Vera is back on ITV for the first of the final two episodes of the long-running detective drama, with Brenda Blethyn in the lead role as DCI Vera Stanhope.

Vera season 14's debut witll be the first of two episodes which will see fans saying goodbye to Brenda Blethyn's DCI Vera Stanhope for good.

A new face welcomed to Vera in the 11th hour is Chief Superintendent Khalon ... known for Nev Hope in the comedy-drama Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Robert Lewis in Inspector Morse and Lewis, and Jack Kerruish ...

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The final Vera episode sees the beloved Detective Chief Inspector back to a familiar place when a body is found at the foot of the legendary local stones called The Dark Wives.

Detective Sergeant Lewis: "If you can meet with triumph and disaster, and treat those two imposters just the same". Chief Inspector Morse: Kipling. Detective Sergeant Lewis: No, All England Lawn ...

Old detectives never retire. They either die, or keep on solving cases . . . and sometimes, as in the case of Sherlock Holmes ...

Vera Stanhope is back for the final two episodes of the ITV drama after Brenda Blethyn announced her retirement from the ...

Vera's final episode, The Dark Wives, sees Brenda Blethyn's Vera investigating a body found at the foot of local stones - and there's a whole host of guest stars helping her ...

FANS of Vera have been left convinced the ITV show will launch a brand new spin-off series after a very telling clue. The iconic crime drama, starring actress Brenda Blethyn, drew to a close after ...

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The 73-year-old is best known for starring as Neville "Nev" Hope in the comedy-drama Auf Wiedersehen Pet and as Robert "Robbie" Lewis in ITV’s long-running procedural drama Inspector Morse.