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Release Date:
9 January 2006 (UK)
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Two cops in the same town at the same time... 33 years apart
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After being involved in a car accident in 2006, DCI Sam Tyler (Simm) wakes up to find himself in 1973, the era of 'Sweeney' type policing, Mark III Cortinas, and flared trousers.
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8 wins
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This Week on DVD: Funny People, Angels & Demons, Gomorrah
(From FilmJunk. 24 November 2009, 9:48 AM, PST)
TV on DVD: "Life on Mars: Series 2"
(From Televisionary. 24 November 2009, 7:59 AM, PST)
(From FilmJunk. 24 November 2009, 9:48 AM, PST)
TV on DVD: "Life on Mars: Series 2"
(From Televisionary. 24 November 2009, 7:59 AM, PST)
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A great find from other side of the pond
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 19)| John Simm | ... | Sam Tyler (16 episodes, 2006-2007) | |
| Philip Glenister | ... | Gene Hunt (16 episodes, 2006-2007) | |
| Liz White | ... | Annie Cartwright (16 episodes, 2006-2007) | |
| Dean Andrews | ... | Ray Carling (16 episodes, 2006-2007) | |
| Marshall Lancaster | ... | Chris Skelton (16 episodes, 2006-2007) | |
| Noreen Kershaw | ... | Phyllis Dobbs (16 episodes, 2006-2007) | |
| Tony Marshall | ... | Nelson (12 episodes, 2006-2007) |
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Ford Granada (UK) (working title)
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USA:42 min (16 episodes) (cut) | 60 min (16 episodes)
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Australia:MA (some episodes) |
USA:TV-14 (most episodes) |
UK:12 (most episodes) |
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UK:15 (some episode) |
Australia:M (some episodes)
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Sam is given messages by the girl off Test Card F, who comes out of the television with her clown doll. At the end of the series, she can also be seen running down the street and switching off the television from the inside. ("Ashes to Ashes" also refers to her with the clown motif.) The real life Test Card girl, Carole Hersee is estimated to have been on British television for 70,000 hours, equivalent to nearly eight years, and so is in the "Guinness Book of World Records" for the longest television appearance in history.
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Featured in "TV Burp: (#6.5)" (2007)
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This British series, which made it's trek to the States, Has proved to me to be one of the best series on BBC America this year (the other being Hex).
The commercials for the series don't do the justice of what the series entails. The commercial make you think that the show is basically your run of the mill Sci-fi series working with a weak plot. I have always said that marketing is just as....if not more...important than the actual subject.
You have probably already read the synopsis from other comments presented here, so I won't bore you with the background too much. However, as I watch this series (currently have watched the first 2 episodes) I can't help but be reminded of another British export from many years ago...The Prisoner.
During each case that our hero is involved in, things come into play about where he actually is. He has no idea whether he's delusional, transported in time, or in a coma. This twist, put into the plot line, is what sets this show apart from the others in a very refreshing way.
Overall, I was quite pleased with how this series has turned out and I hope to see much more of it as well as being able to buy the DVDs if they released here in the U.S.