Tag Archives: Philip Glenister

Trendsetters Look to BBC Showcase for Next Big Thing

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on February 28th, 2011

Brighton is a popular resort town on the southern coast of England, but it’s not exactly a place you might seek out in wet, windy late February. That is, unless you’re a fan of British television.

WATCH: Simm, Glenister, Warren, Beesley in Sexy ‘Mad Dogs’ Trailer

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on January 27th, 2011

To whomever decided to put John Simm (Life On Mars, Doctor Who), Philip Glenister (Life On Mars, Demons), Marc Warren (Hustle), and Max Beesley (Hotel Babylon, Survivors) in a show together, God bless you. The four Anglophile faves star ...

Video: BBC AMERICA Stars Featured in New TV Ad

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on November 18th, 2009

A holiday TV advertisement for British department store Marks & Spencer features a veritable who’s who of BBC AMERICA talent. There’s AbFab‘s Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, Occupation‘s James Nesbitt, and ...

Life on Mars Is Dead, Ashes To Ashes Rises: Watch Trailer

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on March 3rd, 2009

So ABC’s version of Life On Mars has been cancelled, canned, axed. Are you shocked? Good riddance, I say.

Ashes To Ashes Story Began In the Life On Mars Finale, Exec Producer Reveals

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on January 28th, 2008

The story for Ashes To Ashes was being set up in the Life On Mars finale, reveals producer Jane Featherstone in today’s Independent. Ashes To Ashes opens “in modern-day London, where Alex Drake has been investigating the ...

An Update On the Life On Mars 1980s Spin-Off: ‘More Miami Vice Than The Sweeney’

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on January 15th, 2008

The Times has some info on the upcoming Life On Mars spin-off Ashes to Ashes. The 1980s will find Gene Hunt, played by Philip Glenister, coming up against Thatcherism and new policing practices.

Life On Mars Creators Developing New Show. Also: Pics From Simm and Glenister’s New Movie

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on August 29th, 2007

Life On Mars creators Ashley Pharoah and Matthew Graham are developing a “sexy, accessible, and exciting” drama about archaeologists titled Bone Kickers.

John Simm and Philip Glenister Turn Down American Life On Mars

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on August 8th, 2007

John Simm and Philip Glenister have turned down parts on David E. Kelley‘s American remake of Life On Mars. “They wanted us to have US accents,” Simm tells The Sun.

Meet Your Next Sam Tyler: Keeley Hawes Joins Life On Mars Sequel

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on July 3rd, 2007

The rumors have been floating around the Internet for some time now, but today it’s been confirmed: Keeley Hawes, star of MI-5 and The Best Man, will play Gene Hunt’s partner in Ashes To Ashes, the 1980s-set sequel to Life ...