Nanny Knows Best (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Poor old Marks and Spencer have fallen foul of the "too much time on their hands" brigade, wrt the M&S Christmas advert featuring Philip Glenister and French underwear model Noemie Lenoir. A "staggering" 8 people have complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over the advert, because they feel that the sight of Ms Lenoir cavorting in her underwear is sexist. Glenister...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
TV cop Alex Drake (Keeley Hawes) and Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) are back for another series of Ashes to Ashes.
Televisionary (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Time to go down the yellow brick road again. Yes, Stateside Life on Mars fans, that day has finally arrived as Acorn Media today releases the complete second season of the original UK drama series Life on Mars on DVD. Forget about the lackluster (and mercifully short-lived) American version and travel back to the 1970s with the original UK Life on Mars, which has only deepened and grown more mysterious...
The Not So Secret Diary of a Grumpy Old Woman (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
I don’t as a rule notice adverts on TV - and if you were paying attention last year, you’d know this already - mainly because as soon as the adverts come on, I turn the sound off and don't bother looking up for the next five minutes - this is fairly easy for me as I'm usually multi-tasking. But when I read that people had complained about Philip Glenister [yum] being sexist and demeaning...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
It seems the humour police are hot on the trail of M&S and DCI Gene Hunt (aka Philip Glenister, of Ashes to Ashes and Life on Mars fame). The Advertising Standards Authority is looking into eight complaints about the chain's ad "Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without..." ads in which Glenister says "That girl prancing about in her underwear". Cut to French underwear model...
Spin and Spinners (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A small number of people have complained about the M&S Christmas ad, in which actor Philip Glenister enthuses over a model in her underwear. But A spokesman for Marks and Spencer said: "We're surprised by the ASA complaints regarding Philip Glenister's appearance in our TV ad. "Our research shows that his on-screen character in Ashes to Ashes is extremely popular with our customers and...
Norfolk Blogger (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Apparently the latest M&S Christmas ads are being complained about because they are sexist because Philip Glenister , very much in character as DCI Gene Hunt from Ashes to Ashes, says he wants as his Christmas present the girl from the ad who takes her clothes off. Strange that those people who are complaining never moaned about women lusting after naked men in the Diet Coke ads from a few years...
AdTurds - Adverts That Are Shit (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Eight people have complained about this ad, which features Philip Glenister channelling DCI Gene Hunt, because he makes a reference to a 'girl prancing around in her underwear'. It may have escaped the attention of these viewers, but approximately 80 per cent of all adverts feature girls prancing around in their underwear – particularly Marks & Spencer's adverts. It's one of the overriding...
The Daily Dust (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Marks and Spencer’s new Christmas ad has been branded as sexist. The ‘Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without…’ ad features actor Philip Glenister, who played chauvinist DCI Gene Hunt in the BBC show Ashes to Ashes, choosing “that girl prancing around in her underwear”. Model Noemie Lenoir is then shown wearing only a bra and knickers asking “Moi?”....
Hard of Understanding (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
About their prices? About the sheer middle class snobbery that drives it? About past practices inolving unethical labour? Nope. About their new Christmas ad! The "Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without......" one. The Advertising Standards (ASA) have received a number of complaints branding the advert "sexist" for including DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) who as part of his character...
MostlyMumbling (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Hot off the press! Marks & Spencer is running a 1p delivery promotion from 18th - 28th November. The way it works is that a £3.49 discount is applied to standard delivery at the checkout, slashing the delivery charge to 1p for a limited time to any UK mainland address. There really is no time like the present to order that must have M&S dress for Christmas. Standard delivery for large...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Some viewers accuse the High Street retailer of sexism in its latest ad featuring Ashes to Ashes actor Philip Glenister.
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Ashes to Ashes actor Philip Glenister's role in Marks and Spencer's new Christmas TV advert has been hit by complaints of sexism.
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Ashes to Ashes actor Philip Glenister's role in Marks and Spencer's new Christmas TV advert has been hit by complaints of sexism.
Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
TV actor Philip Glenister's role in Marks and Spencer's new Christmas ad campaign has attracted a string of complaints from viewers branding it sexist.
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