Ah I remember it well and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1pFlt4R2d4"]Life On Mars TV Show Photo Collection - YouTube It was so realistic of the time
The earlier editions of The Bill were gritty realism, but later on it descended into a soap with the odd dramatic moment.
I always watched THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO back in the 1970s when it was on. Karl Malden and Michael Douglas were such good actors that they always made the show worth watching, plus being filmed on location in 1970s San Francisco instead of the usual Los Angeles gave it a different look from most other cop shows.
the proffessionals ,,bodie and doyle do it for me everytime ,,,the 70s cars ,and even the theme tune is groovy