Twists on the tale in La chica de ayer

Jun 18, 2009 at 11:40 PM
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The opening scene in last week’s La chica de ayer is hilarious, even if your Spanish is as bad as mine.

   It is very loosely based on the fifth episode of the first series, though with numerous twists, namely a plot featuring the kidnapping of young Samuel. As Samuel’s father is more present through the La chica de ayer stories than he was in the original Life on Mars (or, for that matter, the US remake), the tension the two men have begins much earlier. To solve the crime, Samuel must piece together childhood memories about where he was taken.
   Humorous scenes include Cristóbal trying to use a personal computer (even though this is set later than the original Life on Mars, it is still too new) and Sam talking to Quin about Maradona and football. The episodes are shorter, now 70 minutes long.
   The episode this week was the birthday one, a remake of the eighth UK one.

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