Life on Mars
2006/01/09 - 2007/04/10 • Ended • 2 Seasons • English
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
Sam Tyler
Philip Glenister
Gene Hunt
Liz White
Annie Cartwright
Dean Andrews
Ray Carling
Marshall Lancaster
Chris Skelton
Noreen Kershaw
Phyllis Dobbs
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Series 2
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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