Life On Mars star John Simm has revealed that the long-awaited sequel to the hit time-travelling cop show has appeared to have vanished. Speaking on The One Show on Wednesday, March 15, the actor broke the news that plans for Lazarus - the much-hyped follow-up to the popular BBC drama - have disappeared into thin air.
The twisty-turny tale of a present day Detective Inspector called Sam Tyler (played by Simm) who finds himself transported back to the 1970s following a near-fatal car crash, Life On Mars ran from 2006 to 2007 and was a massive ratings and awards success. It also spawned a subsequent spin-off called Ashes to Ashes which starred Keeley Hawes and saw the welcome return for Phillip Glenister's famously gruff and politically incorrect anti-hero, DCI Gene Hunt.
And only last year Simm teased fans about how the show's bosses had come up with an idea about bringing it back. That was then followed by confirmation from the series' creators Ashley Pharoah and Matthew Graham that they'd penned the comeback's pilot episode.
