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Castles in the Air
Season 3, Episode 1
Young physiotherapist Lizzie Faulkner is shot dead while enjoying a holiday at a luxury country retreat. The resulting murder investigation unearths betrayal, guilt and the desire for atonement - as Vera moves quickly to avoid another tragedy, and Joe tries to make amends with the demons of his past. Crime drama, starring Brenda Blethyn, David Leon, Paul Ritter and Eva Quinn
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Cast & Crew
Brenda Blethyn
(Actor)
.. DCI Vera Stanhope
David Leon
(Actor)
.. DS Joe Ashworth
Paul Ritter
(Actor)
.. Billy Cartwright
Jon Morrison
(Actor)
.. DC Kenny Lockhart
Eva Quinn
(Actor)
.. Lizzie Faulkner
Nicholas Gleaves
(Actor)
.. Tim Hopkins
John Light
(Actor)
.. Andrew Franks
Shaun Dingwall
(Actor)
.. Justin Bishop
Alexander Arnold
(Actor)
.. Sam Bishop
Alex Childs
(Actor)
.. Kirsty Hopkins
Richard Riddell
(Actor)
.. Robert Doran
Vinette Robinson
(Actor)
.. Corinne Franks
Sonya Cassidy
(Actor)
.. Celine Ashworth
Cassie Atkinson
(Actor)
.. Tina Robson
Leah Brotherhead
(Actor)
.. Maisie Jones
Riley Jones
(Actor)
.. DC Mark Edwards
Nicholas Lumley
(Actor)
.. Derek
Will Ashcroft
(Actor)
.. Duty solicitor
Ian Cairns
(Actor)
.. Tim's solicitor
Paul Rutman
(Writer)
Gaby Chiappe
(Writer)
Margaret Mitchell
(Producer)
Will Sinclair
(Director)
Elaine Collins
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Brenda Blethyn
(Actor)
.. DCI Vera Stanhope
Born:
February 20, 1946
in
Kent
Best Known For:
Secrets & Lies.
Early-life:
Born Brenda Anne Bottle on February 20, 1946, in Ramsgate, Kent. She's the youngest of nine children of a parlour maid and a chauffeur. Money was tight when she was growing up. After excelling at maths at school, she worked as a secretary and bookkeeper in a bank. But she was always obsessed with films and acting and, at the age of 27, after divorcing her first husband, she gave up her day job and used her savings to fund a drama course at Guildford. She didn't tell her parents, and thought she would go back to her old career if things didn't work out.
Career:
Blethyn gained early experience with two small theatre groups before joining the National Theatre in 1975. Her TV debut was in a 1979 episode of Tales of the Unexpected, and a year later she had a lead role in Mike Leigh's small-screen project Gloria. In 1990 she made her first film, The Witches, following that up with A River Runs Through It. Despite roles in Outside Edge and The Buddha of Suburbia, she didn't become a household name until her Oscar-nominated role in Leigh's Secrets & Lies. Since then she's starred in Girls' Night, Saving Grace, Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, London River, and gained another Oscar nomination for Little Voice. She returned to the small screen in 2011 playing the title role in ITV's detective series Vera.
Quote:
"I don't have ambition. My expectations are low."
Trivia:
Blethyn was awarded an OBE for services to drama in the 2003 New Year Honours List.
David Leon
(Actor)
.. DS Joe Ashworth
Best Known For:
Vera.
Early-life:
David Jeremy Leon was born in 1980 in Newcastle upon Tyne to Ann and Anthony. As a teenager, Leon was on the books of Blackburn Rovers, but they released him when he was 19. He turned to acting and successfully auditioned for the National Youth Theatre. He dropped out of drama school to shoot the film Alexander (2004) with Oliver Stone in Morocco. In 2006, he had a main role in the film These Foolish Things (2006).
Career:
Leon went on to star in the miniseries The Wild West, RocknRolla (2008) and Walking with the Enemy (2013). Between 2011 and 2014, he starred alongside Brenda Blethyn in ITV drama Vera, playing DS Joe Ashworth.
Quote:
"You can't get away with enjoying acting in a working-class environment."
Trivia:
Leon's short film Orthodox was accepted into several international film festivals. He completed a feature length version of Orthodox in 2015.
Paul Ritter
(Actor)
.. Billy Cartwright
Jon Morrison
(Actor)
.. DC Kenny Lockhart
Eva Quinn
(Actor)
.. Lizzie Faulkner
Nicholas Gleaves
(Actor)
.. Tim Hopkins
John Light
(Actor)
.. Andrew Franks
Shaun Dingwall
(Actor)
.. Justin Bishop
Alexander Arnold
(Actor)
.. Sam Bishop
Alex Childs
(Actor)
.. Kirsty Hopkins
Richard Riddell
(Actor)
.. Robert Doran
Vinette Robinson
(Actor)
.. Corinne Franks
Sonya Cassidy
(Actor)
.. Celine Ashworth
Cassie Atkinson
(Actor)
.. Tina Robson
Leah Brotherhead
(Actor)
.. Maisie Jones
Riley Jones
(Actor)
.. DC Mark Edwards
Nicholas Lumley
(Actor)
.. Derek
Will Ashcroft
(Actor)
.. Duty solicitor
Ian Cairns
(Actor)
.. Tim's solicitor
Paul Rutman
(Writer)
Gaby Chiappe
(Writer)
Margaret Mitchell
(Producer)
Will Sinclair
(Director)
Elaine Collins
(Executive producer)
