ITV Vera star Brenda Blethyn has shared the 'real' reason for leaving the drama after 13 years - to spend more time with her family. Brenda first appeared as the straight-talking detective DCI ...

Brenda Blethyn has revealed the 'real' and quite heartbreaking reason for leaving Vera after 13 years in the lead role, as she was often hundreds of miles away from her family for months at a time ...

Brenda Blethyn has publicly 'ruled out' a potential Vera spin-off with one of her most popular co-stars, after producers come under more pressure to continue the legacy of the hit drama, ahead of it ...

Brenda Blethyn has disclosed that she had just a week's gap between filming her final scenes in Vera and starting a new role in a film with an Oscar nominee. The esteemed actress humorously ...

Brenda Blethyn has publicly 'ruled out' a potential Vera spin-off with one of her most popular co-stars, after producers come under more pressure to continue the legacy of the hit drama ...

Vera star Brenda Blethyn has revealed the emotional reason for leaving the ITV drama after 13 years in the lead role - to spend more time with her loved ones. The actress was hundreds of miles ...

Brendsa Blethyn has opened up on the 'real' and rather heartbreaking ... years after her star turn as Mrs Bennett in the film adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, Brenda made her debut as no nonsense ...

Brendsa Blethyn has opened up on the 'real' and rather ... turn as Mrs Bennett in the film adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, Brenda made her debut as no nonsense sleuth DCI Vera Stanhope in 2011 ...

Vera, based on Ann Cleeves' DCI Stanhope novels, first graced our screens on ITV in 2011, with BAFTA winner Brenda Blethyn taking on the lead role. This role would soon establish her as one of ...

Brenda Blethyn has revealed the 'real' and somewhat heart-wrenching reason for leaving Vera after 13 years in the lead role, being hundreds of miles away from her family for months at a time ...