ITV crime drama Vera is to return to the North East for a 10th series.
Brenda Blethyn will return as DCI Vera Stanhope for four new stories, to begin production in April for transmission in 2020.
Made by Silverprint Pictures, part of ITV Studios, for ITV, series 10 will be produced by Will Nicholson while Executive Producer Phil Hunter returns for his fourth consecutive series. Director Paul Gay and writer Paul Logue also return to the production and will be working on the first episode.
The new stories will again be inspired by the best-selling novels of crime writer Ann Cleeves.
Blethyn said: “Along with the rest of the cast of VERA, I’m delighted to be embarking on series ten. The enthusiasm and warmth shown to VERA has been overwhelming and we can’t wait to get started. Newcastle here we come!”
Earlier this year series nine averaged 7.9 million viewers on ITV, and has been sold to more than 150 territories worldwide.
