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Life on Mars - Complete BBC Series 1-2 (New Packaging) [DVD]

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Cream — "White Room" ("The Crash", as DCI Hunt and Sam Tyler bring the kidnapper into the station). An attempt at reviving the series was made with a Christmas special set in the 1970s, but it was passed on by the BBC in 2018 for financial reasons. [97]

Clifton, Jane (21 February 2007). "Reasons to be cheerful: Part one". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007 . Retrieved 24 February 2007.In the Republic of Ireland RTÉ Two broadcast the series from June 2007 in a late evening slot, following RTÉ News on Two. A sequel television series, Ashes to Ashes, was broadcast between 2008 and 2010. Ashes to Ashes is set in 1980s London, with DI Alex Drake being transported from the modern day and meeting Gene Hunt and his colleagues. Simm did not appear in the sequel series. [96] The original version also was broadcast in Canada from September 2006 to April 2007 on BBC Canada, and from 8 January 2008 to 23 April 2008 on Télé-Québec in French and Showcase in English. a b c "British shows sweep world Emmys". BBC Online. 21 November 2006 . Retrieved 15 February 2007. 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.

The programme's central character was originally to have been named "Sam Williams" but Kudos felt this not to be striking enough and requested Graham devise an alternative surname. Graham asked his young daughter for her opinion and she suggested "Sam Tyler", which became the character's name. Graham subsequently discovered that his daughter had named him after the Doctor Who character Rose Tyler. [8] The initial geographical setting was to be London; this was then changed to Leeds and finally to Manchester, as part of a BBC initiative to make more programmes in the city. [7] The name Sam Williams was subsequently used as a plot point in the second series. 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. SVT visar fel version av Life on Mars" (in Swedish). weirdscience.se. 9 February 2007 . Retrieved 16 March 2007. The first series of the original Life on Mars was broadcast in the United States on BBC America from July 2006 to August 2007 and was broadcast in 2010 on some public television stations, [14] with the second series being broadcast from December 2007 to January 2008. [15] [16] Acorn Media released both series on DVD in 2008.Edgar Award Nominees". www.theedgars.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012 . Retrieved 6 January 2019. Whether the Americans will adapt Ashes To Ashes as a follow up remains to be seen, but with that show soon to notch up three series, there will certainly be plenty of material, more especially because American audiences are used to series lasting 22 to 24 episodes. Television Craft Editing - Fiction/Entertainment BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org . Retrieved 6 January 2019.

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