{"id":14793,"date":"2022-05-04T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1637491"},"modified":"2022-05-04T13:32:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T11:32:30","slug":"life-on-mars-creators-confirm-lazarus-sequel-pilot-script-is-written","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/life-on-mars-creators-confirm-lazarus-sequel-pilot-script-is-written\/","title":{"rendered":"Life on Mars creators confirm Lazarus sequel pilot script is written"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 04 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Life on Mars co-creator Matthew Graham has confirmed that he and his longtime collaborator Ashley Pharoah have scripted the pilot episode to a proposed sequel series.<\/p>\n<p>News broke in 2020 that <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/life-on-mars-live-watchalong-final-chapter\/&quot;\">the team were developing a follow-up<\/a> titled Lazarus, which would tie up the story that began in Life on Mars and continued in Ashes to Ashes.<\/p>\n<p>John Simm and Philip Glenister have expressed an interest in reprising their respective roles of Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt, with the former teasing on <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZCxtiXqof_\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> in January that they have been discussing \u201clife on different planets\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Three months later, Graham has now confirmed that the pilot script for Lazarus is complete, sharing the news via the Twitter account of his production company <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/EssexWatford\/status\/1519665192333885441&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Watford&amp;Essex<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">So <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJPharoah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@AJPharoah<\/a> and I have completed the pilot script for <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lazarus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Lazarus<\/a>. <br\/>It contains the words &#8211; <br\/>Hanging<br\/>Boogie<br\/>Creme Fraiche<\/p>\u2014 Watford&amp;Essex ???????? (@EssexWatford) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/EssexWatford\/status\/1519665192333885441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">April 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The tweet reads: \u201cSo Ashley Pharoah and I have completed the pilot script for Lazarus. It contains the words \u2013 Hanging, Boogie, Creme Fraiche.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post received an outpouring of support from Life on Mars fans eager to get their hands on the next chapter, which would reportedly bring the franchise to a close.<\/p>\n<p>Like Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes, Lazarus takes its name from a David Bowie track \u2013 the final single to be released during his lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Graham has teased that Lazarus will be set across the \u201970s, \u201980s, \u201990s and an alternate present day, as well as hoping for an \u201cAvengers\u201d-style reunion for the characters from Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes.<\/p> <p>\u201cWe would never make another Mars unless we really had something to say and could push the envelope all over again. Finally, we have something,\u201d he confirmed in a Twitter webchat at the start of the pandemic (via <a href=\"\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2020\/apr\/03\/life-on-mars-creator-third-final-series-in-works-bbc&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Guardian<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are bad things and there are monsters. These things are real. But to get to you they have to get through the Guv [Gene Hunt]. And the Guv is putting his driving gloves on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While a pilot has been written for Lazarus, it\u2019s important to note that it does not necessarily mean a full series will be commissioned by the BBC, or any other broadcaster for that matter. Watch this space for updates as they come.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life on Mars is available to stream on <a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006t85s\/life-on-mars&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>. Check out more of our Drama coverage or visit our TV Guide to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Craig Published: Wednesday, 04 May 2022 at 12:00 am Life on Mars co-creator Matthew Graham has confirmed that he and his longtime collaborator Ashley Pharoah have scripted the pilot episode to a proposed sequel series. 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