Life on Mars

Life on Mars

2006/01/09 - 2007/04/10 • Ended • 2 Seasons • English

Crime
Drama
Mystery
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
7.8

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

Overview

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.

Creator(s) : Ashley Pharoah, Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan

Casts
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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Series 2
Series 2
8.0

2007/02/13 • 8 Episodes

Sam learns that an operation is to be conducted on him in 2006 to try and revive him from his coma. However, he believes that to return to the twenty-...Read more

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