Article: PRIME TIME Helen Mirren pulls out the emotional stops for detective Jane Tennison's final screen outing Helen Mirren pulls out the emotional stops for detective Jane Tennison's final screen outing helen mirren prime suspect - the final act, stv, sunday, 9pm

FANS of chain-smoking hard-nosed detective Jane Tennison are finally going to get what they've been waiting for - another offering of Prime Suspect.

But this is the last case the alcoholic workaholic will sink her teeth into, which actress Helen Mirren says is fine by her.

"It's great, it's the most fantastic job, it's a great role and I let go of it with great regret. But you have to be realistic and I've always wanted Prime Suspect to be realistic above all else.

"It has its feet in the real, real world, as it is today in Britain. That was the case with the first episode 15 years ago, and each one subsequently. It becomes unrealistic if it goes on forever. That's my feeling, I have to just ...

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