The Darkest Evening (Vera Stanhope)

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She told The Chronicle she got to see puffins and seals but was drenched by a wave during a choppy crossing, adding: “I’ve got good sea legs!”The Vera The Darkest Evening book is set around Christmas, unlike the show. And inspired by the spirit of the season, Vera even ponders about being a kind of guardian in Thomas’ life, helping him out and visiting him occasionally and is told by the Falstones she'd be more than welcome to drop in and see Thomas in future. How many episodes of Vera season 12 are there?

The Darkest Evening, with a script by Colette Kane, and starring - of course! - Brenda Blethyn as DVI Vera Stanhope, was broadcast on 19th February 2023, as the 50th episode of ITV's popular crime drama. It is available to watch again on ITVx. Heaping praise on her stunning surroundings and the region as a whole, Brenda said: "“I do love the North East. Everyone is so friendly. I will certainly continue to visit the area once Vera has finally hung up her hat. I’d recommend anyone to go. It’s just lovely." Vera explained, “I lost consciousness for a bit and only came to when I heard you shouting. He’d have finished me off, though, if he’d realized.” Sabrina Pace Humphreys took on the Marathon des Sables at 40 after starting trail running in a period of intense post-natal depression, here she tells us how it happened Filming almost went unnoticed when it moved on to Gosforth, where Vera's 4x4 was spotted by The Chronicle in Moor Crescent outside a house being used in a new storyline; while work under way around the busy Clayton Street in Newcastle was a bit more obvious to passers-by.

Forget about solving all these crimes; the signal triumph here is (spoiler) the heroine’s survival. A teaser for the episode shares: “On the night of a massive storm, trying to get home, DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) comes across an abandoned car with a baby inside. Vera star Brenda Blethyn enjoys an ice cream treat during a break in filming in Station Road, Corbridge (Image: TimMcGuinness/ChronicleLive) Refusing to accept responsibility for killing her, Nial maintained that Ronnie Browne had caused Lorna’s death. Ronnie had encouraged her to pursue a life of her own, painting and looking after Thomas without her controlling secret partner. Fans will enjoy matching wits with Cleeves’ eccentric sleuth right up to the dangerous surprise in her denouement.