What a nifty show. Detective Sam Tyler gets hit by a car in 2006, and wakes up in 1973. He is confused (who wouldn't be?), but he soon finds out that everyone there was expecting him. He supposedly transferred from another precinct. All the paperwork is there. He settles in and tries to bring the police procedures of 1973 up to the standards he is used to. This proves difficult with the lack of modern technology.
Technology isn't the only problem, though. Sam's boss is a thug--a thug who gets the bad guys off the street quickly and regularly, but a thug nonetheless. The others in the department range from complacent to antagonistic. Sloppy procedures keep Sam going back over the same ground repeatedly in order to find all the evidence.
By the end of the first show, we find out that Sam is in a coma in 2006, although the risks he faces in 1973 are real. Will he find a way back home? (Of course he will, in the series finale.) How will he get back home?
Life on Mars isn't just another excuse for groovy music and groovy clothes. In fact, the clothes are pretty ungroovy. The music is authentic, but unlike the bouncy tunes on other retro shows.
Oh, yeah, and there's always a twist at the end. Check it out on BBCA if you have the time.
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