Vera came to an end for another series last Sunday night, with millions of viewers tuning into watch The Darkest Evening.
The last of six new episodes so far this year, the two hour feature length tale sees Brenda Blethyn's lead character taken on a journey into her past, after being caught up n a violent storm. The Darkest Evening follows on from the final two parts of series 11 - Vital Signs and The Way The Wind Blows and three episodes of series 12 - Against The Tide, For The Grace of God and Blue.
Vera has now been on our screens for over a decade, but its popularity shows no sign of waning anytime soon, with a huge marketing campaign for its new series launch in America seeing the famous character's face plastered on billboards and even on New York taxis.
