There's been a lot of talk about 'Lazarus' - the sequel to Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes - over the last few months with fans eager to know what happened to Gene, Sam, Alex and the rest of the team after the conclusion of Ashes. However, the shows creators took to Twitter today to announce that this now won't be happening. Matthew Graham (who has since deleted his Twitter account) posted the following:
The original Life on Mars – made by Kudos – was shown for two seasons on the BBC between 2006 and 2007, drawing big audiences and critical acclaim for its tale of a policeman DI Sam Tyler (John Simm) who has an accident and finds himself taken back in time to 1970s Manchester and working alongside oldfashioned copper, DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister).
The show drew praise for its mixture of mystery, science fiction and police procedural, and twice won the International Emmy Award for Best Series.
Philip then took the character of Gene Hunt into a successful three-series sequel, Ashes to Ashes, co-starring with Keeley Hawes as DI Alex Drake.
Co-creator Ashley Pharaoh did leave fans with a smidge of hope that they would receive the new material in some form.
The show drew praise for its mixture of mystery, science fiction and police procedural, and twice won the International Emmy Award for Best Series.
Philip then took the character of Gene Hunt into a successful three-series sequel, Ashes to Ashes, co-starring with Keeley Hawes as DI Alex Drake.
Co-creator Ashley Pharaoh did leave fans with a smidge of hope that they would receive the new material in some form.
