'Ashes to Ashes' Articles
A collection of articles surrounding the BBC series Ashes to Ashes (sequel to Life on Mars), in which Philip reprised his role as DCI Gene Hunt. Click on the links below to read each article. External links will open in a new window.
27th November 2011 - Huffington Post
'Ashes To Ashes' Star Philip Glenister Claims He Invented 'Fire Up The Quattro' Catchphrase
Ashes To Ashes star Philip Glenister has angered the hit show's co-creator after claiming that he came up with the famous line "Fire up the Quattro". (NOTE: here is a transcript of the RT interview referred to in the article.)
15th May 2010 - Total TV Guide
Dust to Dust
Ashes to Ashes creators Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah tell us about finally closing the case on Gene Hunt & co
15th May 2010 - TV & Satellite Week
Goodbye to Gene
It’s farewell to Alex Drake and the Gene Genie as Ashes to Ashes signs off in style
6th April 2010 - Digital Spy
'Ashes to Ashes' makes decent return
Ashes to Ashes made a decent return to BBC One on Friday night, according to the latest viewing figures. The opening episode of the third and final series pulled in 5.5m (22.1%) during the 9pm hour, making it the most-watched programme during primetime.
4th April 2010 - Wales on Sunday
The Hunt draws to an end in last series of Ashes to Ashes
Of the TV characters that came to life in the Noughties, from David Brent to Malcolm Tucker, none have had quite as much impact or been quite so memorable as Gene Hunt. Now the world’s most politically incorrect policeman is taking his bow in the third and last series of Ashes to Ashes on BBC One.
27th March 2010 - Radio Times
Gene Hunt is every man's alter ego
Philip Glenister loves DCI Gene Hunt - so why is he turning his back on TV's least likely sex symbol?
27th March 2010 - The Times
Call off the Hunt! Philip Glenister is firing up the Quattro for the final time in the time-slip police show.
The doors to the south London film studio fly open and the maverick cop Gene Hunt, his face like thunder, comes striding down the corridor, scattering uniformed PCs in his wake. “The bulldozers have arrived,” he snarls. “They’ve torn down Luigi’s wine bar — bastards!”
26th March 2010 - Scotsman
Welcome back, Gene. It hasn’t been the same without you.
Gene is pounding the mean streets of London for one last time in the third and final series of Ashes to Ashes. The drama comes to an explosive climax as Gene is investigated by a zealous Discipline and Complaints officer, Jim Keats (Daniel Mays), and we finally discover why Alex has been catapulted back to the 1980s.
25th March 2010 - Daily Telegraph
Philip Glenister on Ashes to Ashes
As Ashes to Ashes returns, actor Philip Glenister tells Benji Wilson his plan to rescue British drama from the restraints of political correctness.
19th March 2010 - Manchester Evening News
Ashes to Ashes: Farewell Gene
Is there still Life on Mars? Ian Wylie talks to Philip Glenister about Gene Hunt's farewell in the final series of Ashes to Ashes and finds the Manc Lion admitting the conclusion isn't going to please everyone. (NOTE: You can read some extra extracts from Ian's original interview with Philip on this page.)
15th March 2010 - The Guardian
Gene Hunt's last stand
Five years after he first stepped out of his Cortina into the nation's consciousness, Philip Glenister is back in the final series of Ashes to Ashes. So what drew him to the role of Gene Hunt? Will it be hard to say goodbye? And will he ever kiss Alex?
14th March 2010 - The People
Ashes to Ashes star Philip Glenister on new - and final - series
As hard-drinking chauvinist copper Gene Hunt he shot to fame quicker than his beloved Audi Quattro could hit 0-60mph. So Philip Glenister, who won an army of fans as the old-style DCI, is understandably glum that the new series of Ashes To Ashes will be the last.
10th March 2010 - BBC Press Office
Ashes to Ashes Series 3 Press Pack - Interview with Philip Glenister
Actor Philip Glenister, who has breathed life into Gene Hunt over the past five years, reveals what's in store for the brash DCI in the final series of Ashes to Ashes.
11th September 2009 - Metro
Glenister - No Simm return required
Philip Glenister has said John Simm is to Ashes to Ashes what Robbie Williams is to Take That...
18th April 2009 - Radio Times
Old Romantics
Ashes to Ashes is back, packed with 80s relics: jumpsuits, Morph, Marathon bars and men in eyeliner. Although all Philip Glenister remembers are the crimes against style…
18th April 2009 - TV and Satellite Week
Rising from the Ashes
Fire up the Quattro! Gene Hunt and the gang are back on the job
9th April 2009 - The Telegraph
Philip Glenister: DCI Gene Hunt returns
The eagerly awaited second series of 'Ashes to Ashes' hits our screens later this month. Neil Tweedie meets its straight-talking star, Philip Glenister.
