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Life On Mars - Series 1 Details

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LIFE ON MARS is a throwback to the crime-fighting style of the 1970s, drawing its inspiration from such TV series as THE SWEENEY and THE PROFESSIONALS. As was characteristic of classic 60s fantasy, the creators have taken some risks with the show�s politically incorrect references, daring to be slightly subversive. While .. Read more

Starring John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews
Director John Alexander, John McKay
Genres Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Television

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Life On Mars - Series 1

LIFE ON MARS is a throwback to the crime-fighting style of the 1970s, drawing its inspiration from such TV series as THE SWEENEY and THE PROFESSIONALS. As was characteristic of classic 60s fantasy, the creators have taken some risks with the show�s politically incorrect references, daring to be slightly subversive. While its creators are quick to brush off comparisons to fellow time-travelling TV series QUANTUM LEAP, there are obvious thematic similarities, however unconscious. John Simm (HUMAN TRAFFIC) ably stars as Sam Tyler, the fish-out-of-water detective who must piece together the mysteries of his own predicament, while solving the crime du jour. The show takes its title from David Bowie�s haunting theme song.

Starring John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster
Director John Alexander, John McKay
Studio E1 ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 7 hrs 52 mins
Blu-ray: 7 hrs 52 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Television
Language English
Released DVD: 15 May 2006
Blu-ray: 27 Oct 2008
Production year: 2006
Format DVD

Life On Mars - Series 1 (4 discs) (2006)

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  • 39 out of 47 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Policing at it's best!!

    This is how policing should be!!

    Well, some of it.....no red tape, no bloody human rights....

    Oh, and it is a fantastic series, John Simm & Philip Glenister are brilliant actors....it's just a shame it can't go on for more and more series.

    It would be good for Sam to go back to his year and meet DCI Hunt as an old man, and they have one of those 'deja vu' moments....

    Get it, watch it and fully enjoy it!!

      • Mike Thompson from Runcorn, Cheshire, England
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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Hunt is suberb

    What a great series. Well casted and very well filmed. Philip Glenister has generally been good in most of the roles I have seen him play. However, his portrayal of Gene Hunt is suberb.

    It is worth watching simply for his performance.

      • A customer from God's own county Yorkshire
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