Telly that bridges the Pond
Vera, the hit crime drama starring Brenda Blethyn, returns to UK telly with its fifth series in a few days, and before you know it, it’ll be screening in the US. Oh, and there’s news about Series 6, too.
There’s good news and bad news about ITV’s hit mystery drama, Vera. Filming has begun on the fifth series (hooray!), and actor David Leon has left the show (say it ain’t so!).
One must really hand it to the commissioning powers that be at ITV. The fifth series of Vera is about to start filming, and the fourth series hasn’t even completed its run yet in the UK. How’s that for being
If ever there was a British version of the American character, Lieutenant Columbo, DCI Vera Stanhope is it. The disheveled detective with a keen mind for solving crime returns to telly when the fourth series of the hit drama, Vera,
Acorn TV, the “best of British TV” subscription video-on-demand service, has announced that it will exclusively premiere the most recent series of Doc Martin, Vera, and Above Suspicion in the U.S. this October.
Yes, pet. ITV has commissioned a fourth series of its hit mystery-crime drama, Vera, months before the third series has even premiered. Now that’s what I call a demonstration of commitment and trust.