Acting
Philip Glenister
Born February 10, 1963 · Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK (age 63)
Philip Haywood Glenister is an English actor, known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in British television series Life On Mars and its sequel Ashes To Ashes. He also played DCI William Bell in State of Play (2003) and Reverend Anderson in Outcast (2016–2018). Glenister was born on 10 February 1963 in Harrow, Middlesex, and grew up in Hatch End. He is the son of director John Glenister and Joan Fry …
Known For
Kingdom of Heaven · 2005Kingdom of Heaven
★ 7.12005
MovieDramaAction
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Bel Ami · 2012Bel Ami
★ 5.32012
MovieRomanceDrama
Georges Duroy travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.
Calendar Girls · 2003Calendar Girls
★ 6.52003
MovieDramaComedy
Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar.
The Other Boleyn Girl · 2003The Other Boleyn Girl
★ 7.22003
MovieTV MovieDrama
Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn who becomes mistress to England's king, Henry VIII, before being ousted by her younger sister, Anne. Mary leaves the Court to marry a commoner, but returns when Anne embarks on a reckless policy to save herself from ruin.
Demons · 2009Demons
2009
MovieAdventureFamily
Luke Rutherford's ordinary life ends when Rupert Galvin reveals Luke's destiny as Van Helsing's great-grandson, a supernatural warrior battling entities lurking under modern London.
Sharpe: The Legend · 1997Sharpe: The Legend
★ 5.71997
MovieWarAction
Several years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London inn reminiscing about the brave and determined officer who took him to hell and back. The narrator is Rifleman Cooper, and the officer whose fame he recalls is the legendary Richard Sharpe.
Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings · 2013Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings
★ 9.52013
MovieDramaDocumentary
British intelligence undertook an audacious operation to listen in on the private conversations of 10,000 German prisoners of war without their ever knowing they were being overheard. The prisoners' unguarded reminiscences and unintentional confessions have only just come to light, and prove how closely the German army were involved in the atrocities of the Holocaust. British intelligence requisitioned three stately homes for this epic task, and converted each into an elaborate trap. The 100,000 hours of conversation they captured provided crucial intelligence that changed the course of the war, and revealed some of its worst horrors, from rape to mass executions to one of the earliest bulletins from the concentration camps. But when the fighting ended, the recordings were destroyed and the transcripts locked away for half a century. Only now have they been declassified, researched and cross-referenced.
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger · 2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
★ 5.92010
MovieComedyDrama
Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling from abandonment, decides to follow the advice of a psychic. Sally, the daughter of Alfie and Helena, is unhappy in her marriage and develops a crush on her boss, while her husband, Roy, falls for a woman engaged to be married.
Movies
Kingdom of Heaven · 2005Kingdom of Heaven
★ 7.12005
MovieDramaAction
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Bel Ami · 2012Bel Ami
★ 5.32012
MovieRomanceDrama
Georges Duroy travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.
Calendar Girls · 2003Calendar Girls
★ 6.52003
MovieDramaComedy
Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar.
The Other Boleyn Girl · 2003The Other Boleyn Girl
★ 7.22003
MovieTV MovieDrama
Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn who becomes mistress to England's king, Henry VIII, before being ousted by her younger sister, Anne. Mary leaves the Court to marry a commoner, but returns when Anne embarks on a reckless policy to save herself from ruin.
Demons · 2009Demons
2009
MovieAdventureFamily
Luke Rutherford's ordinary life ends when Rupert Galvin reveals Luke's destiny as Van Helsing's great-grandson, a supernatural warrior battling entities lurking under modern London.
Sharpe: The Legend · 1997Sharpe: The Legend
★ 5.71997
MovieWarAction
Several years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London inn reminiscing about the brave and determined officer who took him to hell and back. The narrator is Rifleman Cooper, and the officer whose fame he recalls is the legendary Richard Sharpe.
Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings · 2013Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings
★ 9.52013
MovieDramaDocumentary
British intelligence undertook an audacious operation to listen in on the private conversations of 10,000 German prisoners of war without their ever knowing they were being overheard. The prisoners' unguarded reminiscences and unintentional confessions have only just come to light, and prove how closely the German army were involved in the atrocities of the Holocaust. British intelligence requisitioned three stately homes for this epic task, and converted each into an elaborate trap. The 100,000 hours of conversation they captured provided crucial intelligence that changed the course of the war, and revealed some of its worst horrors, from rape to mass executions to one of the earliest bulletins from the concentration camps. But when the fighting ended, the recordings were destroyed and the transcripts locked away for half a century. Only now have they been declassified, researched and cross-referenced.
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger · 2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
★ 5.92010
MovieComedyDrama
Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling from abandonment, decides to follow the advice of a psychic. Sally, the daughter of Alfie and Helena, is unhappy in her marriage and develops a crush on her boss, while her husband, Roy, falls for a woman engaged to be married.
Sheene · 2023Sheene
2023
MovieDocumentary
This documentary from BT Sport Films celebrates the life of two-time world champion biker Barry Sheene, paying homage to his trailblazing career.
