Brenda Blethyn has cleared up a 'mystery' surrounding Vera, giving a direct response to a fan on Twitter as other viewers longed for its return on Sunday night.
BAFTA and Golden Globe winner Brenda has now been playing no nonsense sleuth DCI Stanhope for over a decade, bringing Ann Cleeves' much loved character to the screen to great aplomb for the last 12 years. She was back on screen in January as Vera returned for a string of six new episodes, kicking off with the 'missing' remaining parts of series 11, which were directly followed by four feature length episodes from the hit drama's 12th series.
The last one of those was The Darkest Evening, the gripping series finale that had Vera fans on the edge of their seats last weekend. The two hour instalment saw Brenda's on-screen alias spark concern from fans during an ad break, when they saw Vera fall to the ground as a gun shot was heard.
