Life on Mars

Life on Mars

2006 2 Seasons ⭐ 7.748
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.

Seasons

1. Episode 1

2006-01-09 • ⭐ 8.1

After a car accident in 2006, Sam Tyler wakes up in 1973. Sam's 21st Century attitudes make him a fish out of water in this world of clunky technology and old fashioned policing. …

2. Episode 2

2006-01-16 • ⭐ 7.556

Sam decides he has to embrace this world - for now. But then he discovers Gene is planning to plant evidence to secure the conviction of Kim Trent, an elusive criminal. Shocked by…

3. Episode 3

2006-01-23 • ⭐ 7.222

When Sam responds to a fatal stabbing at Crester's Textiles he's shocked to discover that it's the converted mill where he lives in 2006. Sam sets up a forensic investigation but …

4. Episode 4

2006-01-30 • ⭐ 8.2

Gene believes that local gangster Stephen Warren and the police can co-exist and that the streets are safer as a result. But Sam knows that in the future, dodgy deals like this wi…

5. Episode 5

2006-02-06 • ⭐ 7.5

Sam and Gene go undercover in a local pub to solve the murder of a local Manchester United fan. As Gene looks like he's set to drink the pub dry, Sam worries about their chances o…

6. Episode 6

2006-02-13 • ⭐ 7.4

When his mother's voice bleeds through from 2006 and he hears her say goodbye to him, Sam is desperate - he's alive and determined to make himself heard. But then the call comes i…

7. Episode 7

2006-02-20 • ⭐ 7.714

Sam demands a transparent investigation into the death-in-custody of small-time drug dealer Billy Kemble. He believes that if the police don't police themselves, the public will n…

8. Episode 8

2006-02-27 • ⭐ 7.833

Sam is finally accepting of this world - until he comes face to face with his 29 year-old dad, Vic. Vic Tyler is a small time gambler who unwittingly finds himself at the centre o…

Top Cast

John Simm
John Simm
Philip Glenister
Philip Glenister
Liz White
Liz White
Dean Andrews
Dean Andrews
Marshall Lancaster
Marshall Lancaster
Noreen Kershaw
Noreen Kershaw

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