12 months of Gene Hunt

Had I but known that such a thing was available then I'd have put it on my Xmas list but I only spotted it today in the shops:


It seems to be out of stock at many online retailers, amazon marketplace has one at £99.99...

Philip Glenister interview on Radio 5

Philip Glenister was Simon Mayo's guest on Monday talking about all things Gene Hunt.

If there is a third series of Ashes to Ashes then that will be the last.

They discussed the US version of Life on Mars and what Philip's up to next.

Listen or download the podcast here.

Ashes to Ashes - series 2

I've finally got round to watching Ashes to Ashes and I thought 6 of the 8 episodes were smashing and I'm not missing Sam Tyler as much as I'd thought. Googling away to see when the next series will be out - it looks to be October 2009 with filming beginning this summer.

On TV Scoop in June, writer Ashley Pharaoh had this to say about the next series:

"We've just handed in episode one. It's set in 1982, so the Falklands have just happened. We're taking it slightly darker this time, now the characters have been established. The first episode is about a murder in a strip club in Soho, and there's a lot of the 80s left and it's a good excuse to get the music off iTunes. I'd like to do another series after this one too; Matthew and I have a big story we want to tell when the whole thing ends."

There's a longer interview with the writers of Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes on the Manchester Evening News site.

More Publishing Deals

Publishing News has news of some recent publishing deals, including the recent deal made to L C Tyler:

Antonia Hodgson has bought world rights to Things Ain't What They Used to Be, “a hilarious, personal and evocative trip through the Seventies and Eighties” by “one of our best-loved actors”, Philip Glenister (Life on Mars and Cranford). Publication is scheduled for November.

Macmillan New Writing is discovering some genuine talent: following Brian McGilloway's success, Pan Macmillan has signed a three-book deal with L C Tyler, whose Herring Seller comic crime series has won many admirers. The second in the series, Ten Little Herrings, is set at a philatelists' convention in France.

At Bitter Lemon Press, Francois von Hurter has bought WEL rights in a number of projects, including Rabia (Rage) by Argentine bestseller Sergio Bizzio. The deal was concluded via Mercedes Casanovas Agencia Literia, and a movie is already in production, with Bizzio co-scripting.

Philip Glenister interviewed by the BBC

There's a seven minute interview with Philip Glenister, star of Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes and Cranford (see left), over on the BBC News website.

Philip Glenister wins Best Actor Award

From the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards list:

Best Actor
Philip Glenister
(Mr Carter in Cranford, Gene Hunt in Life on Mars, for BBC One)

Pictures taken from the official Philip Glenister website.

Philip Glenister Interview on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross

I finally got to watch Ashes to Ashes last night and caught the announcement at the end that Philip Glenister would be on the Jonathan Ross show (he wasn't listed as a guest in the tv guide) so I watched the segment on the BBC iplayer. You can watch it for the next 5 days, here, about 42 mins in.