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Graham, Tom (2012). Blood, Bullets and Blue Stratos. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-00-747257-4.
The methodology and techniques of modern policing that Sam Tyler employs during Life on Mars lead him into clashes with other characters. Gene Hunt and the rest of the CID appear to favour brutality and corruption to secure convictions, as shown by their willingness to physically coerce confessions and fabricate evidence. [29] In both series, Tyler clashes with Hunt the most frequently, usually because Tyler values forensic evidence whereas Hunt often resorts to traditional methods and gut instincts. In one episode during Series 1, in which doubt is cast on several suspects, Hunt insists that "the first to speak is guilty" and frequently refers to the 'Gene Genie'.In the final episode of "Ashes to Ashes" a fuller explanation for Sam Tyler's experience is provided, when the role of Gene Hunt in both Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes is revealed.
Episode 7: Writer Chris Chibnall, Director S. J. Clarkson, Producer Claire Parker, Marshall Lancaster (Chris Skelton), and Dean Andrews (Ray Carling). Graham, Alison (7–13 January 2006). "Today's Choices, Monday 9 January: Life on Mars". Radio Times. 328 (4266): 70. Whilst more than adequate in the role, in all truth, Keitel is not a patch on Philip Glenister. Keitel plays Lieutenant Gene Hunt as a laconic, seen-it-all American cop of the old school. Unfortunately, he doesn’t possess the wit and in-yer-face ‘harsh but fair’ charisma that Glenister brings to DCI Gene Hunt. Perhaps because Glenister nailed the part so convincingly in the first place, it’s very difficult to accept anyone else in the role. Does this sound like I’m damning it with faint praise? Not at all. Life On Mars remains one of my all-time favourite TV shows, but that was never because of the setting, the structure or the premise, although all of those things are great. No, what makes Life On Mars so special, what makes me smile from ear to ear every time I watch it and what makes revisiting it always feel a little bit like coming home, is the characters.a b King, Ray (21 February 2006). "Life on Mars writers on another planet — top cop". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 15 April 2007.
And don't forget that people who buy the DVD's will only be a minority. Most of the people who see Life on Mars will only see it on TV.
Banks-Smith, Nancy (14 February 2007). "Last night's TV". The Guardian. UK . Retrieved 15 February 2007. Life on Mars – About the Show". BBC America. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007 . Retrieved 6 January 2007.
The first series of the original Life on Mars was broadcast in the United States on BBC America from July 2006 to August 2007 and was broadcast in 2010 on some public television stations, [14] with the second series being broadcast from December 2007 to January 2008. [15] [16] Acorn Media released both series on DVD in 2008. Television Craft Editing - Fiction/Entertainment BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org . Retrieved 6 January 2019. The second series was broadcast weekly at the same time as the first but on Tuesdays. [12] According to Jane Featherstone, the show's executive producer, speaking in February 2006, a film version of the show was also a possibility: " Life on Mars was a very high concept idea and there was no doubt it would work on the big screen". [13]The first series was nominated for a British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) in the Best Drama Series category. John Simm was also nominated as Best Actor for his work on the show. [60] The programme won the audience-voted "Pioneer Award". [61] Greater Manchester was formed in 1974, consequently the show references the police officers working for Lancashire Constabulary, rather than Greater Manchester Police. However, in 1973 Hyde would have been covered by the Cheshire Police area. [38] Therefore, an undercover officer from Hyde working in Manchester would suggest Lancashire Constabulary was being investigated by a different police force. TV Interview for BBC1 Val meets the VIPs (Too inexperienced to be Prime Minister) | Margaret Thatcher Foundation". a b c "British shows sweep world Emmys". BBC Online. 21 November 2006 . Retrieved 15 February 2007.
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