United Kingdom, June 12 -- Dame Helen Mirren would return to work with Tom Hardy "in a f****** heartbeat".

The 80-year-old actress has shown her support for her "amazing" MobLand co-star amid reports he is facing the axe from the show due to clashes with producers, and insisted she doesn't care about how different actors approach their work, so long as the end result is good.

Asked by Variety if she would want to continue working with Tom, she said at the Taormina Film Festival in Italy: "Absolutely. In a f****** heartbeat.

"I love Tom. I think he's the most amazing actor. I've always loved him on screen and different actors have different processes. I've learned over the years that some people get things fast and other people took tim...