News about Paul Ritter
As ITV axes Vera after 14 years, these are the actors whose careers were launched by the crime series (including one unlikely musician!)
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April 23, 2024
Earlier this week, ITV confirmed that the 78-year-old will return for one final season, which will be filmed in Northumberland this summer. Since Vera began in 2011, the show has starred several industry heavyweights - including the late Paul Ritter, Notting Hill's Gina McKee and Catastrophe star Mark Bonnar. However, the series also helped to launch the careers of some of the UK's biggest actors, such as Kingsley Ben-Adir (centre left) and Cush Jumbo (centre right). Here FEMAIL takes a look back at the stars (and musician Sam Feder, left) who owe their careers to the crime drama. Right: Vera actor David Leon, who played DS Joe Ashworth.
Why Tamsin turned to crime: TAMSIN GREIG on her terrifying role in Sexy Beast, why she never cracked Hollywood and the unbearable loss of her friend Paul Ritter
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February 10, 2024
Incongruous hours after witnessing her maim another woman in a spittle-flecked, profanity-spewing rage, Tamsin Greig's chat about an oat milk latte in a shrewish London hotel feels incongruous.