Life on Mars - 'The Original U.K. Series: The Complete Collection' Announced: Details, Extras, Packaging

Crazy, in a coma, or back in time? Struck by a passing car in modern-day Manchester, detective Sam Tyler (John Simm, State of Play, Doctor Who) wakes up in 1973, where he's the newest member of his old police squad. Sam's respect for proper procedure and 21st-century mentality clash mightily with his bullying boss, DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister, Cranford). Still, Sam gamely adapts to crime solving in this retro world, despite hearing strange voices that call him back to his former life. When he bonds with sympathetic policewoman Annie Cartwright (Liz White, The Fixer), Sam wonders: does he really want to return?


• "One of the best TV series ever made...A true television classic." - San Francisco Chronicle
• Series 1 DVD selected for Time's "Short List" and Entertainment Weekly's "The Must List"
• "One of the greatest limited run television series I've ever seen...It blows the American version out of the water." - Stephen King for Entertainment Weekly
• "A satisfying conclusion" - Los Angeles Times
• "Exceptionally well made from top to bottom...terrific performances" - Los Angeles Times
• "Excellent British series...fresh, compelling and inventive." - The Washington Post
• "Terrific British crime show...The writing is superb, the setting is perfect" - MSN Entertainment
• "Refreshingly clever" and "Intelligently entertaining" - USA Today
• "Not your mother's procedural drama" - Entertainment Weekly

Acorn Media has announced that on July 6th they will release Life on Mars - The Original U.K. Series: The Complete Collection. This 8-DVD set contains all 16 episodes running approximately 936 minutes. Video is anamorphic widescreen, audio is in English with both 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Stereo soundtracks. English subtitles are also on board. Cost is $79.99 SRP in the USA, and CA$99.99 SRP in Canada. Bonus materials are listed immediately below, and package art can be seen further down:

• Audio commentaries for all Series 1 episodes
• Take a Look at the Lawman documentary (64 min.)
• Interview clip with director Bharat Nalluri (3 min.)
• The Music of Life on Mars featurette (14 min.)
• Get Sykes production design featurette (8 min.)
• Outtakes reel (6 min.)
• The Return of Life on Mars documentary (45 min.)
• Series 2 behind-the-scenes footage and set tour (48 min.)
• The End of Life on Mars featurette (28 min.)

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