The US version of Life on Mars has only 3 episode left to air before it signs off- one episode more than the original UK series ran by the way. This weekend BBC America premieres the follow up series that starred Phil Glennister reprising his role as Gene Hunt. He is joined by Keeley Hawes. You can read up on the show, see video clips and photos on the BBCA site HERE This time the year is 1981- the tail end of the disco era, the beginning of the Reagan 80s.
Official Series description:
THE SEQUEL TO THE HIT SERIES LIFE ON MARS
Trailer for episode 1- there will be 8 episodes running on Saturday nights this spring.
On Life On Mars, Detective Sam Tyler had an accident in 2007 and was transported back to 1973. However, the story didn’t end there: in the modern world of 2008, Detective Inspector Alex Drake (Keeley Hawes, MI-5) has risen rapidly through the ranks as a psychological profiler, and she’s highly valued as an aid to capturing suspects. But she is ripped from her current world of high-tech gadgets and sexual equality when she is kidnapped and shot. Suddenly, Alex finds herself in 1981, interacting with familiar characters from the detailed reports she’s been studying, logged by none other than Sam Tyler
The US version of Life on Mars has only 3 episode left to air before it signs off- one episode more than the original UK series ran by the way. This weekend BBC America premieres the follow up series that starred Phil Glennister reprising his role as Gene Hunt. He is joined by Keeley Hawes. [...]