Vera's Brenda Blethyn sends heartfelt message to fans after final ever episode
It's the end of an era.
*Warning: Contains spoilers for the final ever episode of Vera.*
Vera star Brenda Blethyn has issued a heartfelt message to fans following the end of the beloved crime drama.
The detective series came to an end on 2nd January which saw Vera hang up her trench coat one last time as her final case saw her on the hunt for a missing girl, which found her diving into her own memories.
In a post on X following the airing of the finale, Blethyn wrote: "A heartfelt thank you to everyone who sent such warm messages about the winding up of Vera.
"I loved every minute of working on the series and I will miss it. The warmth and generosity of fans worldwide made it even more special. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Last year it was announced that the series would be coming to an end after 14 years. The final ever episode saw Vera announce she would be retiring.
In emotional scenes, Vera headed back to the office and began packing up her belongings as viewers were treated to a memory of a young Vera helping her dad build a fence.
The following day, Joe entered the office to look for Vera, only to be met with a letter that read: "Time to spread those wings, pet. You'll be fine x."
The camera then cut to Vera by the coast, joined by a stray dog, marking an end to the iconic series.
Following her decision to mark an end to the series, Blethyn admitted that it was going to be "hard" saying goodbye to Vera.
"Many thanks to everyone for your good wishes," she said in a post on X following the series ending news. "So very much appreciated. Getting ready to start filming series 14 of Vera next week. Gonna be hard saying farewell."
But while Vera is retiring, Blethyn isn't leaving the acting world anytime soon. During an in conversation with author Ann Cleeves at the British Film Institute in Vera: End of an Era, Blethyn was asked if she was retiring from acting.
She replied: "Oh no, I haven't retired. I've just come south! I was home, I hadn't even unpacked my bag and my agent called me and said, 'Oh, you've been offered a film.' I said, 'I don't want to do a film. I haven't unpacked yet.'
"She said, 'Oh, it is with Andrea Riseborough.' I said, 'Oh, is it?' And she said, 'And it starts next week because somebody had dropped out and it's written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.'
"I said, 'Oh, well, I better have a little read of it just to... but no, I'm not doing it, but I'll have a read of it.' And I liked it, so I did it."
Further details about the film are being kept under wraps, but Blethyn believes the project is called Dragonfly.
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Katelyn Mensah is the Entertainment and Factual Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.