Cory Monteith and Lea Michele in a 2010 episode of Glee.
High-school hit series Glee returned for its fifth season, with a subtle, sad reminder of late cast member Cory Monteith in the opening episode.
Lea Michele’s character, Rachel, glances at a photo on her mobile phone – a group shot of her old school glee club pals, including Monteith’s Finn. Rachel is heard singing the melancholy Beatles tune Yesterday.
Monteith, 31, died in July of a drug and alcohol overdose.
His off-screen relationship with Michele mirrored their characters’ on-screen romance.
The new season of Glee began this week with the first episode of a two-part salute to the Beatles. A tribute to Monteith is planned for episode three, to be shown on October 10.