Brenda Blethyn has been spotted filming some pretty tense looking scenes alongside David Leon, the returning co-star who 'broke her heart' when he left the show nearly 10 years ago.
North East actor David, who starred in hit BBC drama Cutting It before landing the role of Joe Ashworth in Vera, played Brenda's first on screen sidekick in the hit ITV show, with DCI Stanhope and DS Ashworth proving to be a bit of a formidable partnership when it came to getting to the bottom of grisly murder investigations.
It came as a huge shock to both Brenda and loyal Vera viewers when it was confirmed that David had left the role in 2014, with Brenda only this year opening up about just how devastated she was over his departure, telling ITV, just earlier tris year: "I never thought I’d get over David Leon going in series four. That broke my heart."
