Life on Mars
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Life on Mars

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

7.7/10 2006 2 Seasons 16 Episodes

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.

On screen

Top 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

Tony Marshall

Tony Marshall

Nelson

Joanne Froggatt

Joanne Froggatt

Ruth Tyler

Rafaella Hutchinson

Rafaella Hutchinson

Test Card Girl

Ralph Brown

Ralph Brown

Frank Morgan

Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

Harry Woolf

Archie Panjabi

Archie Panjabi

Maya Roy

Episodes guide

Seasons

Specials

Specials

17 episodes · —

Series 1

Series 1

8 episodes · 2006

Series 2

Series 2

8 episodes · 2007

Preview

Official Trailer

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