Fans of ITV’s Vera have fallen in love with the detective’s sidekick and friend, DS Aiden Healy. They love the sweet gesture as he kneels to put on his boss’ shoe covers at a crime scene and laugh when he doesn’t complain after she steals his lunch.
But he wasn’t always a trusty sidekick and up-and-coming detective, as actor Kenny Doughty would easily have you believe. Instead, the actor started with small films and TV and you may occasionally see him popping up in some of your favourite reruns.
Perhaps our favourite is Kenny’s brief appearance on the cobbles in Manchester in 2009. He made quite the entrance, interrupting Michelle Connor’s bath and having to climb through her window while she stands in nothing but a towel, and a potential romance was on the cards.
