BUDGET PURGATORY

[17.14 - French Time] Actor Philip Glenister has made comments about Ashes to Ashes series three budget to Digital Spy, while promoting Sky1's Mad Dogs.

Glenister, who played DCI Gene Hunt in Ashes to Ashes and before in Life on Mars, admitted that he was annoyed by the BBC's decision to reduce the money spent on the production.

Budget cuts impacted recent BBC dramas like Hustle series six or the fifth series of Doctor Who. And it was apparent that the final series of a high concept drama like Ashes to Ashes was affected too.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s49/ashes-to-ashes/news/a255863/philip-glenister-bemoans-ashes-budget.html

See also:

http://tattard2.blogspot.com/2010/05/mad-dogs-and-glories.html