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Children With Cancer Christmas Quiz

12/12/2023

Last night, Philip was reunited with his Life on Mars co-star, John Simm, as the two captained a team at the Children with Cancer Ultimate Christmas Quiz at The Kings Arms in London. The quizmaster was comedian Rob Brydon and the entertainment was provided by KT Tunstall. Other celebrity team captains included: Sarah, Duchess of York, singers Mel C, Emma Bunton and Matt Goss, comedian Leigh Francis and TV presenter Gabby Roslin among others.

Philip and John's team team, didn't win, but the event raised over £150,000 for Children With Cancer UK, one of the UK's leading childhood cancer charities. .

Here are a selection of photos from the event courtesy of Children with Cancer UK. For more, please visit our dedicated gallery page.

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Philip to star in Apple TV's Foundation (Series 2)

19/7/2023

Philip is to guest star in the second series of Apple TV's sci-fi series 'Foundation'. He will play dictatorial planetary ruler, Commdor Argo.

Based on the award-winning novels by Isaac Asimov, “Foundation” chronicles a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilisation amid the fall of the Galactic Empire. It features an ensemble cast led by Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell and Leah Harvey.

Not much is known about Phil's character, other than he will engage in a battle of wits with his enemy - another new character Hober Mallow, (played by fellow Brit, Dimitri Leonidas).

Foundation season 2 launched worldwide on Apple TV+ on Friday, July 14 2023. Subsequent episodes in the 10-part series will now launch weekly every Friday.

Foundation marks Philip's first role in a show produced by a streaming platform, which may reduce your ability to see his performance. Luckily, however, Apple TV+ offers a 7 day free trial for new subscribers and a three-month trial if you purchase a qualifying Apple device.

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News: Philip to appear on House of Games

3/9/2021

Philip is to be a contestant on Richard Osman's House of Games.

House of Games is a British quiz show played on a weekly basis, with four celebrities playing on five consecutive days to win daily prizes and the weekly prize of being crowned as "House of Games" champion. Points are accrued depending on where each celebrity finishes on each day and the points are doubled on Friday's show.

Philip's stint on the show runs from Monday 13th to Friday 17th September. Each episode will air at 6pm on BBC Two and episodes will also be available on BBC iPlayer shortly after broadcast.

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In Conversation with Philip Glenister & John Simm

16/8/2018

Philip Glenister and John Simm are to be reunited following the hugely popular TV shows Life on Mars, Mad Dogs, Prey and State of Play for an exclusive In Conversation at the Orange Tree. Theatre, Richmond.

Philip has been a great supporter of the Orange Tree Theatre over the past few years and with just half of the OT’s income coming from ticket sales, they need to raise a further £450,000 a year. This special one-off fundraiser will be an evening of great insights – intimate and up-close – with two of Britain’s most popular actors. The event will be chaired by OT Artistic Director Paul Miller.

The event will take place on Sunday 16th September 2018 and tickets are priced at £48 (there are a limited number of £20 tickets available for people under 30) and are available now from the Orange Tree Theatre website.

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Celebrity Cup 2018 - Day Two

1/7/2018

The second day was quite a contrast to the first – Phil was most definitely on form.

Team Wales met Team England in the 3rd round, with Phil pairing up with Scott Quinnell to take on Mike Tindall and Peter Jones. Phil and Scott won their match comfortably at 6 points to 3. This result, combined with another win and a draw, saw Wales top the leaderboard and set up a final against 2nd place England.

For the final, Phil once again paired up with Scott and faced Mike Tindall and Graeme Swann. Phil had a belter this round – making six birdies and scoring par or under on all holes – and he and Scott won 6 - 3 again. But, the final came down to a nail-biting finish though as Jonathan Davies and Ieuan Evans had only drawn their match and Gethin Jones and Gareth Edwards were losing. But victory came on Gethin and Gareth’s 8th hole. Wales went two points up with only one hole left to play.

Final Standings:
1st: Wales
2nd: England
3rd: Scotland
4th: Ireland

Congratulations Wales. The event raised over £40,000 (double the original target) for the Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff. There is still time to donate to this fabulous cause too, via their just giving page.

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Celebrity Cup 2018 Day One

30/6/2018

This weekend, Phil is playing in the Celebrity Cup at The Celtic Manor Resort. This event is a two-day charity golf tournament that pits celebrities from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland against one another. Philip plays for Wales, thanks to his mother's Welsh heritage.

Philip who only wrapped filming on Living the Dream yesterday flew straight from Spain to the tournament, missing the first day preamble and warm ups.

The first fixture of the day was Wales v Scotland. For his match, Philip was paired with Gareth Edwards and they faced Scottish rugby player brothers Max and Thom Evans.

It didn't go well. Phil made bogeys on his first three holes, which wasn't helped by a double bogey from Gareth. The final result was a loss for Phil and Gareth and with Wales only winning one of the other two matches they found themselves at the bottom of the leaderboard going into lunch.

For his second round fixture, Philip was paired up with BBC Rugby commentator Jonathan Davies. They faced an Irish team of actor, James Nesbitt and former Westlife start, Brian McFadden.

Philip and Jonathan faired far better in this game (winning 5.5 to 3.5 - as did Wales in general, winning 2 out of the three matches. The end of the day scoreboard looked a lot healthier with Wales in 2nd.

Tomorrow sees Team Wales face Team England, with Philip paired up with Scott Quinnell to face dragon Peter Jones and former rugby player Mike Tindall. Tee off will be sometime between 10.00 – 11.00am.

The top two teams on the leaderboard after round three will face each other in the final, with 3rd and 4th teams playing off for the third place spot.

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Philip to play in two charity golf tournaments

24/6/2018

Philip is due to play in two charity golf tournaments in the coming weeks.

He will once again play for Wales at the Celebrity Cup at Celtic Manor from 29th June to 1st July. He has played in this tournament twice, helping Wales to victory in 2015.

Then, on the 20th July he will switch allegiances to England for the Mini Masters at Duke's Meadow, hosted by Dougray Scott

Tickets for both of these are available from the events website.

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