Another case for Vera? I'd be back like a shot

Brenda Blethyn wants sleuth back

- JEREMY ARMSTRONG

Brenda as Vera, strolls with dog in the final scene of Vera

BRENDA Blethyn has revealed that she would jump at the chance of a return as TV detective Vera.

The 79-year-old filmed her final scenes for the show last summer.

But Brenda returned to the North East, where Vera was filmed, to promote her latest movie Dragonfly - and the journey seemed to trigger a pang of nostalgia, as she told the Mirror: "If they suddenly wanted to do a Vera special, I would be back like a shot."

There would be a technical hurdle though, as she admitted: "The set is gone now, so they would have to be creative with that." Asked why she is so keen on a comeback for the wily detective, Brenda said: "I loved Vera and miss it.