What?

[tree_and_leaf]

So... Colm Meaney as Gene Hunt in US- Life on Mars?

Chief O'Brian?

I mean, I love Miles O'Brian, but... I have difficulty imagining the chap who plays him saying things like 'You're surrounded by armed bastards!' or referring to people as Dorothy. Or, come to that, with an interrogation based on punching people in the stomach.

Maybe I'm underestimating him, but I really don't see it.

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Meany did a significant line in playing terrorists while he was also playing O'Brien (I think he even turns up as a terrorist in TNG, despite being in the very first episode as O'Brien as well. In The Gambit, I think.)

If I wasn't loathe to watch any US remake of a British program at all, I might be vaguely interested by Meany being cast. Plus, I still need to see most of Life on Mars, the original. (Looking forward to Ashes to Ashes, though - being the Keeley-fan that I am.)

[tree_and_leaf]

Ah: that makes more sense of it - I suppose I'm doing the typical typecasting thing.

I think I feel like you about the re-make: I hate the idea on principle, but it might be interesting to see how it's altered for a different culture.