Stefanie Martini takes on Dame Helen Mirren’s role in Prime Suspect 1973

Rising star Stefanie Martini has said she was determined not to “crumble” under the pressure of following in Dame Helen Mirren’s footsteps in the Prime Suspect prequel. The actress plays a young Jane Tennison – the character made famous by Dame Helen – in ITV’s Prime Suspect 1973, which charts the rise of the policewoman as she assists in her first murder investigation.