Life on Mars
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Sam Tyler wakes up in 1973.
Opening sequence from the first programme of the historic crime drama series 'Life on Mars', explaining the roots of the series. Police detective Sam Tyler has a car accident and wakes up in 1973. David Bowie song ' Life on Mars' plays connecting both periods.
From:
Life on Mars
First Broadcast
:
09 January 2006
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 14-16
Subject : Media Studies
Topic : Drama genre
Keywords : Crime genre
Notes : The mise-en-scene is important in suggesting the two periods covered; look in detail at use of iconography, costume, props, locations, dialogue, song and singer. Is the crime genre obvious? Who are the target audience?
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