pgk9grind | 11/26/2009
In a life-and-death hostage situation that parallels his own strange circumstances, Sam Tyler is ordered with the rest of the 1-2-5 to defuse a potentially deadly face-off at a hospital where a crazed gunman is trying to force a doctor to reverse a dangerous operation on the brother of the gunman.
EclipseMagazine.com (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
When Manchester Detective Chief Inspector Sam Tyler [John Simm] woke up after being struck by a car in 2006, he found himself in the Manchester of 1973, newly assigned to that year’s version of his old station – and bumped down in rank to Detective Inspector. Worse, in the old school world of 1973, his [...]
Televisionary (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... trippy and gritty crime drama series that follows the adventures of Detective Inspector Sam Tyler (John Simm), a grimly determined investigator in present-day Manchester who is seemingly thrown backwards in time. While in pursuit of the serial killer that abducted his girlfriend, Sam is struck by a car and finds himself mysteriously in 1973 Manchester, where he comes face to face with a...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
To the depressingly short list of shows you wish had never ended, prepare to add the original British version of "Life on Mars." The final eight episodes on the second box from Acorn are so incredible, I tore through them in a matter of days. The premise is the same: Cop Sam Tyler is in a car accident and suddenly finds himself thrown back into 1973, but is still apparently tethered to the 21st...
