Brenda Blethyn has opened up about how the departure of one of her Vera co-stars 'broke her heart'.
Brenda, 76, has played the principal character, Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope in the ITV series since the British crime drama premiered in 2011.
Based on series of novels written by crime writer Ann Cleeves, Vera follows Brenda's nearly-retired character throwing herself into her work as she battles her personal demons.
