TYNEDALE featured in Sunday's episode of Vera as the hit ITV show made its long-awaited return.

The region's favourite detective DCI Vera Stanhope, played by Brenda Blethyn, was spotted filming in Hexham and Corbridge in the summer of 2021.

And at long last, fans of the show saw the scenes aired when series 11 of the crime drama returned following a mid-series break.

In the episode, titled 'Vital Signs', Vera was called out to the scene of a body found in the back of a burned-out car - when it's identified, a world of intrigue opens up.

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Tyne Green and St Mary's Chare in Hexham both featured in the two-hour episode, along with other Tynedale locations including a house in Corbridge and the Duke of Wellington pub in Newton.

The episode ended in the Sele by the bandstand, before an aerial shot showed Hexham in all its glory.

The final episode of Series 11 will air this Sunday, January 22. Four episodes from series 12 will then follow on January 29 and February 5, 12 and 19.

Vera, based on books by Ann Cleeves, first hit the screens in May 2011 and has grown in popularity ever since, with large audiences tuning in to the series which is filmed in locations across the North East.

Matfen, Blanchland, and Allendale are among the other Northumberland locations to have been featured.