Sam Fender left his ITV Vera co-star requiring ... During the opening scenes of the episode, Vera (Blethyn) received a call and instantly rushed to a residential street in the North East to ...

Long before he sold out St James' Park two nights in a row, Sam Fender played a part in Vera's pilot episode back in 2011. Playing murdered 15-year-old Luke Armstrong, the role was his TV debut.