A month ago we broke the news with Acorn Media's
press release that the original U.K. version of
Life on Mars - Series 1, starring John Simm (
State of Play, Doctor Who) and shown on BBC America, would come to DVD here in the States on
July 28th. Package art wasn't available at the time, but Acorn has JUST sent that over to us, and we're bringing it to you straight away. We also have the wording from Acorn's "back of the box" text for you, too, with the finalized list of extras from this 4-disc set. That's up first, then a link to order it from Amazon.com, discounted from the list price of $59.99 U.S. (CA$74.99 in Canada), then the packaging. Not to be confused with
the American version of the show, obviously. Note that legendary author Stephen King was quoted as saying that the U.K. version "...
blows the American version out of the water"; that speaks highly of it for anyone who had any criticisms whatsoever of the USA incarnation of the show. Or even if you didn't. Enjoy!
LIFE ON MARS, Series 1
The time-warping detective series seen on BBC America
Dreaming, delusional, or displaced in time? Police detective Sam Tyler (John Simm, State of Play) must decide which describes him in this intriguing twist on the police procedural that has won two International Emmys® and rave reviews from critics and fans.
Hot on a killer's trail in modern-day Manchester, Tyler gets struck by a passing car and wakes up in 1973. The high-tech tools and respect for proper procedure have vanished. Instead, he finds himself working on a homicide squad where hard drinking replaces hard thinking; forensics takes weeks to analyze; and his boss, DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister, Cranford), has no qualms about roughing up suspects-or Sam himself. Still, Tyler has real-world crimes to solve, even as strange voices call him back to his 21st century life. But when he bonds with sympathetic policewoman Annie Cartwright (Liz White, The Fixer), Sam wonders: does he really want to return?
DVD BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
- Audio commentaries for every episode with cast and crew
- "Take a Look at the Lawman," an hour-long documentary with cast and crew interviews and behind-the-scenes footage
- Interview clip with director Bharat Nalluri
- "The Music of Life on Mars" featurette with composer Ed Butt
- "Get Sykes" featurette with production designer Brian Sykes
- Outtakes reel
DVD 4-Vol. Boxed Set: 8 episodes; approx. 466 min., plus bonus features; 16:9 widescreen; color; 2.0 stereo/5.1 surround; British drama; not rated; SDH subtitles (not all bonus subtitled).
