
Life on Mars
After being involved in a car accident in 2006, DCI Sam Tyler wakes up in 1973. Lost and demoted, will he find his way home?
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"Like some of the reviewers here, I wasn't expecting much of this and started watching almost by accident. I am a '24' man(!) and I have to say after watching this, 24 (after season 3 anyway) starts to show it's weaknesses. In "Life on Mars" you really start to care about the character and what is happening - it has many surprises. Some are startling, some dawn on you as you watch. Now I wouldn't be old enough to actually remember the 70's, but it is very atmospheric - and crucially, not in an over-the-top way. The 'real world'(??!) storyline..."
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John Simm was once offered the chance to sign on for a third season, but he declined. He later regretted that decision. In an interview in September 2018, he said that if this show would ever be revived in some way, he would love to play Sam Tyler again.
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After being involved in a car accident in 2006, DCI Sam Tyler wakes up in 1973. Lost and demoted, will he find his way home?




