VERA - the Farewell Pet

ITV 3 S 1 ep1 on tonight now

Calendargirl

I preferred Aiden to miserable Joe.

I think he must have been in as many, if not more, series.

Did David Leon find the new roles didn’t materialise, hence the comeback?

Oh yes! David Leon. I found his character charmless, rude, arrogant & snippy. Also, I couldn't stand his drippy, soppy, simpering bl**dy wife. Her voice, her needyness
( "Oh come fur denner Vera pet.") Oh why, why should she?
I' run away from people like her or make a French exit!
Aiden was, by a county mile a much better side-kick for Vera.
Joe however, behaved in such a patronising, misogynistic way towards wonderful Vera, he completely undervalued her & constantly tried to undermine her but failed completely!
(Was he even bloomin acting?????)
Simply making himself look like a weedy, needy little first-class creep & tosser. Ps, I still love Malcolm, a bit too much really. 😊

I found it interesting, especially hearing the actors speaking as themselves rather than in character. I enjoyed the final episode because it rang true to form - so "typically Vera" to just quietly slope off by herself (and it NOT be portrayed as a heartbreakingly lonely thing to do). I can't stand end-of-series episodes which end with the writers explaining what's happening to the characters by giving each of them a little tagged-on "after-story". Vera just left, end of. Everyone else just carried on, business-as-before. The writers resisted making everyone act out of character simply for a Big Ending.

Charleygirl5

I would be happy if the repeats started from the beginning rather than random episodes.

All episodes of Vera are on I TV X Charleygirl5, plus their in order too.😊

Ilovedogs 😉

Auntieflo

*Ilovedogs22*, thanks for mentioning Malcolm, I wondered why nobody else did?

Hi Auntieflo, ref: Malcom mention.
Two things about lovely Malcom, I thought that not only was he tall & coldly sexy with rather saucy twinkling eyes ( that made my knees weak!!!). He was by far the most intriguing pathologist. Very reserved yet he could be slightly flirty with Vera at times! I loved the way he looked at her or offered her a sweet or some- such thing. I was fascinated by their complex interactions but manly I just liked looking at Paul Kaye for my own delictation. 😉

Ilovedogs22, thanks for mentioning Malcolm, I wondered why nobody else did?

Whilst we're talking about Vera etal
Can I give a big mention to Pathologist 'Malcom'. Who has been my not so secret crush for a number of months. Paul Kaye you were by far the best 'Pathologist'. 👌

David49

All good things come to an end, we do have over 50 episodes to look forward to as repeats. There is so much trash on TV currently that repeats of old series are the best viewing.

Yes David, I watch Vera on the Itvx thingy.
Repeats are still better than any of the new stuff on the telly now.🤔

I cried my eyes out at the loneliness of Vera, was so glad to see her at the end with the dog that adopted her.

It’s not necessary to work out notice providing both parties agree but, depending on the circumstances, pay in lieu of notice does not always have to be paid.

Yes but I was thinking why did she hand in her notice and was able to leave immediately. Shouldn't she have had to work her notice?

Sorry, meant the message about a series about a young Vera!

rafichagran

I really enjoyed it. I love watching Vera.

That sounds a great idea, J52

Great show and I will miss it.

I really enjoyed it. I love watching Vera.

I’ve just watched the tribute programme. I enjoyed Vera, as some of my family lived in Northumberland and I liked spotting familiar scenes.
I wonder if they’ll do a young Vera series, a bit like they did with Morse.

Well I've decided to watch them all again from the beginning. I'm a fan of Brenda Blethyn which is why I started to watch it.

Did anyone know that she's 78.

I shall miss VERA. It was a good steady programme. Brenda Blethyn looked very attractive when not being VERA anymore and came across as a pleasant normal person.

Brenda Blethyn is local to me She is a lovely woman who is supportive of local charities a lives a very low key life.

I would be happy if the repeats started from the beginning rather than random episodes.

All good things come to an end, we do have over 50 episodes to look forward to as repeats. There is so much trash on TV currently that repeats of old series are the best viewing.

I preferred Aiden to miserable Joe.

I think he must have been in as many, if not more, series.

Did David Leon find the new roles didn’t materialise, hence the comeback?

mokryna

It was pleasant to watch, however, I was a bit disappointed as I thought they would show extracts from a good selection of past episodes.

Yes so did I. Unlike the behind the scenes tributes to Endeavour and Midsomer Murders they just focused on the last two episodes.

Where was the lovely Aiden?

Maybe as there were 56 of them- couldn’t decide… Brenda seems so nice and warm off screen - and I so liked her character on screen …no nonsense straight talking northern lass …did they call her huffy