Hit ITV detective show Vera with Brenda Blethyn returns to Hartlepool for filming of upcoming 13th series

Hit ITV police drama Vera has once again been filming in Hartlepool over the Bank Holiday weekend.
By Mark Payne
Published 28th Aug 2023, 16:28 BST
Updated 29th Aug 2023, 12:53 BST
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Star Brenda Blethyn who plays the detective of the title has been spotted in the town on Monday as ITV film crews descend on the town.

Blethyn was filming scenes for the show’s upcoming 13th series at various locations on Hartlepool’s historic Headland including on the fish quay in her familiar costume of green overcoat and hat.

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Production vehicles took over the car park in front of the Borough Hall and also the National Museum of the Royal Navy in town.

Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope filming on the Headland for a previous series.Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope filming on the Headland for a previous series.
Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope filming on the Headland for a previous series.

A drone film crew were also on the Headland.

The cast and crew filmed a medical emergency scene at a house in Penrith Street on Tuesday, August 29.

Hartlepool has played host to Vera several times in recent years including 2019, 2020 and last in 2022 in Ward Jackson Park and in Church Street.

Scripts are inspired by the award-winning author Ann Cleeves’ books.

Related topics:Brenda BlethynHartlepoolITVNational Museum of the Royal Navy