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Season 4, Episode 2
The detective is called in when David Kenworthy, the son of a prominent local family, is found murdered on the beach at Whitley Bay. A witness spotted arcade owner Larry Crowe arguing with David on the night of the killing, and a search of the suspect's property uncovers a bloodied baseball bat. However, Larry has a cast-iron alibi and it's clear he wasn't the only person the victim met that night. A second death then leaves Vera facing mounting pressure to crack the case, and struggling to answer the question of why David was drawn to the seafront on the evening of his father's retirement. Brenda Blethyn stars in the murder mystery, with David Leon as her trusty sidekick Joe
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Cast & Crew
Brenda Blethyn
(Actor)
.. DCI Vera Stanhope
David Leon
(Actor)
.. DS Joe Ashworth
Jon Morrison
(Actor)
.. DC Kenny Lockhart
Clare Calbraith
(Actor)
.. DC Rebecca Shepherd
Sonya Cassidy
(Actor)
.. Celine Ashworth
Teresa Banham
(Actor)
.. Lorna Underwood
John Woodvine
(Actor)
.. Alan Kenworthy
Michael Hodgson
(Actor)
.. Thomas Kenworthy
Christopher Villiers
(Actor)
.. Noel Underwood
Kingsley Ben-Adir
(Actor)
.. Marcus Summer
Dave Hill
(Actor)
.. Larry Crowe
Christine Kavanagh
(Actor)
.. Karen Kenworthy
Victoria Inez Hardy
(Actor)
.. Amy
Rob Jarman
(Actor)
.. David Kenworthy
Phoebe Thomas
(Actor)
.. Nicky
Niek Versteeg
(Actor)
.. Paul
Wendy Patterson
(Actor)
.. Valerie
Gordon Kane
(Actor)
.. Landlord
Phil Corbitt
(Actor)
.. Taxi driver
Maxine Finch
(Actor)
.. Doctor
Annmarie Hosell
(Actor)
.. Receptionist
Gary Kitching
(Actor)
.. Chip shop owner
Maxie Peters
(Actor)
.. Security officer
Martha Hillier
(Writer)
Margaret Mitchell
(Producer)
Daikin Marsh
(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.
Jon Morrison
(Actor)
.. DC Kenny Lockhart
Clare Calbraith
(Actor)
.. DC Rebecca Shepherd
Sonya Cassidy
(Actor)
.. Celine Ashworth
Teresa Banham
(Actor)
.. Lorna Underwood
John Woodvine
(Actor)
.. Alan Kenworthy
Michael Hodgson
(Actor)
.. Thomas Kenworthy
Christopher Villiers
(Actor)
.. Noel Underwood
Kingsley Ben-Adir
(Actor)
.. Marcus Summer
Dave Hill
(Actor)
.. Larry Crowe
Christine Kavanagh
(Actor)
.. Karen Kenworthy
Victoria Inez Hardy
(Actor)
.. Amy
Rob Jarman
(Actor)
.. David Kenworthy
Phoebe Thomas
(Actor)
.. Nicky
Niek Versteeg
(Actor)
.. Paul
Wendy Patterson
(Actor)
.. Valerie
Gordon Kane
(Actor)
.. Landlord
Phil Corbitt
(Actor)
.. Taxi driver
Maxine Finch
(Actor)
.. Doctor
Annmarie Hosell
(Actor)
.. Receptionist
Gary Kitching
(Actor)
.. Chip shop owner
Maxie Peters
(Actor)
.. Security officer
Martha Hillier
(Writer)
Margaret Mitchell
(Producer)
Daikin Marsh
(Director)
Elaine Collins
(Executive producer)
