Life On Mars post modernism Text

To what extent can S1 episode 1 of  Life on Mars be seen as a postmodernist text ? 

The content below is not prescriptive and all valid points should be credited. It is not expected that responses will include all of the points listed. Responses are expected to apply knowledge and understanding of postmodernism to the set product studied. Responses in the higher bands will explicitly engage with the debate in the question around 'to what extent' the set product is postmodern and draw conclusions that are substantiated by effective reference to examples, responses in the middle band will show some engagement with this debate and use examples in a straightforward way to support conclusions, whilst responses in the lower bands may not engage with the debate in the question, may not draw conclusions that are substantiated by reference to examples, or may simply describe aspects of postmodernism and/or the set product. There is no requirement to argue that the product is postmodern; candidates might equally argue that the product is not postmodern at all, or that it is only postmodern to a certain extent. Various conclusions are acceptable, provided they are substantiated through analysis of the set product.

AO2 In applying knowledge and understanding, reference will be made to some of the following characteristics, qualities, conventions or features associated with postmodern products
:  reflexivity and anti-realism
 bricolage
  hybridity
 parody and/or pastiche
 intertextuality
  postmodern irony
  implosion
 postmodern identity
 hyperreality
 simulacra.

1. (a) In applying their understanding of postmodernism to Life on Mars, responses may, for example, refer to some of the following:
 the way in which the programme blurs the boundaries between fiction and reality (Has Sam actually gone back in time? Is this a fantasy etc.?)
 genre hybridity (e.g. the way in which the programme combines the conventions of the crime drama with those of science-fiction)
 the use of parody and pastiche (e.g. the way in which the programme can be seen to parody popular crime dramas of the 1970s such as The Sweeney)
 the use of intertextuality (e.g. the intertextual reference to High Noon through the poster that is seen on the wall of Gene Hunt’s office)