Life On Mars : Complete BBC Series 1 [2006] [DVD]

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See also: List of Life on Mars (British TV series) episodes The Test Card Girl, a surreal hallucination repeatedly encountered by Sam Tyler Of course, taking the idea a bit further it’s really all about denial and acceptance, and on some level Sam has to accept that he has died. His return to 2006 in the finale is an anomaly, and the moment that inspires him to jump is the moment that he realises he is not alive because he can’t feel anything. Sure, at the time his return to 1973 represents a sort of return to living, but personally I think on some level, in his final moments on the rooftop as the Bowie song that starts and ends the series plays and a slight smile crosses Sam’s face, he knows he is dead. Life On Mars — Series 2 — Complete [Blu-ray][2007]". wikipedia.co.uk/com12121212 . Retrieved 10 September 2011. The Russian broadcaster Channel One has remade the show as Обратная сторона Луны ( The Dark Side of the Moon, after the Pink Floyd album of the same name). [24] The series began on 5 November 2012, running for 16 episodes. It tells the story of Moscow police captain Mikhail Mikhailovich Solovyov (Михаил Михайлович Соловьёв), who is hit by a car in 2012 during pursuit of a suspect, and wakes up in hospital in Soviet Moscow in 1979. Soon Mikhail is released, and takes the place of his father, Mikhail Ivanovich Solovyov. The second series was broadcast weekly at the same time as the first but on Tuesdays. [12] According to Jane Featherstone, the show's executive producer, speaking in February 2006, a film version of the show was also a possibility: " Life on Mars was a very high concept idea and there was no doubt it would work on the big screen". [13]

Dmitry Cheremnov (6 November 2012). "Russian film-makers adapted the BBC Sci-Fi detective series "Life on Mars" ". Archived from the original on 17 April 2013 . Retrieved 6 November 2012. Greater Manchester was formed in 1974, consequently the show references the police officers working for Lancashire Constabulary, rather than Greater Manchester Police. However, in 1973 Hyde would have been covered by the Cheshire Police area. [38] Therefore, an undercover officer from Hyde working in Manchester would suggest Lancashire Constabulary was being investigated by a different police force.a b "Life on Mars creator confirms third and final series is in the works". The Guardian. London. 3 April 2020 . Retrieved 4 April 2020. Critical reaction to the first series of Life on Mars was extremely positive. Steve O'Brien, writing for SFX, declared, "It looks like BBC One has... a monster hit on its hands... It's funny... and dramatic and exciting, and we're really not getting paid for saying this". [40] Alison Graham, television editor for the Radio Times, described the series as "a genuinely innovative and imaginative take on an old genre". [41] James Walton of The Daily Telegraph commented, "Theoretically, this should add up to a right old mess. In practice, it makes for a thumpingly enjoyable piece of television — not least because everybody involved was obviously having such a great time". [42] Sam Wollaston of The Guardian wrote: " Life on Mars was more than just a jolly, tongue-in-cheek romp into the past... Once there, in 1973, we find ourselves immersed in a reasonably gripping police drama — yes, The Sweeney, perhaps, with better production values... Or put another — undeniably laboured — way, as poor Sam Tyler walks through his sunken dream, I'm hooked to the silver screen". [43] Critical reaction remained generally positive throughout the programme's run. Of the second series, Alison Graham believed that "Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt are shaping up nicely as one of the great TV detective partnerships... It's vastly enjoyable and manages to stay just about believable thanks to some strong writing and, of course, the two marvellous central performances". [44]

a b "BBC One named Channel of the Year at Broadcast Awards". BBC Press Office. 25 January 2007 . Retrieved 15 February 2007. On 9 October 2006, it was confirmed that the second series of Life on Mars would be the last. Matthew Graham stated: "We decided that Sam's journey should have a finite life span and a clear-cut ending and we feel that we have now reached that point after two series". [9] Graham's claim that two endings had been filmed was later revealed to be a ruse. [10] Transmission [ edit ]

Edgar Award Nominees". www.theedgars.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012 . Retrieved 6 January 2019. a b "Almost 6m experience Life on Mars". BBC Online. 14 February 2007 . Retrieved 15 February 2007.

Naughton, James (7–13 January 2006). "The Most Original Cop Show... Since the 70s". Radio Times. 328 (4266): 12. Episode 1: Director Bharat Nalluri, Co-creator and Writer Matthew Graham, and Producer Claire Parker Intriguingly, the most obvious casting is, arguably, the weakest thing about the whole show. I refer, of course, to the unashamed ‘stunt casting’ of Harvey Keitel as Gene Hunt. It’s as if someone asked “who could play Gene Hunt… if money were no object?” and has run with it. A Hollywood A-lister in an (above average) cop show feels slightly odd and undermines the concept somewhat. Clearly, the series was proposed to the US networks on the strength of Keitel’s involvement. Either that or Harvey Keitel was a casting request to get the series made. Suffice to say he gets a “…and Harvey Keitel” credit. Life on Mars – About the Show". BBC America. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007 . Retrieved 6 January 2007. After the premiere, each of the remaining fifteen episodes begins with a short teaser before a monologue in which Sam repeats, as part of the moving imagery of the title sequence:

Episode 7: Writer Chris Chibnall, Director S. J. Clarkson, Producer Claire Parker, Marshall Lancaster (Chris Skelton), and Dean Andrews (Ray Carling). The UK version of Life On Mars ran for 16 episodes over two seasons. Those sixteen episodes have been expanded and Matthew Graham has added a whole extra episode. The first few shows remain very faithful, the majority, though, are a little more freeform. For instance, Annie’s promotion only occurs in the final episode and the end of the series really has to be seen to be believed! The finale is very well done and a more satisfying conclusion than in the UK version… if you really can suspend your disbelief, although Red Dwarf fans may find some of it familiar… Whilst more than adequate in the role, in all truth, Keitel is not a patch on Philip Glenister. Keitel plays Lieutenant Gene Hunt as a laconic, seen-it-all American cop of the old school. Unfortunately, he doesn’t possess the wit and in-yer-face ‘harsh but fair’ charisma that Glenister brings to DCI Gene Hunt. Perhaps because Glenister nailed the part so convincingly in the first place, it’s very difficult to accept anyone else in the role. Cream — "White Room" ("The Crash", as DCI Hunt and Sam Tyler bring the kidnapper into the station). Spanish Television network Antena 3 bought the rights from the BBC and has remade the show as La Chica de Ayer (English: The Girl from Yesterday, the title taken from a 1980 pop song), set in 1977 post- Franco Spain. [23]