Life one Mars

Life one Mars is a British Televised series in sixteen 50 minutes episodes, created by Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan and Ashley Pharoah and diffused between the January 9th 2006 and the April 10th 2007 on BBC One. In France, the series is diffused since the March 20th 2007 on 13th street. The first episode was the subject of an anticipated free diffusion, in streaming, on Yahoo! France of the 3 at March 20th, 2007.

Synopsis

Its name is Sam Tyler. He is police chief with Manchester in 2006. Shortly after the removal of its been engaged by a Serial killer, it is reversed accidentally by a car and awakes… in 1973. One time when the Computer S portables and the mobile phones were not invented yet.

Become inspector under the orders of the chief Hunt Gene, Tyler disentangles police investigations using “modern” methods. In same time, it tries to include/understand what arrives to him… Did it become insane? Is it really turned over in the past or imagines it its adventures while being in the Coma in 2006?

Distribution

John Simm: Sam Tyler, Police chief in 2006, inspector in 1973
Philip Glenister: Hunt gene, chief of Tyler in 1973, cop of the old school
Liz White: Annie Cartwright, auxiliary of police force, graduate in psychology
Dean Andrews: Ray Carling, inspector follower in the strong way
Marshall Lancaster: Chris Skelton, young awkward inspector
Tony Marshall: Nelson, barman of the local pub
Noreen Kershaw: Phyllis Dobbs, auxiliary of police force

Rewards

International Emmy Award 2006: Better drama series
Banff Rockie Award 2006: Better series

Episodes

First season

1 (1- 1) : Welcome in 73 ( Episode One )
2 (1- 2) : The Law according to my boss ( Episode Two )
3 (1- 3) : Corruption ( Episode Three )
4 (1- 4) : The bet ( Episode Furnace )
5 (1- 5) : Red one day, red always ( Episode Five )
6 (1- 6) : Countdown ( Episode Six )
7 (1- 7) : Case of conscience ( Episode Seven )
8 (1- 8) : My father ( Episode Eight )

Second season

9 (2- 1) : Murderer in power ( Episode One )
10 (2- 2) : Hunting for the ripoux ( Episode Two )
11 (2- 3) : Fear on the city ( Episode Three )
12 (2- 4) : Traps for young women ( Episode Furnace )
13 (2- 5) : Kidnapping ( Episode Five )
14 (2- 6) : Heroin ( Episode Six )
15 (2- 7) : Seek of the culprit ( Episode Seven )
16 (2- 8) : The promise ( Episode Eight )

Comments

the series counts only two seasons. This decision is not resulting from problems of audience of the series - precisely very high - but of the will of the creators of the series to stop after sixteen episodes, estimating that it was one sufficient duration to tell the stories which they wished.

the title of the series comes from the song éponyme of David Bowie which is listened by Sam Tyler, the main character, at the time of his accident and which it then finds in 1973.

In addition to the song Life one Mars? ( Hunky Dory ) which one finds in the pilot of the series and the final one of season 1, one frequently finds songs of David Bowie in the series: Jean Genius ( Aladdin Sane ) in discotheque ( the bet ), Starman ( The Small channel and Fall off Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ) in closure the Fatal episode in power , and Aladdin Sane ( Aladdin Sane ) in the episode Traps for young women .

One of the counterparts fetishes of the DCI Hunt Gene: " Trust the Gene Genius! " refers to the song The Jean Genie of David Bowie.

the song Live and Let Die of Paul McCartney and the Wings appearing in the second episode, was, at the beginning, prohibited of use by the recording company. But during an interview for a magazine, Matthew Graham declared “that it would directly send the episode to Paul McCartney”. Immediately, it obtains the agreement of old the Beatles which “adores”.

a Spin-off is designed to continue the series in the Eighty. This one will be called Ashes to Ashes in reference in the name of an other song of David Bowie.

See too

Ashes to Ashes

External bonds

Life one Mars on SeriesLive.com
'' Life one Mars '' on www.bbc.co.uk
'' Life one Mars — The Album ''

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