Brenda Blethyn has said voicing a monster for kids’ TV helps her find a new generation of fans.

The Vera star provides the voice for one of the Enormomonsters in children’s animated series Henry Hugglemonster, alongside Brian Blessed who voices her husband.

She said: “Now why do you think they chose Brian and me as the Enormomonsters from Roarsville? He’s such a quiet chap isn’t he? Also I played Mrs Heffalump. It’s quite funny really.”

Brian Blessed
Brian Blessed voices a Henry Hugglemonster character alongside Brenda Blethyn (PA)

Talking about recording her voice in a booth, Brenda said: “It is a little surreal, but you’ve got all these wonderful voices coming at you as well. It’s great fun. And of course these are our audiences of the future. It’s great to get approval from them. It’s such a popular series.”

Brenda has just finished filming series five of detective drama Vera and has series six coming up later this year.

Brenda Blethyn Vera
Brenda Blethyn stars as Vera (ITV)

She explained what she loved about the character: “It’s rather nice that it’s kind of wholesome in a different way [to Henry Hugglemonster]. She’s honest. She’s just and she’s got a good analytical mind, and it’s not dependent on lipstick; she doesn’t look like she’s just walked off a catwalk. That’s kind of refreshing because you don’t see that very often on telly. It’s very real.”

But she admitted that she is still best known for her role in Chance In A Million: “Do you know I’m recognised more from that programme than anything I have ever done? I was in a cave in Australia once looking at some historical things and a member of the group said, ‘Weren’t you in Chance In A Million?’. Once in a jungle in Borneo as well, in a little town, someone said the same thing.”

Henry Hugglemonster returns to Disney Junior on February 2.