Vera star Brenda Blethyn teases how hit ITV drama will end as fans eagerly await final ever episodes

BRENDA Blethyn has teased however Vera volition travel to an extremity up of its last ever series.

Earlier this twelvemonth the Bafta-winning histrion announced the ITV transgression play was ending aft 14 years.

And with bosses keeping the tightly-guarded publication apical concealed until the New Year, Brenda has dropped a teaser.

During a caller lawsuit astatine the BFI successful London to observe Vera's success, Brenda replied erstwhile she was asked astir the finale: "No comment. I'm not going to archer you."

However, she did hint that for DI Vera Stanhope and her workfellow Joe Ashworth, things are acceptable to beryllium rocky.

The 78-year-old explained: "I volition archer you there's occupation with Detective Inspector Joe Ashworth.

"Joe has thing going connected that helium doesn't privation to speech astir and Vera is anxious to get to the bottommost of that.

"We cognize helium came backmost to the country due to the fact that his begetter was ill. He passed distant we've already seen that. Joe doesn't look to person travel retired of that dungeon and Vera's acrophobic astir that."

Meanwhile, Vera volition beryllium near with a large determination erstwhile she hears that her brag is looking to beforehand her.

Brenda said: "Vera's superior, the Chief Inspector, wants to beforehand her, and truthful it's a large determination for Vera to make."

ITV previously announced a peculiar documentary to illustration the bonzer travel of Vera and its lasting power connected British crime drama.

However, fans were near devastated arsenic Kenny Doughty, who played DS Aiden Healy, is absent from the last bid and documentary - aft leaving the amusement 18 months ago.

The last episodes volition spot Vera instrumentality to her roots and embark connected a idiosyncratic journey, with the episodes titled Inside and The Dark Wives.

Bosses person not yet confirmed erstwhile precisely they'll air, though it's expected to beryllium aboriginal successful the New Year.