The Latest Breaking News from Gene Hunt

Life on Mars could be returning for new sequel series: ‘I’m sworn to secrecy’

‘The Cortina isn't ready for the scrapyard just yet,’ said co-creator of the time-travel hit

The Independent UK · Jan 14

The Sweeney at 50: How a brash, brutal police drama transformed British television

FLASHBACKS: Half a century ago, John Thaw’s flawed and fallible detective Jack Regan introduced the antihero to mainstream British TV audiences. Decades later, the show’s influence is still visible all over our modern drama series, writes Jonathan Wells

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Life on Mars originally to star Neil Morrissey and be called Ford Granada

Life on Mars could have been very different...

WhatToWatch · Oct 3, 2024

Life On Mars sequel series has been scrapped

The Life On Mars sequel will not be going ahead, following a sad update from creator Matthew Graham.

WhatToWatch · Jun 5, 2023

The week in TV: Steeltown Murders; High Desert; Ten Pound Poms; The Stones and Brian Jones and more

Philip Glenister sheds his Gene Hunt persona in a sharply honed Welsh murder drama; Patricia Arquette flexes her screwball muscles; and the UK’s first dating show for gay men isn’t all about the flirting

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

Philip Glenister on playing his first cop since Gene Hunt

Philip Glenister takes on the role of former career detective Paul Bethell, making it his first cop role since his Life on Mars character.

WhatToWatch · May 15, 2023

‘There is never closure’: Philip Glenister on the BBC’s new real-life crime drama Steeltown Murders

The story of this real-life case (and how it was solved) makes for remarkable viewing

Evening Standard · May 15, 2023

Steeltown Murders on BBC One review: Philip Glenister shines as a copper hell-bent on finding the truth

Is it depressing? Yes. But it’s also important viewing

Evening Standard · May 12, 2023

BBC Steeltown Murders actor Philip Glenister on 'unimaginable' pain of families

The actor said his new role in real crime series was 'totally the opposite' of playing Gene Hunt in Live on Mars

Wales Online · May 10, 2023