Death. Tyler as he appeared in a dream of Alex Drake. (A2A Series 3: Episode 8) Sam Tyler’s death was covered up by Gene Hunt, who said that during the high-speed chase on the previous day, Sam drove into a canal in his car and died.

A new series or one-off Life On Mars programme was reportedly turned down by the BBC, according to Graham’s fellow creator Ashley Pharoah. In 2018, he said it had not made “financial sense” for the corporation to make a mooted ’70s-set Christmas special. Life On Mars is also loved by many fans for it soundtrack.

You are able to stream Life on Mars by renting or purchasing on Amazon Instant Video or Google Play.

Life on Mars tells the fictional story of Sam Tyler (John Simm), a policeman in service with the Greater Manchester Police (GMP). After being hit by a car in 2006, Tyler awakens in 1973 to find himself working for a predecessor of the GMP, the Manchester and Salford Police, at the same station and location as in 2006.

Sam then emerges back in 1973, helps his squad to survive the botched sting and the series ends with him, Gene and the gang rushing off to fight more crime. So when Sam Tyler turns off the final radio message, it’s him seemingly closing his connection to the ‘real’ world.

During Life on Mars’ spin-off, Ashes to Ashes set in 1981, it is revealed that Sam Tyler lived for a further seven years. Tyler later married Annie Cartwright and died in 1980 after unintentionally driving his car into a river while in pursuit of a suspect, from which his body was never recovered..

NASA conducted a feasibility study in 1976 that concluded it would take at least a few thousand years for even extremophile organisms specifically adapted for the Martian environment to make a habitable atmosphere out of the Red Planet.

The possibility of life on Mars is a subject of interest in astrobiology due to its proximity and similarities to Earth. To date, no proof of past or present life has been found on Mars.

Life on Mars star John Simm has confirmed that he’s ‘in talks’ to appear in a third series of the show. Back in April 2020, the programme’s co-creator Matthew Graham revealed that a third and final series was on the cards, and also hinted DCI Gene Hunt (played by Philip Glenister) would be back.

The BBC stated that Life on Mars was targeted at an adult audience, and argued that Hunt’s characterisation was “extreme and tongue-in-cheek”.

Back in April 2020, the programme’s co-creator Matthew Graham revealed that a third and final series was on the cards, and also hinted DCI Gene Hunt (played by Philip Glenister) would be back.

However, the surface is not hospitable to humans or most known life forms due to the radiation, greatly reduced air pressure, and an atmosphere with only 0.16% oxygen. Human survival on Mars would require living in artificial Mars habitats with complex life-support systems.