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Philip to attend San Diego Comic-Con

29/6/2016

 
Outcast have today confirmed that Philip will be joining his Outcast co-stars at San Diego Comic Con this coming July. The event, which has been sold out for months, is the largest comic con in the world.

The cast will be taking part in a panel on Saturday 23rd July at 15.15pm PT in Room 6BCF.
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Sunday Times Article: Me & My Motor - Philip Glenister

26/6/2016

 
Practicality is fine but it takes a classic to fire up the actor

Jeremy Taylor (June 26 2016, 12:01am, The Sunday Times)
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Philip Glenister thought he would surprise his wife and make up for the lean years by arriving home in a sporty BMW in 2005. The actor, who achieved success playing Gene Hunt, the irascible detective in Life on Mars, was suddenly earning enough to buy a decent car. His mistake was to stay in character.

“It was a really smart 330i with big wheels and all the extras. I beeped the horn and my wife ran outside carrying our baby daughter. I yelled, ‘Get in, love — you’ve pulled!’ She stormed back inside and slammed the door.”

Glenister, 53, admits it wasn’t the wisest thing to shout. His wife, Beth Goddard, was heavily pregnant at the time with their second child. “She said I should grow up because I was about to be a dad again.”

Glenister grew up in Harrow, northwest London. His father, John, directed television series including The Six Wives of Henry VIII. “Dad’s speciality was period costume drama. Consequently, he was more concerned with horse power than horsepower.

“My interest in motors came from watching classic Seventies shows. I would save up pocket money to buy Dinky toys of the Batman car, James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5, and the Volvo P1800 from The Saint.”

His favourite toy arrived on his memorable seventh birthday. “My parents bought me an SPV truck from Captain Scarlet, plus a copy of Daydream Believer by the Monkees. I thought I was the coolest kid in the street.”

Later, he passed his driving test at the second attempt in a Datsun Sunny and bought a hot-hatch Peugeot 205 GTI.

“I loved the GTI but my first BMW 3-series felt like a proper car. It was quite posh compared to the Peugeot and loads more comfortable for long journeys .”

However, Glenister says the first car to have a serious impact on him was the 1973 Ford Cortina he drove in Life on Mars. “That fuelled my interest in classics. It ultimately led to me presenting two series of For the Love of Cars on Channel 4, and appearing at the Silverstone Classic event.”

In Ashes to Ashes, the follow-up to Life on Mars set in 1980s London, Glenister’s character, Gene Hunt, had moved up to a tyre-screeching Audi Quattro. Detective Chief Inspector Hunt chased villains across the capital and the catchphrase “Fire up the Quattro” passed into urban legend.

“The car was so popular, I think I was expected to drive an Audi in real life [he is now an ambassador for the brand]. I had a family by then and an A6 Quattro seemed a sensible choice but I began to feel likes a sales rep. So I changed it for an Audi Q5 and have had a string of them ever since. I like the extra height and the fact that it’s not as enormous as a Range Rover around London.”

Despite newspaper headlines to the contrary, Glenister says he was never approached to host the new series of Top Gear. “I love old cars but I’m not a petrolhead — technically I haven’t got a clue.
 
“I blame it on the fact I was never given a Scalextric set as a kid. I moaned so much about it that my wife later bought me one as a Christmas present. It was fun for a while and then I got bored — which doesn’t look good on the CV of a Top Gear presenter.”   
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Gallery Update: Philip at Comic Con Germany

26/6/2016

 
Yesterday (25th June) Philip was in Stuttgart to attend Comic Con Germany to promote Outcast.
Philip took part in a photoshoot with fans and answered questions during a live panel Q&A. During the Q&A, Philip talkied about the lead up and filming of Outcast, was introduced to his character's dubbed German voice, predicted that Germany would win Euro 2016 and apologised for Britain's referendum decision to leave the EU!

Full Gallery: Comic Con Germany
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Watch: Outcast 1x05 Trailer

26/6/2016

 
Cinemax have posted a trailer for the 5th episode of Outcast, 'The Road Before Us'.
The show is taking a week off in the US so episode 5 will not air there until Friday 8th July. We assume this will also delay the broadcast around the world, but nothing has been confirmed as yet.

More Videos: Outcast Video Archive
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Gallery Update: Outcast 1x04 Screencaps

26/6/2016

 
We have added nearly 200 screencaps  of Phil as Rev Anderson in the latest episode of Outcast.
Viewers in the UK can see the episode on Tuesday 28th June at 9pm on FoxTVUK.

Full Gallery: Outcast 1x04 Screencaps

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Charity Auction: Life on Mars script signed by Phil and John Simm

21/6/2016

 
We are very excited to be able to announce that we are fundraising in partnership with one of the charities that Phil is patron of.

Momentum is a charity working locally in Surrey and South West London, supporting families whose children have cancer or a life-limiting condition.

To help our fundraising efforts, Phil has kindly donated an original Life on Mars script (for Series 2, Episode 4) signed by himself and co-star, John Simm. This was Phil’s own copy of the script and may contain notes about filming and dialogue changes.

The script is currently being auctioned through eBay, with a starting price of £100. THe auction will end on 27th Jun, 2016 at 12:29 pm BST.
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All proceeds from this auction with go straight to Momentum to provide individually-tailored support through their family support programme, (offering emotional and practical help as well as a range of therapy services including music, dance and drama), to provide trips, treats and respite holidays to improve the facilities and healing environment for children during hospital stays.
If you are unable to bid for the script, please do consider making a small, one-off donation to support the work of this fantastic charity. (If you do this, be sure to mention the Fansite in the message box so we can keep a total of how much we have raised).

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Watch: Outcast 1x04 preview

20/6/2016

 
It's that time of the week again, where we bring you the previews for the next episode of Outcast. This week we have two videos for you; the general episode trailer and a longer preview scene which features Philip as Rev Anderson.
Outcast Episode 4, 'A Wrath Unseen' airs in the US on Friday 24th June, and in the UK on Tuesday 28th.

More videos: Outcast Video Archive
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