TV series
Life on Mars
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2006-01-09
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 2 seasons
- Episodes
- 16 episodes
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Network
- BBC One
- Production
- BBC, Red Planet Pictures
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John Simm as Sam Tyler
- Philip Glenister as Gene Hunt
- Liz White as Annie Cartwright
- Dean Andrews as Ray Carling
- Marshall Lancaster as Chris Skelton
- Noreen Kershaw as Phyllis Dobbs
- Tony Marshall as Nelson
- Joanne Froggatt as Ruth Tyler
- Rafaella Hutchinson as Test Card Girl
- Ralph Brown as Frank Morgan
- Kevin McNally as Harry Woolf
- Archie Panjabi as Maya Roy
Creators and crew
- Matthew Graham - Creator
- Ashley Pharoah - Creator
- Tony Jordan - Creator
- Claire Parker - Executive Producer
- Matthew Graham - Executive Producer
- Jane Featherstone - Executive Producer
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