His return to Vera\u2019s team was a surprise for her \u2013 especially so when he revealed he was there to observe her and take notes on the team\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n
Having spent some time away in London working at the MET, Joe has returned with more experience and a better title, which certainly rubs Vera up the wrong way.<\/p>\n
Although they came to blows during Fast Love, they undoubtedly were reigniting that spark between them that fans loved so much back when the series started.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>But according to Leon, the conflicts will probably continue \u2013 after all, it\u2019s all part of good drama.<\/p>\n
Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a> about whether Vera will change her methods following Joe\u2019s arrival, Leon explained: \u201cVera does her own thing, and that\u2019s one of the things so appealing about her character which is so strong and idiosyncratic \u2013 she\u2019s a real one off.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI think there\u2019s a big feeling of love and respect on both sides, but at the same there\u2019s a real conflict. They\u2019re very different people and they see the world in very different ways.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have very different instincts and sometimes it\u2019s nice there is that conflict because out that conflict comes creative tension and drama between the two of them.\u201d<\/p> Vera season 13 continues at 8pm on Sunday 14th January 2024. Previous episodes are available to watch on ITVX<\/a>\u00a0while seasons are also available on\u00a0BritBox<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free BritBox trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n You can also purchase instalments from any series on\u00a0Amazon Prime Video<\/a>. You can buy the first of\u00a0Ann Cleeves\u2019s Vera novels<\/a>\u00a0here.<\/strong><\/p>\n To find out what else is on, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our dedicated\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n Want to visit Death in Paradise locations in Guadeloupe at a discount?\u00a0<\/strong>Radio Times is offering savings of up to 7% for registered users booking their next holiday with travel website Expedia.\u00a0Claim your exclusive Radio Times Expedia holiday discount now<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n It’s not smooth sailing for the pair. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":43234,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/veras-david-leon-teases-joe-and-vera-conflict-scaled.jpg",2560,1705,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/veras-david-leon-teases-joe-and-vera-conflict-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/veras-david-leon-teases-joe-and-vera-conflict-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/veras-david-leon-teases-joe-and-vera-conflict-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/veras-david-leon-teases-joe-and-vera-conflict-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/veras-david-leon-teases-joe-and-vera-conflict-1536x1023.jpg",1536,1023,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/veras-david-leon-teases-joe-and-vera-conflict-2048x1364.jpg",2048,1364,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"It's not smooth sailing for the pair.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/43233"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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