The cast and crew of Vera are back in the region as filming starts on series 11 of the much loved crime drama in Northumberland.
While fans of the ITV programme are still waiting to find out when they can watch the last two episodes of series 11, after the new run was paused again to make way for Good Karma Hospital and Trigger Point, lead actress Brenda Blethyn did announce that she and her Vera co-stars would be back in front of the camera to shoot some new episodes.
And on Monday morning it was the author responsible for giving the world DCI Stanhope, Ann Cleeves, who let the cat out of the bag that production was beginning on series 12.
