Have you seen Life on Mars? When I first heard about it, I thought it was a David Bowie documentary, but as we all now know, it’s a BBC drama that sees John Simm playing Sam Tyler who somehow wakes up 33 years back in time in 1973… but somehow manages to still keep his job as a copper (a bit like Adam Adamant in reverse eh?).

Anyway, Life on Mars has been a rousing success getting decent reviews and good viewing figures, so obviously, our American cousins have sat up and taken note and are set to remake the BBC time-travel cop show for ABC.

David E. Kelley is writing and executive-producing Mars for ABC, and to be honest, I can see it working if they make it look like a cross between Shaft and Starsky and Hutch. There are no dates as yet, but we’ll keep you informed. [Mof Gimmers]