Glenn Cullen is a character in The Thick of It. He was Hugh Abbot's chief adviser and friend and later became Senior Adviser to Hugh's replacement Nicola Murray.
Glenn is the Senior Special Adviser in the department - he's never worked anywhere else. Hugh Abbot regarded him as 'his guy' they go back a long way and were even slightly homoerotic in the degree to which their careers and lives were bound together. However Hugh is gone now how will Glenn cope with new minister Nicola Murray.
Glenn very much senses that the whole department is living on borrowed time and thus is quite insecure.
Cullen thinks of himself as a red hot advisor - he sees himself as the source of all good common sense and believes he instinctively knows how the man on the street thinks. He isn't and he doesn't.
Ollie suspects Glenn has no life outside work. Certainly no sex life since his divorce. Still there's always England Cricket on the wireless.
Behind the Scenes
- Glenn is played by James Smith.