Vera's Riley Jones is massively excited to return to a familiar stomping ground in Newcastle, to take on a role away from the hit ITV drama.
Riley has been playing DC Mark Edwards in Vera for over a decade now, sharing a screen with acting legend Brenda Blethyn as one of DCI Stanhope's loyal and hard working colleagues. Riley was a constant presence in Vera's latest run, which wrapped up in February and now, after news of a major casting shake-up, the wait is on for when its 13th series will start filming.
Vera fans were gutted to learn that both Kenny Doughty, Vera's sidekick, DS Aiden Healy and Ibinabo Jack had quit the long-running show, with the blow softened by the news that David Leon will be back as Joe Ashworth, Vera's first ever right hand man, before he quit after four series.
