Vera

Hotgossip · 27/04/14 - 20:23

I really like Brenda Blethyn but I wish Vera would smarten up just a bit.;-)

nick202 · 27/04/14 - 20:27

Hehe. I didn't think much of the first couple of series but I really started to enjoy it last year. I was trying to read Harbour St last week but I only got halfway through for various reasons.
David Leon is very easy on the eye!

yeahbuddy · 27/04/14 - 20:34

Does anyone know where this episode is filmed? It looks gorgeous

nick202 · 27/04/14 - 20:36

yeahbuddy wrote: »

Does anyone know where this episode is filmed? It looks gorgeous

It's Alnmouth apparently, about 50 mins north of Newcastle.

nethwen · 27/04/14 - 20:44

I don't know why Vera pronounces her surname as Stan Hope when it should be pronounced like Stannup - as in the place in County Durham called Stanhope.

jjruss · 27/04/14 - 20:56

nick202 wrote: »

It's Alnmouth apparently, about 50 mins north of Newcastle.

Mostly in Northumberland and Durham & yes it is gorgeous, one of our best kept secrets .;-)

degsyhufc · 27/04/14 - 21:05

Also near to Alnwick Castle which was the castle and surrounding areas used in The Black Adder IIRC.

jarryhack · 27/04/14 - 21:31

nethwen wrote: »

I don't know why Vera pronounces her surname as Stan Hope when it should be pronounced like Stannup - as in the place in County Durham called Stanhope.

Very true., the correct pronunciation would be Stannup.......the hubby is watching it, I want to like it but her voice puts me off. Wierd I know, but I can't help it!

nethwen · 27/04/14 - 21:40

jarryhack wrote: »

Very true., the correct pronunciation would be Stannup.......the hubby is watching it, I want to like it but her voice puts me off. Wierd I know, but I can't help it!

Ha ha! Whatsisname - the man on the island - just said to Vera "Stannup?". And she went "Uh huh".

I like Brenda Blethyn, but her accent is awful.

Fayecorgasm · 27/04/14 - 21:47

Is that rain cgi it looks very unconvincing

nethwen · 27/04/14 - 21:48

Fayecorgasm wrote: »

Is that rain cgi it looks very unconvincing

Yep. It's definitely not North East rain lol.

nethwen · 27/04/14 - 21:50

Was some of this filmed in the Franciscan Friary at Alnmouth, does anybody know?

Howardessex · 27/04/14 - 21:59

nick202 wrote: »

Hehe. I didn't think much of the first couple of series but I really started to enjoy it last year. I was trying to read Harbour St last week but I only got halfway through for various reasons.
David Leon is very easy on the eye!

Is David Leon her assistant ? , he is drop dead . You don't see enough of him , in more ways than one

BlueEyedMrsP · 27/04/14 - 22:06

I watched quite a few episodes of the show, I really like it. Her accent doesn't bother me as I'm not from the UK so I have no expectations of what a 'Geordie' accent should sound like. I think she's odd and delightfully quirky.:)

Hotgossip · 27/04/14 - 22:22

They could have done that in one hour. Two hours on a Sunday night and I'm nodding off after an hour.

SULLA · 27/04/14 - 22:24

Vera Duckworth

Yet another tv senior detective acting like a junior detective instead of sitting behind a desk and supervising.

nethwen · 27/04/14 - 22:28

SULLA wrote: »

Vera Duckworth

Yet another tv senior detective acting like a junior detective instead of sitting behind a desk and supervising.

Nooo. Vera Stannup!

nethwen · 27/04/14 - 22:29

Hotgossip wrote: »

They could have done that in one hour. Two hours on a Sunday night and I'm nodding off after an hour.

It is rather slooooww, isn't it? *sleep*

Lisa_Naylor · 27/04/14 - 22:53

I enjoyed it. I like Vera and it suits me on a Sunday night.

nethwen · 27/04/14 - 23:00

BlueEyedMrsP wrote: »

I watched quite a few episodes of the show, I really like it. Her accent doesn't bother me as I'm not from the UK so I have no expectations of what a 'Geordie' accent should sound like. I think she's odd and delightfully quirky.:)

Ye divvent knar wot ya missin', pet.

lea_uk · 27/04/14 - 23:06

The places I recognised in tonight's episode were Newbiggin by the Sea, Alnmouth and Blyth.

[Deleted User] · 27/04/14 - 23:07

The only railway station in the UK without CCTV, anywhere. Perhaps no one thought to look. They could have solved it in 10 seconds. They would have traced the victim's movements throughout the whole town and the killer's.

ennui 57 · 28/04/14 - 00:06

lea_uk wrote: »

The places I recognised in tonight's episode were Newbiggin by the Sea, Alnmouth and Blyth.

Thanks for that. Sad, I know, but I spent some time on google maps, trying to spot a likely bit of coastline!

I thought Alnmouth could be likely, but missed the other two!

I like Brenda Blethin, but as another poster said, her accent is awful. Very inconsistent.
Even a 'generic north' might have been better perhaps?

Wasn't terribly struck by the story (hence my googling) but enjoyable in its own way.

lea_uk · 28/04/14 - 00:35

Holypool and this are both Newbiggin https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1.0-9/10155421_796421433722888_7278527477683813701_n.jpg also where Vera dropped off the blonde girl.
Where you saw the wind turbine is Blyth, and I believe the cafe is there too.
The rest is around Alnmouth.

Gill P · 28/04/14 - 05:49

I did wonder where it was. Thanks for the info.

One thing I have never worked out is how to pronounce Alnmouth! As Almwick is pronounced "Annick", is Alnmouth pronounced "Annmuth!?

kampffenhoff · 28/04/14 - 08:07

She's too old. The oldest retirement age for Police is 65.

Hey there!

Quick Links

Vera

Comments