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Brenda Blethyn films her last EVER scenes as popular TV sleuth Vera with crime drama facing the axe in 2025 after 14-years on ITV


Brenda Blethyn OBE was seen filming her last-ever scenes as Vera in Gateshead on Wednesday after its fourteenth series was revealed to be its last.

'The producers, dream cast and crew have been fabulous and I’m going to miss them, but I won’t forget their huge talent, the camaraderie, laughter or kindness we shared nor the friendship of the people of the north east and our fans worldwide. Silverprint Pictures Creative Director Kate Bartlett commented: 'It is the end of an era and has been an extraordinary journey over fourteen amazing series of Vera. Drama Commissioner Huw Kennair Jones added: ' Led by the incomparable Brenda Blethyn, from the moment Vera arrived on our screens in 2011 audiences have been enthralled by her many adventures.

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