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Acclaimed actress Brenda Blethyn has revealed that although she is stepping down from her acclaimed role as DCI Stanhope in Vera, retirement is not yet on the cards.

This January, avid viewers are set to witness Brenda’s final performance as the beloved detective, but the purpose of DCI Stanhope’s journey remains a mystery.

With the final episodes on the horizon, Brenda opened up about life after Vera, hinting at the possibility of semi-retirement.

Deeply understanding her character, Brenda said, “I understand Vera because I’ve played her for so long,” but acknowledged the challenges new roles present. “When you come to a new job, often filming-related, you have very little time.

“You come in on the first day and shoot a scene, and the filming is not chronological, so it’s hard to get into the shoes of a character,” Chronicle Live reports.

She compared this to the theatrical approach: “In theater, you rehearse for a month and you understand the character very well, and it is performed chronologically.

“But it’s not the same thing in cinema and on television. You have to arrive knowing it, and that’s it. You don’t have a lot of time to interact with the other actors.”

“But obviously, for me, Vera was different. Because I’ve been there for so long, I was able to enter more fully into her world.”

Brenda, who spent much of the year filming the series, still cherishes her role but has hinted at her desire to take a step back from the demanding schedule that comes with being the star of Vera.

“So I’m not retiring,” she revealed. “Maybe semi-retired. I don’t want to do a job that involves being gone for long periods of time. I’ve been doing this for 14 years.”

“But then again, never say never,” she playfully hinted, suggesting a possible return as DCI Stanhope in the future.

Looking back on her final moments on set, she shared her regrets: “On that last day of filming for Vera, I couldn’t help but think, ‘Oh, I’m making a mistake here. Why, oh why, Brenda?’

“When March rolls around, just as I’m usually preparing to head north for another series of Vera, I might just feel a pang of regret. Yet right now, it seems like the right choice for me and my beloved ones.

The beloved detective’s future remains uncertain, but ITV bosses have revealed a major loss in the upcoming series: the death of Joe’s father.

The blurb for the final episodes teases: “In this latest series, personal and professional aspects collide like never before when the sudden prospect of a promotion confronts Vera with a change that will affect her life.

“DI Joe Ashworth (David Leon) continues to progress in his new role, exploring his own investigative style. But despite his dogged dedication, it doesn’t take long for Vera to recognize that something is wrong with Joe.

“Grief-stricken over her father’s death, can Vera reach him before her job seriously suffers? With all of this to deal with, Vera must also decide whether her trusted team of diligent detectives, Kenny (Jon Morrison), Mark (Riley Jones), Steph (Rhiannon Clements) and pathologist Dr. Paula Bennett (Sarah Kameela Impey) are ready to strike out on their own.

“We first meet Vera when she is called to the banks of the Tyne after the body of a young delivery driver is discovered by morning fishermen.”

“As Vera begins her investigation, she discovers that the victim was recently released from prison after serving time for GBH. Could this have something to do with his untimely demise? Has our ex-inmate received cold justice? Or is his death deeper? A broken relationship, a secret love, grudges, regrets, fraud…a complicated picture begins to emerge.”

He continues: “As if that wasn’t enough, Vera is assigned to investigate a high-profile cold case. A former steel union worker has had his twenty-year sentence for the murder of his wife overturned, meaning that her killer is still in prison With two high-profile cases to investigate, Vera has a lot on her plate and needs her team to be on top form to close these cases.

“In the emotional final episode, the violent death of a bright young student is the next step for Vera after a body is found under a mysterious local landmark known as The Dark Wives in a childhood village of Vera. Gang-related? Ritualist? One thing It’s certain that the body was moved there.

“Vera soon learns that our student was volunteering at a local children’s home and that one of their residents, a young girl, disappeared overnight. Surely the two cases are linked? Well, that’s what Vera wants to find out.”

Vera returns to ITV on January 1.