26th March 2009 - BBC Press Office
Ashes to Ashes Series 2 Press Pack - Interview with Philip Glenister
The Gene Genie is back... in highly-anticipated second series of award-winning Ashes To Ashes for BBC One - Philip Glenister as DCI Gene Hunt
8th November 2008 - Radio Times
"And Don't Crash It"
Is Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) really going to let Richard Hammond fire up the Quattro – even for Children in Need? Stand by for some verbals!
12th April 2008 - FHM
FHM Fashion: And the beat goes on
FHM magazine interviews the 'boys' from Ashes to Ashes about fashion
13th March 2008 - BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat
Glenister defends Ashes to Ashes co-star
Philip Glenister has been defending his Ashes to Ashes co-star Keeley Hawes. The former Spooks actress plays DI Alex Drake in the sequel to BBC drama Life on Mars but there have been press reports saying she cannot act.
6th February 2008 - The Stage
Ashes to Ashes: Keeley Hawes and Philip Glenister interviewed
As we prepare for the long-awaited premiere of Ashes to Ashes tomorrow night, TV Today caught up with its two principal stars, Philip Glenister returning as DCI Gene Hunt and Keeley Hawes, who plays newcomer Alex Drake.
6th February 2008 - Daily Express
Rude, brutal and proud to be a hero
He is the most popular copper in Britain and his latest appearance is about to evoke all our favourite memories of the Eighties.
2nd February 2008 - Daily Telegraph
Trapped in Time
Stars Philip Glenister and Keeley Hawes tell Andrew Pettie about perms, prozzies and bringing the 1980s back to life in BBC1’s Ashes to Ashes
2nd February 2008 - Radio Times
It's the A-team
Is there life after Life on Mars? Ashes to Ashes co-creator Ashley Pharoah brings us up to speed on the new cop drama that time-warps into the 80s.
28th January 2008 - BBC Press Office
Series 1 Press Pack
It's 1981: the year of the Royal Wedding, the Brixton riots, Bucks Fizz winning the Eurovision Song Contest – and the year that Gene Hunt Philip Glenister) takes the Met by storm in Ashes To Ashes.
27th January 2008 - Live Magazine (Mail on Sunday)
She's a Fair Cop
In Life on Mars sequel Ashes to Ashes, it’s the Eighties and dinosaur DCI Gene Hunt is under the heel of time-travelling Keeley Hawes. How did they fare with the last of the New Romantics?
27th January 2008 - The Times
From Life on Mars to Ashes to Ashes
Philip Glenister, and everyone else, fell in love with his Life on Mars cop. But he tells Stephen Armstrong why Hunt is about to tackle his last case
27th November 2011 - Huffington Post
'Ashes To Ashes' Star Philip Glenister Claims He Invented 'Fire Up The Quattro' Catchphrase
Ashes To Ashes star Philip Glenister has angered the hit show's co-creator after claiming that he came up with the famous line "Fire up the Quattro". (NOTE: here is a transcript of the RT interview referred to in the article.)
15th May 2010 - Total TV Guide
Dust to Dust
Ashes to Ashes creators Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah tell us about finally closing the case on Gene Hunt & co
15th May 2010 - TV & Satellite Week
Goodbye to Gene
It’s farewell to Alex Drake and the Gene Genie as Ashes to Ashes signs off in style
6th April 2010 - Digital Spy
'Ashes to Ashes' makes decent return
Ashes to Ashes made a decent return to BBC One on Friday night, according to the latest viewing figures. The opening episode of the third and final series pulled in 5.5m (22.1%) during the 9pm hour, making it the most-watched programme during primetime.
4th April 2010 - Wales on Sunday
The Hunt draws to an end in last series of Ashes to Ashes
Of the TV characters that came to life in the Noughties, from David Brent to Malcolm Tucker, none have had quite as much impact or been quite so memorable as Gene Hunt. Now the world’s most politically incorrect policeman is taking his bow in the third and last series of Ashes to Ashes on BBC One.
27th March 2010 - Radio Times
Gene Hunt is every man's alter ego
Philip Glenister loves DCI Gene Hunt - so why is he turning his back on TV's least likely sex symbol?
27th March 2010 - The Times
Call off the Hunt! Philip Glenister is firing up the Quattro for the final time in the time-slip police show.
The doors to the south London film studio fly open and the maverick cop Gene Hunt, his face like thunder, comes striding down the corridor, scattering uniformed PCs in his wake. “The bulldozers have arrived,” he snarls. “They’ve torn down Luigi’s wine bar — bastards!”
26th March 2010 - Scotsman
Welcome back, Gene. It hasn’t been the same without you.
Gene is pounding the mean streets of London for one last time in the third and final series of Ashes to Ashes. The drama comes to an explosive climax as Gene is investigated by a zealous Discipline and Complaints officer, Jim Keats (Daniel Mays), and we finally discover why Alex has been catapulted back to the 1980s.
