Next up is Life on Mars , again a BBC product broadcast over the air in Canada by Showcase, now in reruns in the same sort of time slot as Jekyll. This one doesn’t require much explanation, as ABC has “cloned” an American version. Basically, Sam Tyler (John Simm) is a detective inspector for the modern-day Manchester police force. Receiving a head Injury in the line of duty, he is somehow subsequently transported back in time to become a DI in the same city in 1973. Actually my favourite part of the show is the brilliant Philip Glenister as the hard-bitten Chief Inspector; he seems to be able to channel John Thaw’s portrayal of Jack Regan in The Sweeney.0
Next up is Life on Mars , again a BBC product broadcast over the air in Canada by Showcase, now in reruns in the same sort of time slot as Jekyll. This one doesn’t require much explanation, as ABC has “cloned” an American version. Basically, Sam Tyler (John Simm) is a detective inspector for the modern-day Manchester police force. Receiving a head Injury in the line of duty, he is somehow subsequently transported back in time to become a DI in the same city in 1973. Actually my favourite part of the show is the brilliant Philip Glenister as the hard-bitten Chief Inspector; he seems to be able to channel John Thaw’s portrayal of Jack Regan in The Sweeney.
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