Philip Glenister

Actor Philip Glenister talks about the third, and final, series Drama Ashes to Ashes, starring Philip Glenister, will return for a third and final series, the BBC has confirmed. Producers have revealed the climax of the next series will reveal who ...  

By DAVID MARTINDALE When actor Philip Glenister meets law-enforcement types in England, he is often treated as a hero. Which is funny and “kind of weird” to him, given that he plays a TV cop whose “Dirty Harry”-esque methods are stuck in the Stone Age. Glenister’s character, Detective Chief...  

Just as Sam Tyler was a modern-day cop transported back to the ‘70’s on “Life on Mars”, now it is a single mother Detective Inspector Alex Drake who finds herself back in 1981 and facing everyone’s politically incorrect cop, Gene Hunt ...  

Time travel cop programme to be axed after detective Gene Hunt actor walks out  

Philip Glenister, who stars as DCI Gene Hunt, says the second series of Ashes to Ashes will be darker than the first. Photo: BBC Glenister, who plays the politically incorrect detective Gene Hunt, said the forthcoming series of the hit programme has ...  

Philip Glenister, Darsteller von Detective Chief Inspector Gene Hunt in der BBC-Serie "Ashes to Ashes", hat angekündigt, die Rolle nur noch bis zum kommenden Jahr weiterspielen zu wollen. [Neu bei Serienjunkies...]  

Is there any relation between the Hustle’s Robert Glenister and Ashes to Ashes Philip Glenister? It’s not only the name but they look the same too. - Shaun, Liverpool, By Email Yes Shaun, these two acting legends are brothers. Keep your eyes peeled for ...  

Revellers in Hoxton, London, found themselves transported back to the Eighties last night with the arrival of the Ashes To Ashes cast. In tight jeans, white leather jacket and blue eyeliner, actress Keeley Hawes shared a joke with co-star Philip ...  

The next series of BBC One show Ashes To Ashes looks as arresting as ever with clashes aplenty. The programme which is set in 1982 is due to start this month, with Keeley Hawes and Philip Glenister returning as quarrelling cops Alex Drake and DCI ...  

The next series of Ashes to Ashes will finally "reveal all" about who Gene Hunt really is and what his alternative world means. The BBC1 show, which stars Philip Glenister and Keeley Hawes, is due to finish its second series. A third and final series ...  

The actor Philip Glenister, of Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes, narrates The Secret Life of the Airport , which in last night's programme seemed fitting, for it was nothing if not an exercise in time travel, whisking us back to the days when 14 days ...  

Taking a chance on Mia ... Joanna, Jennifer and Dawn lead the fun The funnygirls teamed up with Ab Fab pal Joanna Lumley for the skit which also features Sienna Miller, Philip Glenister, Alan Carr, Matt Lucas and Sue Perkins. French fancy ... Dawn ...  

Sienna Miller, Joanna Lumley, Philip Glenister and Alan Carr will join Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in a parody of Mamma Mia! for Comic Relief. The TV extravaganza to celebrate Red Nose Day will also feature special Red Nose treats from The ...  

ASHES To Ashes beauty Keeley Hawes told how co-star Philip Glenister saved them from disaster when the brakes failed on their Quattro during a high-speed stunt. The actress, 33, who plays DI Alex Drake, said: “We were all in the car and heading ...  

Ashes To Ashes star Keeley Hawes has admitted to having a secret crush on co-star Philip Glenister's character DCI Gene Hunt. The actress, who plays DI Alex Drake on the BBC show, told Psychologies that she cannot help fancying Glenister's no ...