Dame Helen Mirren 'absolutely loves' working with Tom Hardy

Dame Helen Mirren "absolutely loves" working with Tom Hardy.

The 80-year-old actress has again voiced her support for her MobLand co-star amid reports his future on the show had been in doubt until recent clear-the-air talks with show bosses following claims he had "clashed with producers".

Asked about the uncertainty surrounding Tom's future, Helen told Entertainment Weekly: "Tom is very much in.

"The work that we do, we’re always in a new world, in a different situation, working with different people, having to create a new family, a new situation. And sometimes there’s a squeak and an awkwardness going on and people are not toast and butter. In a way, those things can concentrate the mind, because you realise the value in what you’ve got.

"And I hope that’s what people realised with MobLand. It’s a great show, people love doing it, people love watching it, and it sorted itself out."