Life on Mars and Heartbeat

[Bojan Scores]

I noticed that several of the support characters in LOM appeared in Heartbeat, what's noticeable is that they're playing characters very similar to the ones they'd play in LOM. Is this expedient casting i.e. Cherry pick characters from an historical series and import them into LOM?

[DI Alex Drake]

It's been a good few years since I saw any of Heartbeat (I did watch it live until ... maybe 2006/7?) and a few years since you posted this! Can you remember any of the characters to which you were referring? 

I was sure that Philip Glenister's scenes from Heartbeat were on youtube, but they've either been removed or it was actually this I was thinking of: 



Either way, tsk tsk, wrong side of the law! :o 
I know with a forum of almost all men I'll get no backup whatsoever but ... hell, those eyes 

I know he and Keeley Hawes both had one off parts in Heartbeat when they were young ... don't suppose anyone's got any stills from those? I will get around to buying the DVDs eventually. 

[Charles Bronson]

Good clip Alex. I watched it right through. 'Inspector Wexford' wasn't it? I was very fond of that series at the time.

Couple of memorable Sweeney villains there too.

Phil was playing a good part in this one. I wouldn't mind seeing it right through.

It's amazing how many actors made an appearence in Heartbeat though.

Charles.

[DI Alex Drake]

It would have been nice for him to have had more than 4 words in the episode, but never mind! 

I've never seen any of that series at all; no idea what it's like. 

Yes, Heartbeat and Casualty - just about everyone has been in one or both, I think! :)