Vera fans can rest easy as it has now been officially confirmed by ITV that the hit drama will return, days after Brenda Blethyn gave assurances to fans. And the even bigger news is that David Leon is back as Joe Ashworth.
A Sunday night ratings winner for 12 years now, Vera returned to its 8pm slot earlier this year, after viewers had been kept waiting for the 'missing' two episodes from series 11 and four brand new ones from the show's 12th series.
As always, interest in Vera was high and, not just in the UK either, as Brenda's face was seen on billboards in New York, as the new episodes launched to great excitement in America as well.
