Life on Mars
Ran: 2 Series (2006 till 2007)
Episodes: 16 Episodes
The tale of Sam Tyler who is investigating a crime when he is hit by a passing car. Waking up in 1973 he finds himself increasingly unsure of whether his '73 life is real or whether his '06 one is the true life he left behind. Faced with knowledge of what will come and the political incorrectness of the time and the police force he tries to find a way back. Though a third series was toyed with Simms wasn't too keen on the idea and in the end it was decided that a brief two series run would be enough to serve the story well enough. Everything was wrapped up at the end having left clues and red herrings before ending with a sense of finality only undermined by...
Ashes to Ashes
Ran: 3 Series (2008 till 2010)
Episodes: 24 Episodes
Picking up not long after the events of Life on Mars, Alex Drake is shot in the head and finds herself in 1981 working for the same team Sam Tyler did but this time with a London setting and 80's glam. Familiar with Tyler's case notes she sets out to find a way back to her life and to work out what the others are keeping from her. Running a season longer than the original show, this sequel series gave viewers definitive explanations for each character and what was going on.
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