played by David Leon, that had fans breathing a sigh of relief near the start of Thursday's Vera finale, when he said he's spoken to Kenny and he was coming back to work. Article continues below ...

many fans championed Riley to be Vera's new sidekick, before original right hand man, David Leon, made a shock return to the fold for series 13 at the start of this year. Like co-stars Brenda and ...

When second sidekick Kenny Doughty announced last year that he was quitting as Aiden Healy, many Vera fans put Riley in the frame for a promotion and, while that didn't happen due to David Leon ...

WATCH: Vera actress Brenda Blethyn talks long filming schedule for ITV show Ahead of the drama's 13th season, Brenda revealed that she wouldn't have returned to the series had David Leon not ...

And now the Vera team have travelled to North Yorkshire, with Brenda and returning TV sidekick David Leon spotted what locals described as 'a crime scene' close to a railway in the Redmire area ...

David Leon's return to Vera has left co-star Brenda Blethyn 'over the moon,' almost a decade after his exit from the ITV show left the actress heartbroken. There was some big news for Vera fans on ...

The actor has appeared as DS Aiden Healy, the sidekick of Brenda Blethyn’s eponymous DCI Vera Stanhope ... heartbreak after her previous co-star David Leon left the role of DS Joe Asworth ...