News about Philip Glenister

Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston are set to delve deep into their family history in the fifth series of ITV 's DNA Journey. The Royle Family stars are joining best pals Sam Thompson and Marvin Humes on the exciting new series, alongside four other celebrity pairings. Jo Brand and Julian Clare, Fay Ripley and Hermione Norris, Sarah Parish and Jimmy Nesbitt plus John Simm and Philip Glenister are also apart of the brand new line-up.

VERONICA LEE: This one-woman performance by Rosie Day rather mislabels the content. Though it seems that it is a noble call to arms, it is not. It is, however, often amusing. And when we first met teenage Eileen (Charithra Chandran, who played Edwina Sharma in Bridgerton), she is full of peppy bravado and flippancy, even though discussing how her older sister, Olive, died a few years ago after suffering from anorexia. But then, Eileen's self-absorption is only enhanced by her lack of self-awareness, resulting in some snortingly, if inappropriately, amusing lines: At least the coffin will be light,' she says as the family makes her sister's funeral arrangements.

Since the third season of the show was cancelled, the stars of Life On Mars are expected to reunite and 'journey back in time' for a new TV show. According to a recent study, John Simm, 53, and Philip Glenister, 61, will be teaming up again, but not for another instalment of the BBC sci-fi. The former co-stars will star of ITV1's DNA Journey as they search for their ancestors.

PT HITCHENS: These are all parts of the country where home-owners feel it is impossible to challenge these street gangs, unlike Angela Flynn's case, where a group of children was threatening a bicycle in a suburb of Gillingham, Kent, who was as young as ten years old, was threatening them. After posting an angry post on Facebook, it was surprising that the majority of the reports of this incident concerned her husband, Michael, who was suspended from his school work. Many people will find this unfair. But it's also bewildering to me that his suspected online misdeed was swiftly and harshly punished. On the other hand, we can be fairly certain that the miniature louts will have no long-term effects.

Two detectives continued to try and locate their serial killer in Port Talbort's case, according to the Steeltown Murders case, one of four. However, several viewers complained that the lighting on the show's 1970s timeline was a distraction to the action. One individual wrote: "Whatever filter they are using on Steeltown Murders, it's really bothersome...smoky and yellow."

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Fire up the Quattro! Philip Glenister is back, this time as a time-travelling copper, this time with a moustache. He isn't playing DCI Gene Hunt, and Steeltown Murders (BBC1) is not the long-promised sequel to Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes. Instead, this four-part drama recreates the cold case probe that brought a 1970s serial murderer and rapist to the forefront. That would equate to two time zones. Inspector Paul Bethell appears in the 2000s, sharing the role with Scott Arthur as the devoted young DC Bethell in 1973. The two actors are so similar that it's easy to imagine them as the same man in different eras, but the constant changing between decades slows the story down.

Steeltown Murders, the UK's biggest steelworks, takes a forensic look at the murder of cousin Pauline Floyd, right, and Geraldine Hughes, centre, who were discovered in woodland in September 1973, and Sandra Newton, left, who had been discovered in prison two months before, in a disused colliery. According to DNA tests, the three girls were killed by the same individual. However, it was only when the internet was expanded to take in family members that the killer was identified by a partial match against his grown-up son. Inset: Gareth John Bale as DCI Paul Bethall and Steffan Rhodri as Phil Rees.

Prince Harry, in his book Spare, claims that after being married into the Royal Family in 2018, she wanted for Meghan to continue acting as an actress. After all, Suits' lucrative role in the hit US TV series Suits brought her fame and fortune. It appears that another actress in the company is profiting from the royal loophole.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: King Charles is looking for a ghost writer to help reply to thousands of letters from concerned citizens. According to the Royal Household advert for the £23,000-per-year assistant correspondence officer post based in Buckingham Palace, the candidate must 'always deliver error-free data.'