{"id":22877,"date":"2022-09-29T14:40:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T12:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1713646"},"modified":"2022-09-29T15:17:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T13:17:10","slug":"vera-season-12-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/vera-season-12-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Vera season 12: Release date speculation, cast and latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Helen Daly\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 29 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>If you\u2019re missing your favourite Geordie detective, there\u2019s good news for Vera fans, as the truculent inspector is on her way back to ITV soon.<\/p>\n<p>Brenda Blethyn will once more be donning her oversized raincoat and fisherman\u2019s hat to solve more mysteries across the glorious Northumberland setting for a 12th outing.<\/p>\n<p>The 76-year-old actually confirmed filming has finished on episode 50 just last week, so hopefully there isn\u2019t long left before we\u2019re treated to new mysteries.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Yes Danielle. Series 12 . Wrapped on episode 50 of VERA last week <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/JwVOP5PCZm&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/JwVOP5PCZm<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Brenda Blethyn (@BrendaBlethyn) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrendaBlethyn\/status\/1571155730119462915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">September 17, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Read on for everything we know so far about Vera season 12, and when we can expect it on screens.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When is Vera season 12\u2019s release date?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At the time of writing, there\u2019s no release date for Vera season 12 just yet, but we can take a good guess at when it might return.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years (excluding any disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic), Vera has tended to start in the second or third week of January.<\/p>\n<p>That would add up, considering the series has been filming recently, so allowing a couple of months to edit, we would expect to see Vera season 12 in <strong>January 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll keep this page updated with anything more concrete when it\u2019s announced.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Vera-421aa4f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Vera-421aa4f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Vera-421aa4f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Vera-421aa4f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Vera-421aa4f.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Vera-421aa4f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1330995\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/Vera-421aa4f.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Vera.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Vera season 12 cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/brenda-blethyn-vera-kate-koji-big-rt-interview\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Brenda Blethyn will return as the iconic detective for season 12<\/a> \u2013 and in a recent interview with <a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, confirmed she won\u2019t be hanging up her trench coat just yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t got any plans to leave \u2013 at the moment, all the time I\u2019m fit and able, I\u2019ll be visiting Vera,\u201d Blethyn explained before praising the people of the North East where she spends a lot of time filming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love it, I just love it \u2013 I love the people up there, too. There is a difference between the friendliness of the north and the south, I don\u2019t care what anybody says. That\u2019s the main compliment really, that the people of the North East like Vera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the rest of the cast, this is who we\u2019d expect to see, and who they\u2019d be playing:<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Brenda Blethyn<\/strong> as DCI Vera Stanhope<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kenny Doughty<\/strong> as DS Aiden Healy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jon Morrison<\/strong> as DC Kenny Lockhart<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Kaye<\/strong> as Dr Malcolm Donahue<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ibinabo Jack<\/strong> as DC Jacqueline \u2018Jac\u2019 Williams<\/li>\n<li><strong>Riley Jones<\/strong> as DC Mark Edwards<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>We\u2019ll keep this page updated when guest stars are confirmed for the new season.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What will Vera season 12 be about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We don\u2019t know exactly which mysteries we can expect to see in Vera season 12 just yet, but when we caught up with Blethyn recently, she hinted there was going to be a coastal-themed episode on its way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first [episode] I\u2019ve read is someone found dead on a boat\u2026 so there\u2019ll be some nice locations on that one!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll keep this page updated when we get more concrete information on what we can expect from season 12.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;template-article__editor-content\" editor-content=\"\" ev-meter-content=\"\"><strong>Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/section><section><div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. 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