Brenda Blethyn couldn't look more different from her iconic character, the trench coat-wearing DCI Vera Stanhope, in her upcoming role in the new drama film, Dragonfly , in which she stars alongside Andrea Riseborough ( To Leslie ) and Jason Watkins ( Line of Duty ). The film, written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams, follows two neighbours who strike up an unlikely friendship, only for it to be undone by prejudice and judgment, leading to a devastating conclusion, according to the logline.

In snapshots from the film, Brenda's character, Elsie, can be seen donning short, grey hair while sitting in an armchair and being cared for by Andrea's character, Colleen. Both actresses won the joint Best Performance award at the Tribeca Film Festival when the movie premiered in June this

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