Life On Mars - TV (Component 2, Section A)

Question 1

Who’s the main character?

Answer 1

Sam Tyler (John Simms)

Question 2

What’s our set season and episode?

Answer 2

season 1, episode 1

Question 3

What’s the genre and sub genres?

Answer 3

Main - fiction

Sub - buddy cop, science fiction, police drama and crime drama

Question 4

What’s the broadcaster of Life on Mars?

Answer 4

BBC

Question 5

What’s the technique when the action matches the lyrics of the famous David Bowie song?

Answer 5

visual and audio parallels

Question 6

What’s the audience demographic for LOM?

Answer 6

15+
cross gender appeal
ABC1 - more active and intellectual audience
C2DE - crime aspect

Question 7

What’s the famous car used in the series?

Answer 7

ford cortina

Question 8

Describe the distribution, circulation and production of LOM

Answer 8

Produced by Kudos for BBC
Broadcasted in 14 countries
Developed for Channel 4

Question 9

What’s the BBC 1 remit?

Answer 9

To be the most popular
Reflect the whole of the UK
To educate
High proportion of productions should be original

Question 10

Describe the scheduling for LOM

Answer 10

8 x 1 hour episodes
Monday nights at 9pm
After Eastenders at 8
After Outtake TV at 8.30
Before the BBC news at 10