Brenda Blethyn has assured people that her dramatic tumble in Sunday night's Vera was scripted after it left fans' hearts in their mouths.
The third episode of series 11 saw Brenda' s famous on screen sleuthing alias Vera and her team had to investigate the death of school teacher Lizzy Swann.
At first it looked like her death was a tragic accident but, after speaking to Lizzy's family, DCI Stanhope was soon leading a murder inquiry as the victim's numerous feuds were laid bare.
