Sutherland denies '24' army influence

Kiefer Sutherland has denied claims that his hit show 24 is to blame for allegedly heavy-handed tactics by US military.

The actor told The Guardian that it is a "big problem" if military personnel cannot distinguish between reality and fiction.

"I'm just going to tell you outright, the problem is not 24," he said.

"To try and correlate from what's happening on a television show to what the military is doing in the real world, I think that's ridiculous. If that's actually happening, then the problem that you have in the US military is massive."

Executive producer of 24 Evan Katz has said that Sutherland's character Jack Bauer may be killed off in the final episode of the show.