Will someone please explain the last episode of Life on Mars,i must be a bit thick here ,but there were pieces that did not join up for me.

Well I'm a student of Geology, and I can tell you that it is VERY unlikely that there has ever been life on Mars. ;) If anywhere in this solar system, Europa is probably your best bet. ;)

I was amazed Dr Who didnt turn up in his Tardis ! But I think ive worked it out!


Which part didnt you understand ?

Hi Andy
The last 30 mins realy.

You mean The Doctor!! NOT Dr. Who.. Tch... Oh, and TARDIS is all capitals.

That programme makes me glad I don't remember the 1970s, everything looks so poor and depressing!!

Time for your pills Mister!

I don't remember the 70s either (since I was born during Jim Callaghan's brief premiership). Hence the strongest mental images I have are

- John Thaw and the one from Minder who wasn't Arthur Daley engaging in a fist fight with some cockney ne'er-do-wells which led to some dustbins being pushed over and their contents scattered
- A woman pushing a trolley around a darkened supermarket lit by candles
- Slade performing 'Merry Christmas Everyone' on Top of the Pops
- Condescending public information films, including one which explained decimalisation to some dim young housewife, and one with the Grim Reaper warning children to stay away from deep water
- Various fashion items my Dad still holds onto, such as kipper ties and shirts with big collars and lapels, despite many years of teasing

OK I'm aware of Ted Heath, miners' strikes, etc, Enoch Powell, Britain joining the Common Market, the Cod War, Watergate, the Birmingham pub bombings, Brotherhood of Man winning in 1976, Virginia Wade winning in 1977 and Margaret Thatcher winning in 1979, but did anything else happen?

Three day week in 1973?

Ok 'Ching' Time
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(in a welsh accent) I thought upper case you see was shouting on here, see !

And Avron it was all a dream for Sam Tyler theres more.............If you've been watching Life on Mars for the past eight weeks, like me, you've probably invested much of that time in the pursuit of a rounded conclusion to the overall storyline involving Sam Tyler and his accident-induced journey back to the Manchester police force in 1973.

Unfortunately, there wasn't really a conclusion, as such, but it would be unfair to describe the outcome as an unsatisfactory ending. It's been a great show, with some brilliant storylines, some funny one-liners and great performances from the lead actors (John Simm and Phillip Gleinster) -- along with some excellent production values from the BBC.

The final storyline revolved around Sam and Gene setting out on the trail of local gang bosses The Morton Brothers, and accidentally stumbling across Sam's father, Vic Tyler, who seemed to be caught in the middle of some dodgy porn-making affairs.

While Sam's emotions pushed him to try and eliminate his father from the criminal inquiry, Gene was convinced that Vic was at the center of the porn ring, and seemed intent of fitting-up the so-called family man.

All the while, Sam started experiencing more vivid flashbacks from his past, with a little boy wandering in the woods witnessing the murder of a woman in a red dress, which made Sam realize that he was fast approaching the period of 1973 when his father left the family for good, never to be seen again.

It turned out that the woman in the red dress was Sam's fellow-officer Annie Cartwright, whom Vic brutally murdered while trying to escape arrest as he fled from a family wedding. Apparently, Sam witnessed the entire thing as a little boy -- but blocked the memory out. However, this time around, he was able to step in and save Annie, wiping the memory from the mind of his four-year-old self in the process.

Unfortunately, Sam also discovered that his father really was a brutal criminal and a murderer, with The Morton Brothers being nothing more than a myth created by Vic to disguise his own identity and protect his family.

The story climaxed with Sam's biggest dilemma of the series; if he arrested Vic, Sam's mother would face a life of shame and hurt, but more importantly, Sam might wake up and return to 2006. However, if Sam let Vic escape, nothing in history would change -- except Annie being alive -- and Sam's would remain in 1973.

It was a tough confrontation, but Sam realized that his decision would have to be for a greater good, and for the benefit of his younger self, and his mother, he decided to let Vic go and cover up the escape.

The series ended with Sam, Gene, Chris and Ray all heading off to the pub for a drink -- and Sam telling Annie that 1973 was a better place with her in it.

Watch out for Ashes to Ashes the spin off to this drama unfortunately filmed in London 'bish-bosh

I realy think that we should double the dose of those pills,and calm him down a bit.

Ching! Worried after looking at these cartoons on this link Clearly a Doctor DOCTOR Dr.Who fanatic! This message will self destruct in 5 seconds................. :rolleyes:

I wonder who drew the cartoons? ;)