Brenda Blethyn's 'Vera' returns for fourth series on ITV
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:36 pmBrenda Blethyn's detective show Vera will return for a fourth series, it has been confirmed.
ITV has given the green light to a new run of the crime drama, which will feature four new episodes. Series three of Vera will air this summer.
Filming of the four new 120-minute series four episodes will take place on location in Northumberland between June and October.
Directors Thaddeus O'Sullivan and Will Sinclair will return to the series to oversee production. Paul Rutman, Martha Hillier and Richard Davidson will write the first three films.
David Leon will return as Vera's trusted sidekick Sergeant Joe Ashworth.
Vera is based on a character created by crime novelist Ann Cleeves.
