Life on Mars

Is he mad, in a coma… or has Detective Sam Tyler really travelled back in time?

20061h 0m / epCrime · Drama · Mystery

First aired

January 9, 2006

7.8

TMDB Score

78% match · 324 votes

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Episode 1

Series 1 · Jan 9, 2006 · 59m

After a car accident in 2006, Sam Tyler wakes up in 1973. Sam's 21st Century attitudes make him a fish out of water in this world of clunky technology and old fashioned policing. And nothing seems more alien than his new boss, DCI Gene Hunt, who believes in gut instinct and, all too often, sheer brute force. Then Sam discovers a connection between a murder in 1973 and the kidnapper in 2006. Could solving this case be the key to getting home?

About the Series

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CrimeDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

Synopsis

A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over by a speeding car. Waking up, he finds himself mysteriously transported back in time to 1973. Initially struggling to come to terms with his situation, he has to come to terms with the old-fashioned technology and attitude of the day, while figuring out how he came to be trapped in the past.

CreatorsMatthew Graham, Ashley Pharoah, Tony Jordan

First aired
January 9, 2006
Last aired
April 10, 2007
Seasons
2 seasons · 16 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
English
Network
BBC One

Top Billed Cast

John Simm

John Simm

Sam Tyler

Philip Glenister

Philip Glenister

Gene Hunt

Liz White

Liz White

Annie Cartwright

Dean Andrews

Dean Andrews

Ray Carling

Marshall Lancaster

Marshall Lancaster

Chris Skelton

Noreen Kershaw

Noreen Kershaw

Phyllis Dobbs

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