Riley Jones has spoken out about the exit of a much loved Vera star this series, saying he was gutted not to have done more scenes with them.
Having played quick witted and no nonsense pathologist Dr Malcolm Donahue in the hit ITV drama for the last few years, Paul Kaye bowed out of the Vera cast midway through the first episode of its 12th series last month, with Malcolm having time for one last dig at sparring partner DCI Vera Stanhope, when he accused her of 'trampling all over the evidence' in series 12 opener Against The Tide.
Vera viewers became aware that Paul was leaving the drama thanks to lead actress Brenda Blethyn, who heaped praise on him when revealing his depature in an interview about Vera's return to screens. And, speaking to the Daily Express, North East actor Riley, like Brenda, said he was sad to see Paul go.
