The Daily Mail is offering all you Life On Mars fans a chance to win the classic car used in the filming of the show, a Ford Cortina.

Star of Life On Mars, John Simms spoke fondly of the car, saying:

“The Cortina has become an icon and I think Life On Mars has helped to make the car cool again,” says co-star Glenister.

“I love that car, so whoever wins it had better look after it. I had hoped to get it when we finished filming.

“I loved all my scenes with the car, not just because I got to perform handbrake turns and skid around corners - although with no power-assisted steering that was tough going - but because it also meant I didn’t have to learn so many lines.”

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John Simms has revealed that after filming the final episode for the BBC hit series, Life On Mars, he couldn’t bear to part with his 70s leather jacket.

He revealed: “I got to take it home — it’s in my wardrobe.”

Sadly the last episode of the current series will air this week, but not to fear. if you love John like we love John, you will be happy to know that he is to appear later in the new Doctor Who series as the evil Mr Saxon.

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