Life on Mars

Another great show it seems, due to start at 9pm on BBC One tomorrow.

Radiotimes review:
"Just when you thought the TV detective drama had been given so many twists it had tied itself up in knots, here's a genuinely innovative and imaginative take on an old genre. John Simm is Det Chief Insp Sam Tyler, who's hit by a car in 2006 and "wakes up" in 1973, wearing a wide collar and flares. He's now a detective inspector in the era of The Sweeney. His antediluvian boss, DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister), thinks little of bullying witnesses and thumping suspects. The all-male CID is wreathed in smoke from fags, and any woman brave enough to stray into this alien territory is belittled and patronised. This sounds silly, but writers Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan and Ashley Pharoah give the drama wit and heart, and Simm and Glenister are the perfect chalk-and-cheese cops. "

Starts Monday January 9th at 9pm on BBC One.

I really do like the look of this one I can't wait until tomorrow.

im looking forward to watching it ! whats the music in the promo on BBC1?

I'm sure there's a scene in School Of Rock where Jack Black is miming to this song. It's so catchy don't you think?

yeah it is ive been humming it all afternoon!

well it does look as though that the BBC?Kudos have another hit on their hands!!!!


not surprising really what does ITV/Sky/4/Five have to offer?

Well it's going to be up against Big Brother and Soapstar Superstar; but I think the latter will not get as high an audience as its first episode & Big Brother does ordinary ratings until there's an eviction.

Oh the BBC are so great aren't they!

Be fair - when ITV aren't putting out reality rip-offs the Monday night slot is usually filled with a quality Drama premiere!

I just found out this runs for 8 episodes.

9pm tonight.

My god this is absolutely brilliant!

Isn't it though? WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL STUFF!!

TO be honest I have watched very little of the ITV Drama Premieres on a MOnday for the past few years - they have been very hit and miss. The ones that have been a hit are usually repeated within 2 months either on ITV1 or ITV2.

BBC, on the other hand have produced top quality drama's on Monday evening for the past 3 or 4 years ranging from Spooks, Hustle, Waking The Dead, Silent Witness, In Deep, Cutting It (first 2 series') Sea of Souls (1st series) and now Life on Mars.

The best thing about BBC Drama's are that they last for at least 57 minutes, compred to 44 minutes, for a 60 minute drama or 66 minutes for a 90 minute drama on ITV