Life on Mars-Tv

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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 techno...

First Air Date: 2006-01-09

Last Air Date: 2007-04-10

Status: Ended

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 16

Genre:

Crime Drama Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Created by: Ashley Pharoah, Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan

Production Companies: BBC, Red Planet Pictures

Cast

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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Seasons

Series 1

2006-01-09 • Episodes: 8

The first series of Life On Mars focuses on Sam's life following the crash and his arrival in 1973. Elements are thrown in to suggest he is mad, in a coma, or travelled back in time. Also during the first series run, Sam is informed that he is DI (Detective Inspector) to DCI Gene Hunt and the rest of the CID department in Manchester in 1973. This revelation is something that Sam finds hard to understand; he spends most of the series working alone, against his team and Gene.