ITV HAS confirmed Vera is coming to an end after a whopping 14 series on air.
The beloved crime drama, which sees Brenda Blethyn play the role of DCI Vera Stanhope who is tasked with investigating complex murders.
However, Brenda, 77, will film the 14th and final series as ITV bosses announced the series is coming to an end.
Speaking about the show ending, Brenda said: “Working on Vera has been a joy from beginning to end and I’m sad to be saying Cheerio.
"But I am so proud of our achievements over the last fourteen
years. I’ll be forever grateful to the wonderful Ann Cleeves who created Vera, and to Elaine Collins who saw fit to cast me in the role.
"The Producers, dream cast and crew have been fabulous and I’m going to miss them, but I won’t forget their huge talent, the camaraderie, laughter or kindness we shared nor the friendship of the people of the north east and our fans worldwide.
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"Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Vera will return for a final series early next year, with ITV commissioning just two episodes, with each running for 90 minutes.
Originally based on the books by Ann Cleeves, Vera has since moved beyond its source material to focus on stories of its own.
The drama first aired in 2011 and has been a staple of ITV's schedule ever since with 54 episodes broadcast to date.
Fans have been left stunned by the news, with one writing on social media: "Gutted. It’s really good but it’s understandable as brenda is doing other things I believe and it is gruelling I remember her saying. Still gutted."
A second wrote: "ww such a shame. It’s a terrific show but I’m not entirely surprised given the reduced episode count of late. Hope the early announcement means they can end the series properly."
"She's in her 70s in real life she'd have retired years ago," said a third.
Brenda previously cast doubt on the future of Vera in an exclusive interview with The Sun's TV Mag earlier this year.
As the most recent series drew to a close she revealed execs had not yet green lit another instalment.
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