Life on Mars (TV series)

British television series

Life on Mars is an award winning British science fiction and police drama television series. It was first broadcast on BBC One between January 2006 and April 2007.

Life on Mars
Created byMatthew Graham
Tony Jordan
Ashley Pharoah
StarringJohn Simm
Philip Glenister
Liz White
Dean Andrews
Marshall Lancaster
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerKudos Film & Television
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release9 January 2006 –

10 April 2007

The programme tells the story of DCI Sam Tyler of the Manchester Police (played by John Simm), after being hit by a car in 2006, he is in the year 1973. There, he works for Manchester Police CID as a DI under DCI Gene Hunt (played by Philip Glenister). Over the course of the series, Tyler faces various problems, most frequently regarding the differences between his modern approach to policing and the more old-fashioned way of his colleagues. It is unclear whether he is insane, in a coma, or if he really has travelled back in time.

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