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Series 2: Episode 8. Contains some violence. Drama series about a detective who wakes up in what seems to be 1973. When CID hear of a dead miner, all roads lead to the notorious cop killer...
Jan 1, 2007 · When Sam Tyler encounters the young incarnation of a nasty villain he put away in 2006, he sees the chance every copper dreams about: stopping the killer before he kills. Free 7-day trial of BritBox, auto renews at £5.99/month. S2 E2 - Episode 2. 1 January 2007. 58min. NR.
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Samlearns 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?
DI Sam Tyler hears, via Jimmy Savile on the radio, that he has a tumour on his brain that is operable and could bring him out of his coma. He then hears his mother Ruth say that the surgeon’s name is Mr. Morgan. DCI Frank Morgan — the policeman from Hyde — then phones him to say that he must destroy DCI Gene Hunt. Sam interprets this to mean that G...
Sam Tyler — John Simm(last appearance)Gene Hunt — Philip GlenisterChris Skelton — Marshall LancasterRay Carling — Dean AndrewsThere are no jubilant friends or colleagues, or even Sam's former girlfriend Maya Roy, present at his return from a coma. Maya's absence leaves ambiguous whether or not she actually survived the ev...Just prior to his jump from the roof, Sam surveys Manchester in the same panoramic style in which he surveyed the landscape in the first episode upon waking up in 1973; the music is also the same i...Sam gets news from 2006 from Jimmy Savile’s voice on the radio.Excited by the prospect of going home, Sam shouts, “fix it for me, Jim!”Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile, OBE, KCSG (1926–2011) was a B...When Sam tells Gene he should charge him with speeding, Gene replies, ”Oh, shut up, Dorothy.”This is the usual slur on Sam’s manhood, but also another reference to the main character of The Wizard...Gene expresses his policing philosophy: “Grab 'em by the balls, and their hearts and minds will surely follow.”This phrase is not original to Gene, but its origins are unclear.It is frequently attr...Chris, grinning happily, holds up the Photo-fit of a suspect. “It's Bruce Forsyth!”Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson, CBE (1928–2017)is a British TV personality. He became known through the series S...Original broadcast
1. "My Coo Ca Choo" - Alvin Stardust 2. "Love Lies Bleeding" - Elton John 3. "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" - Tom Waits 4. "Decision/Indecision" - Atomic Rooster 5. "Over the Rainbow" - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 6. "Life on Mars?" - David Bowie 7. "Changes" - David Bowie
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1. "My Coo Ca Choo" - Alvin Stardust 2. "Love Lies Bleeding" - Elton John 3. "Decision/Indecision" - Atomic Rooster 4. "Over the Rainbow" - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole 5. "Life on Mars?" - David Bowie 6. "Changes" - David Bowie
Two days after this episode's transmission, Life on Mars was attacked in the British press by the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers, who claimed that Gene Hunt's use of...
While the final episode is merely one of several from the series to feature substitutions to the popular music soundtrack for the DVD release and international broadcasts, it is notably the only on...
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Life On Mars. Season 2. The time-travelling police drama starring John Simm and Philip Glenister returns for a second series. Since DCI Sam Tyler awoke, dazed from a car accident, things have felt a little off kilter. About 33 years off kilter.
Episode 8. Sam is finally starting to accept life in 1973, until he meets his 29-year-old dad. When CID hear of a dead miner, all roads lead to the notorious cop killer Leslie Johns.
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IMDb 8.4 2006 8 episodes. X-Ray 16+. Drama · Science Fiction. Free trial of BritBox. Watch with BritBox. Start your 7-day free trial. Episodes. Details. Sort. S2 E1 - Episode 1. February 13, 2007. 52min. TV-14.
