Life On Mars: Complete BBC Series 1 (DVD)

By far the best Tv series I have seen in years. Life on Mars begins in the present day (2006) where an ambitious young detective, DI Sam Tyler, is determined to keep the streets of Manchester safe. His hunt for a serial killer however becomes a personal vendetta when he suspects that the very man he is tracking down has kidnapped his girlfriend. Life goes from bad to worse however when he is knocked down and wakes up in 1973 the era of flared trousers and Mark III Cortinas! "Is he mad? In a coma? Or back in time? Whatever has happened it's like he's landed on a different planet and maybe if he can work out the reason he can get ...  Read the complete review

It's a God awful small affair I clearly remember when Life on Mars first hit our screens. Heavily promoted by the BBC there were posters everywhere; bus stops, on the underground and in the papers and I have to say first impression were positive. First up was the star, John Sims. One of our best young actors, hugely underrated I'd seen him in several very different roles but not once seen him put a foot wrong. Then there was the other bloke, I won't pretend I knew his name at the time but I'd seen him in a couple of shows and been struck by his ability and charisma on screen. Next up was the premise, a cop show clearly but also a time travelling cop show. An ...  Read the complete review

Written by Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan, Ashley Pharaoh and Chris Chibnall Introduction I was living abroad when Life on Mars first came out in the UK in 2006 and only heard of it when a friend mentioned she had been working in the BBC's art department and had spent some time on the set. I made a note to watch it, mainly to see her set designs, and eventually got round to buying the DVD as a present for my boyfriend, since I'm not really into police or detective dramas myself - at least I wasn't then! But from the first viewing of Life on Mars I was completely hooked. Episode 1 In the first episode DCI Sam Tyler (John Simm) is ...  Read the complete review

(NOTE: In the interests of the environment, this title has been recycled from one I used when reviewing a James Blunt album. Well, we've all got to do our bit, haven't we?) LIFE ON MARS - Series 1 DVD BOX SET I only saw a few bits of the first series of Life on Mars when it was on TV. Hubby watched all the episodes and loved them, so we bought the DVD box set. However, it was only after I got into Ashes to Ashes on TV, that I decided to watch Life on Mars, so over the past couple of weeks, hubby and I have sat down and watched all the first series. It was televised in 2006 and did really well, getting great ratings and much critical ...  Read the complete review

DCI Sam Tyler is working on a case in 2006, when his girlfriend is kidnapped by a serial murderer. Sam is devastated, and, following a car accident, gets mown down by another driver. When he comes to, he has somehow become a Detective Inspector in 1973...even worse, he has the boss from hell in DCI Gene Hunt, who rules CID with a rod of iron, both figuratively and literally. Slowly though, the two grow to respect each other's tactics. Sam though is desperate to get back to his 2006 life; he suspects he is in a coma in 2006, but is unsure whether his new life is a dream or he has travelled through time. Will he be able to work out how to return to normal? Or is he stuck ...  Read the complete review