Life on Mars

Episode four...In many ways it is your bog-standard 70s cop show (which appeals to me anyway), but with that wonderful twist to make it extra-special.

Poor Sam. The show plays such cruel tricks on him, showing him his mother and then taking her away again.

Would corruption in the police force be so easily countered? I'm not convinced - but then again, was it really? All that happened was that Hunt decided to turn his back on back-handers. I'm increasingly fond of Hunt, and not just because I like Philip Glenister as an actor - he's a great character. Can seem one-dimensional at first glance, but we're also getting glimpses of greater complexity beneath the surface, as well.

I'm fond of young Annie as well. "I've decided I'm going to be a really good friend to you, Sam. Because with the enemies you're making, you're going to need all the friends you can get."

And as for the arrest of the big crime boss Warren...there'd better be some fallout in future episodes...

Life on Mars

Episode four...In many ways it is your bog-standard 70s cop show (which appeals to me anyway), but with that wonderful twist to make it extra-special.

Poor Sam. The show plays such cruel tricks on him, showing him his mother and then taking her away again.

Would corruption in the police force be so easily countered? I'm not convinced - but then again, was it really? All that happened was that Hunt decided to turn his back on back-handers. I'm increasingly fond of Hunt, and not just because I like Philip Glenister as an actor - he's a great character. Can seem one-dimensional at first glance, but we're also getting glimpses of greater complexity beneath the surface, as well.

I'm fond of young Annie as well. "I've decided I'm going to be a really good friend to you, Sam. Because with the enemies you're making, you're going to need all the friends you can get."

And as for the arrest of the big crime boss Warren...there'd better be some fallout in future episodes...