NottmPostEG published ITV crime drama Vera starring Brenda Blethyn returns for fifth...

Her detective alter ego isn't known for her people skills – quite the opposite, in fact – but Brenda Blethyn is always keen to put her co-stars at ease on the set of ITV crime drama Vera.
"I do joke about a bit, especially if there's a young actor who's joined," says the star, who's been nominated for two Oscars (for Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies in 1997 and the musical Little Voice in 1997)."They're a bit nervous, they haven't done much, and they're meeting this character [Vera]..