Just in Case · 2021Just in Case
2021
Movie
How do you battle an invisible demon? How do you survive the war inside your own head? How do you tell your Dad you're fighting for 30? 'Just in Case' explores the harsh reality of what it's really like to live with bipolar disorder.
I.D. · 1995I.D.
★ 6.61995
MovieCrimeDrama
Four policemen go undercover and infiltrate a gang of football hooligans hoping to route out their leaders. For one of the four, the line between 'job' and 'yob' becomes more unclear as time passes . . .
Hornblower: Mutiny · 2001Hornblower: Mutiny
★ 7.42001
MovieWarAdventure
Hornblower and his comrades come under the command of a revered but mentally unstable captain and are forced to mutiny in order to save their ship, the HMS Renown.
London Kills Me · 1991London Kills Me
★ 5.91991
MovieComedyDrama
For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe... a young man's life is almost lost, which is exactly what this film is all about: a man barely twenty who wants desperately to pull out of London's drug world by taking a job as a waiter in a 'normal' restaurant. But to do this he must come up with a "sensible" pair of shoes, an item that his homeless meanderings hasn't provided him.
Sharpe's Justice · 1997Sharpe's Justice
★ 7.11997
MovieWarAction
England, Summer 1814.
Sharpe returns to England, with his reputation fully restored. He is soon ordered to the North of England to take command of a local militia force in his home town as it is troubled with unrest and machine-breakers. Sharpe finds that he is torn between two sides - that of the corrupt gentry and that of his own people, the rough, tough and spirited masses who are kept down by their superiors. He finds himself faced with one of the hardest decisions of his life.
Hornblower: Retribution · 2001Hornblower: Retribution
★ 7.32001
MovieWarAdventure
Hornblower and the other officers of the Renown must return to Jamaica to face a court-martial and possible execution for their actions in relieving their unstable captain.
Loved Up · 1995Loved Up
★ 5.41995
MovieDramaRomance
Tells the story of a girl who, while working in a London cafe, meets a "raver" who introduces her to the drug Ecstasy and the whole British drugs scene. The girl falls in love with the raver, played splendidly by Ian Hart, but - when fired from her cafe job - she becomes involved with the seedier world of dealing.
A Fatal Inversion · 1992A Fatal Inversion
★ 5.01992
MovieThriller
Adaptation of the Barbara Vine (aka Ruth Rendell) novel. After Adam inherits a country house from his great uncle, he and his friend Rufus decide to spend the summer there instead of abroad. An odd assortment of 'house guests' turns up through different means and it's an uneasy mix at best. A decade afterwards, the bodies of a young woman and an infant are discovered in the woods behind the house. As the police investigate, they naturally look to Adam as former owner of the house, and what happened all those years before starts to catch up with him.
Tu£sday · 2008Tu£sday
★ 5.62008
MovieCrimeMystery
Four career criminals, two glamorous bank workers and one over-the-hill has-been all happen to be planning a robbery on a London bank on the same day, by sheer coincidence. The two investigating detectives must try and deduce how these seemingly unrelated people came to be in the area and which were responsible for the lifting a priceless emerald.
Pavlopetri: The City Beneath the Waves · 2011Pavlopetri: The City Beneath the Waves
★ 7.02011
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Just off the southern coast of mainland Greece lies the oldest submerged city in the world. It thrived for 2,000 years during the time that saw the birth of western civilisation. An international team of experts is using cutting-edge technology to prise age-old secrets from the complex of streets and stone buildings that lie less than five metres below the surface of the ocean. State-of-the-art CGI helps to raise the city from the seabed, revealing for the first time in 3,500 years how Pavlopetri would once have looked and operated.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again · 2019Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
★ 7.62019
MovieComedyMusic
Jennifer Saunders and a host of famous faces star in this hilarious Comic Relief reimagining of the hit movie featuring some of ABBA's biggest hits as well as a peek behind the scenes.
Lloyd & Hill · 2003Lloyd & Hill
★ 8.52003
MovieDrama
Just transferring into a squad run by her ex-Lover, DI Judy Hill is assigned to the case of a strangled schoolgirl.
Byron · 2003Byron
★ 4.82003
MovieDramaRomance
Life and adventures of lord George Gordon Byron. BBC dramatization of the poet's final thirteen years
Tales of Television Centre · 2012Tales of Television Centre
★ 8.02012
MovieDocumentary
Various actors, presenters, directors and other staff who have worked at the iconic BBC Television Centre at Shepherd's Bush in London reminisce about their time there.
The Making of... Ashes to Ashes · 2009The Making of... Ashes to Ashes
2009
MovieDocumentary
The documentary about the making of the critically acclaimed British TV sequel series to the show Life on Mars, featuring behind the scenes interviews with the cast and crew, ahead of the final season.
TV Shows
Agatha Christie's Poirot · 1989Agatha Christie's Poirot
★ 8.21989
SeriesCrimeDrama
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Silent Witness · 1996Silent Witness
★ 7.61996
SeriesCrimeDrama
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
Minder · 1979Minder
★ 7.21979
SeriesComedyDrama
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.
Foundation · 2021Foundation
★ 7.72021
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Follow a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.
