Well they brought the '70s back to life with great style, and now the producers of BBC One's Life On Mars are set to do the same with the '80s, according to a report in today's Sun.

Mars' spin-off Ashes to Ashes will follow the career of DCI Gene Hunt eight years after the period covered in the original show (and presumably after Sam Tyler has slipped back to the future). The title continues the theme of Bowie's music which helped make Life On Mars such an iconic success.

So not quite "ten years after" then? No, but I couldn't resist a nod to the old band.