Brenda Blethyn looks happy to be filming along the Headland in 2020.Brenda Blethyn looks happy to be filming along the Headland in 2020.
Brenda Blethyn looks happy to be filming along the Headland in 2020.

End of an era: Ten photos of Vera filming in Hartlepool as ITV detective prepares to hang up her hat

One of ITV’s popular crime drama series is sadly coming to an end after 13 years on our screens.

ITV’s Vera will not continue into a 15th series after its star Brenda Blethyn leaves the show following two new episodes later this year.

Brenda has played Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope since the show first started back in 2011 and, as these images show, has filmed scenes in different locations across Hartlepool over the years.