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Life on Mars (TV Series 2006–2007) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Writer (3 Episodes) 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...
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 ...
Series 2 of Life on Mars was first aired on BBC One from 13 February 2007 which concluded on 10 April. Series 2 focuses on Sam Tyler once again as he seeks to cope with life in 1973. New to his life, however, are returning faces from the future, including his mentor Glen Fletcher and gangster...
- 13 February 2007-10 April 2010
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Oct 26, 2024 · Dean Andrews as Will Taylor in Emmerdale. The no-nonsense detective Ray Carling in both Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes was Hunt's right hand man and had a grudge against DI Tyler. After finishing ...
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This is a list of fictional characters that have appeared in BBC One 's science fiction/ police procedural drama, Life on Mars. The main characters of Life on Mars, from left: DC Chris Skelton, DCI Gene Hunt, DI Sam Tyler, DS Ray Carling and WPC/DC Annie Cartwright.
