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Life on Mars (2006)

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

7.8/10 Ended 60 min Jan 09, 2006 2 Seasons
Crime Drama Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

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Show Details

Original Title Life on Mars
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Scripted
Total Episodes 16
Total Seasons 2
Popularity 5.9

Networks

BBC One
GB

Cast

John Simm
John Simm
Sam Tyler
16 episodes
Philip Glenister
Philip Glenister
Gene Hunt
16 episodes
Liz White
Liz White
Annie Cartwright
16 episodes
Dean Andrews
Dean Andrews
Ray Carling
16 episodes
Marshall Lancaster
Marshall Lancaster
Chris Skelton
16 episodes
Noreen Kershaw
Noreen Kershaw
Phyllis Dobbs
16 episodes
Tony Marshall
Tony Marshall
Nelson
12 episodes
Joanne Froggatt
Joanne Froggatt
Ruth Tyler
2 episodes
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Rafaella Hutchinson
Test Card Girl
2 episodes
Ralph Brown
Ralph Brown
Frank Morgan
2 episodes
Kevin McNally
Kevin McNally
Harry Woolf
2 episodes
Archie Panjabi
Archie Panjabi
Maya Roy
2 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Ashley Pharoah, Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan
Executive Producer Jane Featherstone, Matthew Graham, Claire Parker
Producer Marcus Wilson, Cameron Roach

Seasons

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Specials
17 episodes
Series 1
Series 1
8 episodes 2006

The first series of Life On Mars focuses on Sam's life following the crash and his arrival in 1973. ...

Series 2
Series 2
8 episodes 2007

Sam learns that an operation is to be conducted on him in 2006 to try and revive him from his coma. ...

Networks

BBC One
GB

Videos & Trailers

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Keywords

1970s time travel northern england police police detective manchester

Reviews from TMDB

VanVliet 9/10
Nov 9, 2017

It's rare that you get anything that's original but here's a great example. In times where we are subjected to rebooted series that were popular when most of the advertisers important demographic weren't even born here we have a series that you'll have never seen anything like it before. I know peop ... Read more

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Details
First Air Date January 9, 2006
Last Air Date April 10, 2007
Country GB
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 5.9
Links
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