Vera fans have expressed their desire to have Kenny Doughty’s DS Aiden Healy back on screens just one episode after his ITV drama exit. Actor Doughty announced his departure back in early-2023 but Sunday’s first feature-length instalment of the 13th run was the first time fans saw Brenda Blethyn’s Vera Stanhope without him by her side. Instead, Vera faced an all-new case she had to get to the bottom solo – although she wasn’t without a sidekick for long. David Leon’s Joe Ashworth, who hasn’t been seen on the show for the best part of a decade, returned out of the blue. With Aiden now in Austra…
