ITV Vera ends in sudden tragedy ahead of tonight's final ever episode as fans left 'worried'

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ITV Vera's is set to come to a close forever tonight after 14 years on air in the second part of the season 14 finale.Last night's part 1 episode on New Year's Day concluded with a shocking death, leaving fans concerned for Brenda Blethyn's character.

The penultimate episode featured Vera and her partner DI Joe Ashworth (David Leon) handling a complex case. The duo found themselves dealing with two separate cases when an ex-prisoner's body was found on the River Tyne's banks, the Mirror reports.

In the episode's dramatic finale, Joe and Vera rushed to a cliff top where they confronted Imogen Langworth, who had murdered her mother, and her father Lucas Corbridge, who was falsely accused of killing his wife Marion.In intense scenes, Vera tried to persuade Imogen to reveal the truth about her mother's fate, but then Lucas appeared wielding a bloody rock, which he had used in an attempt to murder DC Kenny Lockhart.

A physical altercation ensued, during which Joe nearly fell off the cliff, before Lucas intervened and Imogen tragically fell to her death, leaving Vera, Joe, and a grief-stricken Lucas in shock. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. As Vera chastised Joe for risking his life, she encouraged him to seek help following his father's death.