25th March 2010 - Daily Telegraph
Philip Glenister on Ashes to Ashes
As Ashes to Ashes returns, actor Philip Glenister tells Benji Wilson his plan to rescue British drama from the restraints of political correctness.
19th March 2010 - Manchester Evening News
Ashes to Ashes: Farewell Gene
Is there still Life on Mars? Ian Wylie talks to Philip Glenister about Gene Hunt's farewell in the final series of Ashes to Ashes and finds the Manc Lion admitting the conclusion isn't going to please everyone. (NOTE: You can read some extra extracts from Ian's original interview with Philip on this page.)
15th March 2010 - The Guardian
Gene Hunt's last stand
Five years after he first stepped out of his Cortina into the nation's consciousness, Philip Glenister is back in the final series of Ashes to Ashes. So what drew him to the role of Gene Hunt? Will it be hard to say goodbye? And will he ever kiss Alex?
14th March 2010 - The People
Ashes to Ashes star Philip Glenister on new - and final - series
As hard-drinking chauvinist copper Gene Hunt he shot to fame quicker than his beloved Audi Quattro could hit 0-60mph. So Philip Glenister, who won an army of fans as the old-style DCI, is understandably glum that the new series of Ashes To Ashes will be the last.
10th March 2010 - BBC Press Office
Ashes to Ashes Series 3 Press Pack - Interview with Philip Glenister
Actor Philip Glenister, who has breathed life into Gene Hunt over the past five years, reveals what's in store for the brash DCI in the final series of Ashes to Ashes.
11th September 2009 - Metro
Glenister - No Simm return required
Philip Glenister has said John Simm is to Ashes to Ashes what Robbie Williams is to Take That...
18th April 2009 - Radio Times
Old Romantics
Ashes to Ashes is back, packed with 80s relics: jumpsuits, Morph, Marathon bars and men in eyeliner. Although all Philip Glenister remembers are the crimes against style…
18th April 2009 - TV and Satellite Week
Rising from the Ashes
Fire up the Quattro! Gene Hunt and the gang are back on the job
9th April 2009 - The Telegraph
Philip Glenister: DCI Gene Hunt returns
The eagerly awaited second series of 'Ashes to Ashes' hits our screens later this month. Neil Tweedie meets its straight-talking star, Philip Glenister.
26th March 2009 - BBC Press Office
Ashes to Ashes Series 2 Press Pack - Interview with Philip Glenister
The Gene Genie is back... in highly-anticipated second series of award-winning Ashes To Ashes for BBC One - Philip Glenister as DCI Gene Hunt
8th November 2008 - Radio Times
"And Don't Crash It"
Is Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) really going to let Richard Hammond fire up the Quattro – even for Children in Need? Stand by for some verbals!
12th April 2008 - FHM
FHM Fashion: And the beat goes on
FHM magazine interviews the 'boys' from Ashes to Ashes about fashion
13th March 2008 - BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat
Glenister defends Ashes to Ashes co-star
Philip Glenister has been defending his Ashes to Ashes co-star Keeley Hawes. The former Spooks actress plays DI Alex Drake in the sequel to BBC drama Life on Mars but there have been press reports saying she cannot act.
6th February 2008 - The Stage
Ashes to Ashes: Keeley Hawes and Philip Glenister interviewed
As we prepare for the long-awaited premiere of Ashes to Ashes tomorrow night, TV Today caught up with its two principal stars, Philip Glenister returning as DCI Gene Hunt and Keeley Hawes, who plays newcomer Alex Drake.
6th February 2008 - Daily Express
Rude, brutal and proud to be a hero
He is the most popular copper in Britain and his latest appearance is about to evoke all our favourite memories of the Eighties.
2nd February 2008 - Daily Telegraph
Trapped in Time
Stars Philip Glenister and Keeley Hawes tell Andrew Pettie about perms, prozzies and bringing the 1980s back to life in BBC1’s Ashes to Ashes
2nd February 2008 - Radio Times
It's the A-team
Is there life after Life on Mars? Ashes to Ashes co-creator Ashley Pharoah brings us up to speed on the new cop drama that time-warps into the 80s.
28th January 2008 - BBC Press Office
Series 1 Press Pack
It's 1981: the year of the Royal Wedding, the Brixton riots, Bucks Fizz winning the Eurovision Song Contest – and the year that Gene Hunt Philip Glenister) takes the Met by storm in Ashes To Ashes.
27th January 2008 - Live Magazine (Mail on Sunday)
She's a Fair Cop
In Life on Mars sequel Ashes to Ashes, it’s the Eighties and dinosaur DCI Gene Hunt is under the heel of time-travelling Keeley Hawes. How did they fare with the last of the New Romantics?
27th January 2008 - The Times
From Life on Mars to Ashes to Ashes
Philip Glenister, and everyone else, fell in love with his Life on Mars cop. But he tells Stephen Armstrong why Hunt is about to tackle his last case
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