Mark allen vera tv

British crime drama television series (–)

Vera is a British crime drama television series based on the Vera Stanhope novels by Ann Cleeves. It ran on ITV for 14 years from 1 May to 2 January and starred Brenda Blethyn as the principal character, Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope.

Premise

Vera is a nearly retired detective chief inspector of the fictional Northumberland & City Police, who is obsessive about her work. She plods along in a dishevelled state but has a calculating mind and despite her irascible personality, she cares deeply about her work and colleagues. She often proves her superior skills by picking up small errors in her team members' thought processes. Vera forms a close relationship with sergeants Joe Ashworth and Aiden Healy.^[1]

Production

The series is filmed in Newcastle upon Tyne and throughout Northumberland, County Durham and North Yorkshire in North East England. Locations include Gateshead, South Shields, North Shields, Whitley Bay, Amble, Warkworth, Alnmouth, Bamburgh, and Holy Island.^[2] The farmhouse used for the exterior shots of Vera's home is located on the Snook, part of H

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Vera’s Aiden Healy star pays tribute to late colleague Mark ‘Be at peace friend’

Brenda Blethyn recalls 'losing her Vera hat' on set

On Sunday, Vera fans tuned in to watch the final episode of series 11 of the ITV cop drama. DCI Vera Stanhope (played by Brenda Blethyn) was back with her sidekick, Aiden Healy (Kenny Doughty), as they attempted to solve another murder. As the programme came to a close, the show paid a moving tribute to crew member Mark Allen, who died earlier this year. A number of Vera stars and fans also took to social media following the episode to pay a tribute to Mark, who worked in the art department on the show. The actor who plays Aiden said he would miss Mark's "laugh and twinkle".

Kenny, who plays Aiden, led the tributes with a moving post on Twitter.

In view of his 23, followers, Kenny penned: “Thank you for lovely messages. Wonderful ep & fantastic cast & director @cebohon1.

“Big respect to our crew. Especially Mark Allen - who sadly passed away.

“Will miss his laugh & his twinkle. Be at peace friend. Now Vera fans - you will see the next 4 eps in ! Until then X.” (sic)

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Mark Allen: Who is Vera star? Cast of ITV drama pay tribute to colleague

VERA stars have paid tribute to crew member Mark Allen in a heartfelt tribute at the end of Sunday night's episode. But who was the veteran crew member?

Mark was a name known to most behind the scenes of ITV skådespel Vera and following his death earlier this year, the show paid homage to his legacy. The year-old had a huge impact on those who he worked with and many have paid tribute to the veteran crewmember both on social media and through a mark of respect at the end of an episode which aired on Sunday 5 September With viewers not knowing much about Mark, has everything you need to know about the crew member.

Who was Mark Allen on Vera?

For the past eight years, Mark was a painter on the show, working tirelessly in the art department to ensure the scenes were filled with colour.

Born in Durham, where some scenes of the show are shot, the veteran crew member had a dab grabb for fixing things around the local area.

He would touch up signs with paint to restore them to their original condition and his talents were greatly used on set.

Viewers won't have ever seen him on-screen but he also