nicola Alexis

Emily Dowson

Rebecca Bowser

Su Elliott

Wolfe J Mller

Nikita Mehta

Srabani Sen

The Darkest Evening

Zoe Telford

Stephen Walters

Jack Deam

Kevin Doyle

Joshua J Parker

Sky Francis

Kaye Brown

Simon Harrison

Rosalind March

Karen Henthorn

Shelley Williams

Mo Sesay

Reyna Rita

Aimée Cassettari

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