Top Gear · 2002Top Gear
★ 7.62002
Series
This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.
The One Show · 2006The One Show
★ 4.42006
Series
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
Heartbeat · 1992Heartbeat
★ 7.21992
SeriesCrimeDrama
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
GMTV · 1993GMTV
★ 5.81993
Series
GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end. The final edition of GMTV was broadcast on 3 September 2010.
Soccer AM · 1995Soccer AM
★ 6.31995
SeriesComedy
Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League. Originally presented by Jane Hoffen, Gary Stevens and Russ Williams, they lasted just a year before Helen Chamberlain and Tim Lovejoy replaced them, where Lovejoy served for over a decade. He has since been replaced by Andy Goldstein and, more recently, Max Rushden. The show has been aired on Sky Sports 2 each Saturday morning of the football season since 1995 from 7:00am or 9:00am to noon originally and currently between 10:00am and 12:00pm. In early 2009, the 500th episode was broadcast. Although the show is filmed live from 2010 it has been broadcast on a momentary delay due to bad language and/or inappropriate content from certain guests.
The show's current sponsor is Procter & Gamble through their Head & Shoulders brand. The show was previously sponsored by Frijj, a brand of milkshake, after Dairy Crest signed a £2 million sponsorship deal.
Parts of the show have remained since the beginning, whilst new items have been introduced each season. In that respect, it is almost the same every week, the difference being new football footage and comedy skits. Every week sees a new group of celebrity guests, generally featuring at least one footballer who is free on the Saturday, and a mix of musicians, TV personalities, and other sportsmen.
Inside No. 9 · 2014Inside No. 9
★ 8.12014
SeriesComedyMystery
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.
Outcast · 2016Outcast
★ 7.12016
SeriesMysteryDrama
Kyle Barnes has been plagued by possession since he was a child. Now an adult, he embarks on a spiritual journey to find answers, but what he uncovers could mean the end of life on Earth as we know it.
Remembers… · 2022Remembers…
★ 7.02022
SeriesDocumentary
What are the secrets of our favourite TV shows? Famous names from both sides of the camera reflect on making some of the most popular and influential programs of all time.
The Lady · 2026The Lady
★ 6.32026
SeriesDramaCrime
Jane Andrews' life changes overnight when she lands a dream job in Buckingham Palace and bonds with the Duchess of York.
Richard Osman's House of Games · 2017Richard Osman's House of Games
★ 6.12017
SeriesComedy
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
Hornblower · 1998Hornblower
★ 7.81998
SeriesDrama
Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries · 1987The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
★ 6.61987
SeriesDramaMystery
The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000.
The Hollow Crown · 2012The Hollow Crown
★ 7.52012
SeriesDramaHistory
A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.
Life on Mars · 2006Life on Mars
★ 7.72006
SeriesCrimeDrama
A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over by a speeding car. Waking up, he finds himself mysteriously transported back in time to 1973. Initially struggling to come to terms with his situation, he has to come to terms with the old-fashioned technology and attitude of the day, while figuring out how he came to be trapped in the past.
Legends · 2006Legends
★ 5.02006
SeriesDocumentary
The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.
The Detectives · 1993The Detectives
★ 6.91993
SeriesComedy
The absurd adventures of two defective detectives, who - despite unbelievable incompetence - somehow manage to solve their cases (or be nearby when the cases are solved) and retain their jobs.
The Chief · 1990The Chief
★ 7.01990
SeriesDrama
The Chief is a British crime drama transmitted on ITV from 20 April 1990 to 16 June 1995. Produced by Anglia Television, it centred on the politics at the top of a typical English police force in its continual battle to solve the problems the times, in this case the fictional Eastland of East Anglia.
Ashes to Ashes · 2008Ashes to Ashes
★ 7.72008
SeriesCrimeSci-Fi & Fantasy
Crime drama series featuring Life On Mars' DCI Gene Hunt. After being shot in 2008, DI Alex Drake lands in 1981, where she finds herself in familiar company.
The Vice · 1999The Vice
★ 5.61999
SeriesCrimeDrama
The Vice is an ITV police drama about the Metropolitan Police Vice Unit. Spanning five short series from 1999 and 2003, it follows the London Metropolitan police force's vice squad, where prostitution, underage sex, and such organised crime are regular occurrences. Most episodes end where the main villain is caught but often not in a 'naturally' concluded way expected from other TV dramas, and often ending with more unanswered questions than answered.
Leader DI Pat Chappel struggles to manage the balance between his private and professional lives — as do the rest of the team. Working in the seedy underworld leads to a continual dilemma — the tension between the Vice Squad and vice-related crimes runs throughout the series and gives the show a rich viewing experience. The line of the team staying on the right side of the law is often blurred, as almost every member at different points submits briefly or permanently to the dubious temptations, sometimes with drastic consequences.
Bergerac · 2025Bergerac
★ 6.02025
SeriesCrime
Ex-cop Jim Bergerac is forced to confront a troubling past case when a wealthy woman is murdered, pushing him to overcome personal demons and reignite his investigative prowess to navigate family tensions and law enforcement scrutiny.