The TV cameras have filmed at Sunderland University, the Civic Centre car park, Chester-le-Street and the City Tea Rooms.
And we've seen Brenda at the Washington Riding Centre where she is the patron of a charity.
Now's your chance to catch up on these retro images of a star on Wearside - and why not follow all the show's latest news on the Sunderland Echo's dedicated page to the TV drama.
![Vera is back this weekend and here's some of the times we've seen its star Brenda Blethyn on Wearside.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/05/15/59/MixCollage-05-Jan-2024-03-36-PM-4246.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. On your screens once more
Vera is back this weekend and here's some of the times we've seen its star Brenda Blethyn on Wearside. | se/other 3rd party
![The Vera drama series on location at the St Peter's Campus of Sunderland University in June 2019.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/05/14/24/v1.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. The crew's in town
The Vera drama series on location at the St Peter's Campus of Sunderland University in June 2019. | se
![It's quite the set-up when the Vera team arrives. Here they are at Sunderland University five years ago.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/05/15/23/v2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. An intricate operation
It's quite the set-up when the Vera team arrives. Here they are at Sunderland University five years ago. | se
![Filming at the City Tea Rooms in 2019. Tell us if you watched the cameras rolling in July that year.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/05/15/57/onecms_68368970-d766-4f89-a014-1bdc07db961a.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. And action
Filming at the City Tea Rooms in 2019. Tell us if you watched the cameras rolling in July that year. | se