Rose Tyler & Life on Mars

[13thdoctor]

I read this on another BLOG, and was wondering the same thing. Can anyone shed any light on subject. Hope I didn't step on any toes by copying and pasting wo/permission.

" Re: "Life on Mars" (US), episode 4: Sam Tyler's mother is Rose Tyler. Any relation to Doctor Who?
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In article <[e-mail]>,
Mark F <[e-mail]> wrote:
>Assuming that I heard correctly, on the October 30, 2008 show for
>the United States version of "Life On Mars", the name "Rose Tyler"
>is given for Detective Sam Tyler's mother.
>
>The episode seems to be titled:
> ' "Life on Mars" Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the
> Shadows?'
>
>Is this just a co-incidence, or is there a Doctor Who connection.
>("Life on Mars" US takes place in New York City in 1973, whereas
>Doctor Who's Rose Tyler would have to be older than she was in 2008
>to have a 4 year old son, and also would have to time travel again, so
>the characters can't be the same.
>

I remember reading somewhere that the surname of Sam Tyler for the
original character was suggested by the creator's daughter, who liked
the character of Rose Tyler. Alas, I cannot provide a good citation
for that factoid, so treat it with due skepticism.

I know of no other connection."

[Ice Warrior]

Nov 12, 2008 8:30:38 GMT -5 13thdoctor said:

I remember reading somewhere that the surname of Sam Tyler for the
original character was suggested by the creator's daughter, who liked
the character of Rose Tyler. Alas, I cannot provide a good citation
for that factoid, so treat it with due skepticism.

I know of no other connection.

Well yeah the Tyler connection is as I quoted of you, but the Rose bit was probably just a co-incidence. What was the mum's name in the British version?