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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-first century, he has to betray his colleagues in 1973 — but can he regard them as imaginary, or are they real - at least for him?
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Sam sees the chance to prevent a murder when he comes across the younger version of Tony Crane, a villain he will arrest in the future. He is also trying to save his own life in 2006, as the future Tony Crane exacts revenge on comatose Sam.
DI Sam Tyler is lying in bed, seemingly asleep, but seeing visions of his present-day hospital room . A shadowy figure appears to tamper with his life support and tells Sam clearly, “I’m going to kill you”. Sam is jolted out of bed when DCI Gene Huntliterally breaks down his door to say they’ve got a case. A man has been violently attacked on a bus...
Sam Tyler — John SimmGene Hunt — Philip GlenisterChris Skelton — Marshall LancasterRay Carling — Dean AndrewsMore than once in the episode, Tony Crane is heard whistling, "Bring Me Sunshine". "Bring Me Sunshine" is a song written in 1966 by Arthur Kent, with lyrics by Sylvia Dee and first performed by Ame...
The BBC's original intention for the second season was to broadcast the following week's episode on BBC Four at 10:00pm, immediately after an episode aired on BBC One, although this practice was qu..."The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All", the twelfth episode of the U.S. series, is a loose adaptation of this episode."Head In The Sky" - Atomic Rooster"Street Life" - Roxy Music"Break Through" - Atomic Rooster"Son of my Father" - Chicory TipBBC Trailers for this 2nd series capitalized on the time travel aspect of the series by using a 70s BBC announcer to voice the trailers and used a 1970s style BBC1 in Colour logo ending with the clever tagline "Life on Mars back in the nick of time", clever as 'Nick' is also slang for police station. Also preceeding each episode a special intro als...
Series 2: Episode 1. Contains some upsetting scenes. Drama series about a detective who wakes up in what seems to be 1973. Sam encounters the young incarnation of Tony Crane, a nasty...
2 Seasons. BBC One. Drama, Science Fiction. TV14. Watchlist. Where to Watch. A modern police detective wakes from a coma to find himself working as a cop in 1973, and must readjust to life even...
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Tony Jordan. Writer (1 Episode) 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.
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Life on Mars follows Sam Tyler (John Simm), a policeman in service with the Greater Manchester Police (GMP). After being hit by a car in 2006, Sam mysteriously awakens in 1973; he finds himself working for the predecessor of the GMP, the Manchester and Salford Police, at the same location as in 2006. Early on in the series, it becomes apparent ...
