Life on Mars

[Sgt Pepper]

Rewatched Life On Mars again recently and rewatching Ashes to Ashes now. LOM is class, especially Gene. First time I’ve rewatched Ashes to Ashes all the way through for years and I’ve found it hit and miss, some episodes very good on par with LOM but others not so - and it’s a lot cheesier at times than LOM ever was. It gets better each series like, I’m just up to the second episode of the third and final series with Jim Keats now.

 

[smoker]

Ashes to Ashes is terrible, full of jarring fan-service and telegraphed jokes. LOM was much better.

 

[HeaderDownBrown]

You're just slightly ahead of me... no spoilers please .. I can't remember if Neville succumbed to her charms

 

[Bamber]

Rewatched Life On Mars again recently and rewatching Ashes to Ashes now. LOM is class, especially Gene. First time I’ve rewatched Ashes to Ashes all the way through for years and I’ve found it hit and miss, some episodes very good on par with LOM but others not so - and it’s a lot cheesier at times than LOM ever was. It gets better each series like, I’m just up to the second episode of the third and final series with Jim Keats now.

Aye Daniel Mays took the show up a notch playing Keats. Brilliant actor

 

[vinegar hill]

Only watched one or two episodes of LOM when it first came out.
Have recently watched it all the way through on Netflix, I absolutely loved it.

 

[Latka Gravas]

Watched life and ashes for the first time during lock down it's not dated very well seeing as it was only about 10 years old. Was all a bit meh tbh. Not a series I'll be re watching I don't think

Maybe because they're set in 1973 and 1981.

 

[ChrisAshley]

Don't move, you're surrounded by armed bastards!

 

[Bamber]

Maybe because they're set in 1973 and 1981.

 

[Growler]

Instead of trying to swap his sweepstake draw for the Grand National, why didn't Sam just go down the betting shop and lump all he had on Red Rum?

Or Sunderland for the Cup?

 

[The Hesford Diet]

Sam never showed any interest in football outside of that episode where they're infiltrating a Man Utd hooligan group. He did, though, talk about the Grand National.

 

[gluepot]

Sam never showed any interest in football outside of that episode where they're infiltrating a Man Utd hooligan group. He did, though, talk about the Grand National.

Did you spot the Leader of that hooli group is now in Corrie... Tim Metcalfe

 

[The Hesford Diet]

I haven't watched Corrie since Stan Ogden was "not well and in bed."

 

[gluepot]

I haven't watched Corrie since Stan Ogden was "not well and in bed."

Ah sorry @The Hesford Diet ... you haven't missed much, but you may be interested to know Hilda died.
I meant you as in you lot in the plural

 

[Keith S30S]

I never saw it at all on the telly. We watched it all recently on our leasses recommendation, enjoyed it.

 

[MSC]

I liked Life on Mars but could get away with Ashes to Ashes.

Funny you say that because I was exactly the same and pied ashes off about two episodes in first time around when it was first on.

I went back to it on Netflix as lockdown started and binge watched the whole lot in a week. It was excellent imo.

 

[Ciro_DiMarzio]

Funny you say that because I was exactly the same and pied ashes off about two episodes in first time around when it was first on.

I went back to it on Netflix as lockdown started and binge watched the whole lot in a week. It was excellent imo.

I watched it all the way through but just didn't enjoy it as much as Life on Mars.

 

[Al Bundy]

I loved Life on Mars, I rewatched it all too back in April. Set in 1973 which helps! Watched Ashes to Ashes also, with the lovely Keeley Hawes.

Trivia: Liz White who plays plays WPC Annie Cartwright was Neville's secretary in Auf Wiedershen Pet Series 3.

Bloody hell , just realised that now you've said it.

I never watched it first time round. Should I?

Yes, give it a watch. Very good. Gene Hunt is brilliant

 

[socrates]

I imagine the likes of Life on Mars and The Sweeney are very close to the way Police conducted investigations in the early 70's.

 

[JonMc]

Or Sunderland for the Cup?

They missed a trick with that. The Gene Genie was a big City fan. The crack about betting on the game would have made for a good side storyline.

 

[Growler]

They missed a trick with that. The Gene Genie was a big City fan. The crack about betting on the game would have made for a good side storyline.

As it was at the time, The H Bombs (Halom & Hughes.What a night!)