She played a trailblazing female television detective for 14 years, paving the way for other women to take on gritty roles.
Brenda Blethyn, 80, star of the ITV crime drama Vera, helped others follow her lead and portray powerful female characters – and says she takes great pride in watching them.
The Oscar-nominated actress, who stood down from her role as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope at the end of 2024, told The Mail on Sunday: ‘We are seeing women playing what would have been male roles.
‘I was watching Vicky McClure in Trigger Point.
‘Ten years ago that role would certainly have gone
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