BBC star Finnian Garbutt – best known for playing PC Ryan Power in the popular crime drama Hope Street – has given fans a sad update about his health as he battles terminal cancer
10:09, 25 Mar 2026Updated 10:09, 25 Mar 2026
Finnian Garbutt in Hope Street(Image: BBC)
BBC star Finnian Garbutt has revealed he is in a hospice amid his battle with terminal cancer. The 28-year-old star is best known for playing PC Ryan Power in the popular crime drama Hope Street.
Just three weeks ago, the 28-year-old said he was diagnosed with Stage 3 skin cancer, which has sadly spread to his neck. His barber found a lump behind his ear four years ago, which he initially thought was an ingrown hair.
He then had 75 lymph nodes removed from his face and neck in a gruelling 12-hour surgery. Taking to Instagram to give an update, he wrote: “Hey all. Over the last month or so I’ve been having quite a bit of pain in my back and hip. My cancer team admitted me the other day for observations and to do a few scans.
Finnian shared an update with fans(Image: Instagram)
Finnian has been diagnosed with terminal cancer
“Unfortunately the scans have shown that the cancer has progressed rapidly in my body and I am now entering the last stages of life. I’m putting this out there as it is really difficult to tell people individually and I hope now that it’s in the open I can enjoy the time with my amazing family and friends.”
He added: “Since being diagnosed four years ago I have achieved so many of my life goals – 30 episodes on a TV show, being the lead in a movie that should be out soon, buying my own house marrying my best friend and becoming a father to the most incredible baby girl who never fails to make me smile.
“Thank you to all that have reached out over the years and supported me and my family. If anyone wants to meet up for a pint, coffee or general bit of craic please reach out and we can try to make it work. Love as always Finnian.”
Now, Finnian has shared another update with fans, revealing he is now in a hospice and won’t be sharing his GoFundMe page. On social media, he wrote: “A day in bed supplied by @nihospice. Thank you that have supported me and my family [sic]. I will no longer be sharing my GoFundMe page, but it is still active in bio. Love you all folks.”
Finnian previously revealed doctors told him he could die during his surgery. He explained: “It was almost as if they accidentally had diagnosed me with cancer and were treating me by mistake.
“I was told I could die; my plastic surgeons had warned me about how ill I could be following surgery. It kept being communicated to me that I was really sick, that I was one step away from being a terminal patient. I was just waiting to hear that I had tumours elsewhere throughout my body.”
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