BRENDA Blethyn has revealed an epic set blunder on Vera that saw a car hurtling towards the camera crew. The Bafta-winning star is bowing out of the iconic role after 14 years this January as her

Blethyn ostensibly bought Jack for her husband, Michael Mayhew, a fellow actor she met at the National Theatre in the mid-1970s and whom she married in 2010. She felt bad about sp

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The actress has played DCI Vera Stanhope for 14 years but says it was time to hang up her hat and reclaim her summers

BRENDA Blethyn has revealed she was rushed to hospital after a medical emergency on the set of Vera. The Bafta-winning actress will officially bow out of the ITV drama after 14 years this January.

Brenda Blethyn has revealed how she'd have loved to have starred alongside a certain Auf Wiedersehen Pet legend on Vera, with her naming Timothy Spall as her 'dream' guest star for the hit dramas, weeks before she will be seen on screen sharing scenes with one of his famous co-stars.

BRENDA Blethyn has called time on Vera after 14 years – but has revealed that she has a plan to keep the beloved detective alive. The actress has quit the hit ITV drama to spend more time

Vera star Brenda Blethyn has shared the real reason why she has left the ITV show. The ITV crime drama is due to wrap up in January after 14 years with two special episodes, as fans say goodbye to much-loved detective Vera Stanhope.

Brenda has also opened up on a 'medical emergency' she suffered while filming Vera a few years ago, revealing that she had a sudden attack of Bell's Palsy in front of camera, with a makeup artist stepping into call a halt to the scene, after noticing Brenda's face looked different on as production monitor.