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ITV Vera's Riley Jones sends fans wild on Twitter by 'confirming' star's return to hit drama

Riley Jones has delighted Vera fans by sharing a behind the scenes photo of the cast of the ITV drama, which confirms the return of one of the show's most famous stars.

Loyal fans of the long-running programme have been keeping their eyes firmly peeled over the last month, as filming on Vera series 13 goy going inn Hexham. After heading up to the Northumberland town to shot some scenes, the cast and crew have since been spotted in Ryton, Wylam, North Shields Fish Quay and Gosforth, even attracting attention at the Metrocentre last week, as they took up residence in the famous Gateshead shopping complex.

And it was a photo that Riley uploaded to Twitter after a day of filming, that attracted some keen interest from fans as, as well as showing leading lady Brenda Blethyn and newcomer to the cast, Rhiannon Clements, as the ex Hollyoaks star joins as DC Steph Duncan, Riley's photo also 'confirmed' the Vera return of David Leon.

READ MORE: Vera filming switches to Newcastle as cast spotted on Quayside

Brenda has gone on the record about how heartbroken she was when David, who in the likes of appeared in Cutting It and RocknRolla, before joining Vera, left his role as her sidekick Joe Ashworth. Brenda has admitted it took her a long time to get over David departure and, sharing her delight at him coming back to Vera, Brenda said: " I'm absolutely over the moon to welcome David back to the show and can’t wait to get started.”

Vera stars David Leon, Brenda Blethyn, newcomer Rhiannon Clements, Riley Jones and Jon Morrison (Twitter)

And she's not the only one delighted at David being back as Joe,. Very enthusiastic about his return, one fan commented on Riley's photo to write: "I am bursting with anticipation. Dreams can come true. @David_J_Leon is back." with a second reacting: "Riley I’m so happy the gang is back together!"

Filming on Vera's 13trh series moved to Newcastle earlier this week, with Brenda and her character's iconic Land Rover being spotted on the Quayside, close to the Crown Court.

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