Playing murder detectives takes its toll, says Eve Myles , but luckily her husband is always on hand with a big glass of wine

The Vera star on her glam new role… Spanning six decades, A Woman of Substance, adapted from Barbara Taylor Bradford’s 1979 bestseller, charts the rise of Emma Harte from impoverished maid to the worl

Having bid farewell to Vera’s old mac, Brenda Blethyn is embracing power-dressing as Emma Harte, the formidable tycoon at the heart of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s novels

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CATHERINE GARTON on why life in Saint Marie is a dream come true – just don’t mention centipedes…

ILLUSTRATION BY PAUL COX Going full Celt VOICING ...