After 14 years, the much-loved series ends with two feature-length episodes. The finale, which centres on a violent, deadly attack on a young student, brings back memories of her childhood for ...

She mimics him nodding towards Brenda Blethyn. “‘And she’s the matriarch!’” For 14 years, Blethyn’s Vera has been one of the reliably entertaining and beloved characters on television ...

If you fancy following in the footsteps of iconic TV detective Vera and enjoy a cuppa in the very seat Brenda Blethyn sat in during filming, you can do just that at a popular Gateshead cafe once ...

Vera star Brenda Blethyn has revealed she is “semi-retired” after leaving the ITV series to spend more time with her family, having not had a summer with her husband “for 14 years”.

I realise this sounds formulaic and doesn’t explain why I find the series so enjoyable. Brenda Blethyn in a scene from the final season of Vera.Credit: Helen Williams Yes, the Oscar-nominated ...

Later, the Queen attended a reception celebrating the 70th anniversary of ITV, chatting to a host of stars from Lorraine Kelly and Mary Nightingale to Ellie Simmonds and Brenda Blethyn.

“Dragonfly” with Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn and “Everything’s Going to Be Great” starring Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney. Additional films include “A Tree Fell in the ...

Dragonfly with Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn; and Everything’s Going To Be Great starring Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney. The world premiere of Billy Joel: And So It Goes will open ...

It’s odd and really nice.” The adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic came out in November 2005 and also starred Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander, Brenda Blethyn, Judi Dench and Rosamund Pike.

And how did her fashion reflect that in comparison to her sisters? Jena Malone, Rosamund Pike, Keira Knightley, Brenda Blethyn and Carey Mulligan in ‘Pride & Prejudice.’ Yeah, that was ...