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      • Closely followed by Northumberland, Blethyn is the best thing about Vera... "She has the loveliest voice, at once girlish and gruff. Her face is kind but means business. Not many actors can pull off shambolic but effective but Blethyn can do it with a single, penetrating glance from beneath that hat."
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      Brenda Blethyn's Vera: More than a scruffy mac and hat - BBC

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  3. www.bbc.com › news › entertainment-arts-50971819Brenda Blethyn's Vera: More than a scruffy mac and hat - BBC

    Closely followed by Northumberland, Blethyn is the best thing about Vera... "She has the loveliest voice, at once girlish and gruff. Her face is kind but means business.

  4. www.whattowatch.com › news › brenda-blethyn-revealsBrenda Blethyn reveals why Vera season 14 is her last

    Apr 22, 2024 · Brenda Blethyn reveals why Vera season 14 is her last. By Lucy Buglass. published 22 April 2024. Vera season 14 sees the iconic detective hanging up her trench coat and hat for the final time. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

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  6. www.smh.com.au › culture › tv-and-radioVera’s becoming more like me, pet. I look out for clothes for her

    Sep 17, 2021 · Brenda Blethyn, one of our best-loved thesps, says that it is Vera Stanhope — the old-mac-and-wellies-wearing, hat-like-a-crushed-cow-pat-sporting, plain-speaking Geordie Detective Chief Inspector she plays — who is becoming more like the actor than the other way round. The boundaries are definitely blurring at any rate. “There are similarities.

  7. www.bbcamerica.com › blogs › 10-reasons-we10 Reasons We Appreciate 'Vera' Star Brenda Blethyn - BBC America

    • She really goes all-in when shooting Vera. Blethyn has said that after shooting each season of the detective drama, her "body comes home a month before [her] head" because she focuses so completely on each script.
    • She is a grafter from a humble background. Blethyn grew up in Ramsgate, an English seaside town, amid the tough austerity of the post-War era. She was the youngest of nine children born into a working-class family where money was tight.
    • She is very present on Twitter. Blethyn often responds to fans' comments about Vera and her other projects, so if you fancy giving her some feedback, you can find her here: @BrendaBlethyn.
    • She is a BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning actress. Blethyn won these awards – and earned an Oscar nomination – for her performance in 1996's Secrets & Lies, a British indie film directed by Mike Leigh.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Brenda_BlethynBrenda Blethyn - Wikipedia

    In May 2011, Blethyn began playing the title role in ITV's crime drama series, Vera as the North of England character Vera Stanhope, a nearly retired detective chief inspector obsessive about her work and driven by her own demons, based on the novels of Ann Cleeves.

  9. www.whattowatch.com › news › brenda-blethyn-aBrenda Blethyn: 'A terrible thing happens when Vera returns ...

    Jan 28, 2016 · “We haven't really seen Vera's vulnerable side before, but it's a terrible thing that happens; something she finds particularly painful. Vera never really considers her own emotions. She doesn't look inward until she's forced to – but what happens in this episode certainly makes her do that."

  10. www.whattowatch.com › news › brenda-blethyn-veraVera star Brenda Blethyn reveals the secret of the drama's ...

    Jan 10, 2020 · We met up with Brenda Blethyn to hear about her funny encounters with fans, who her own are all-time favourite TV detectives are and why she thinks Vera continues to be one of the most popular series on TV regularly pulling in over seven million viewers... A tenth series is fantastic!