Life on Mars

2006 • BBC
4.8
187 reviews
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Season 2 episodes (8)

1 Episode 1
2/12/07
Season-only
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.
2 Episode 2
2/12/07
Season-only
With his mentor presiding over an armed robbery investigation, DCI Gene Hunt is keen to show off his team. And with his own (future) mentor working in the team as a lowly DC, Sam too tries to be at his best.
3 Episode 3
2/19/07
Season-only
When a bomb warning is reported it seems that the IRA have brought thier bombing campaign to Manchester, but Sam is not so sure...
4 Episode 4
3/12/07
Season-only
When the body of a beautiful young woman is found in wasteland, Gene fears that a serial killer he thought he'd sent down in the '60s may still be at large...
5 Episode 5
3/19/07
Season-only
Sam feels strange - stranger than usual. Whilst trying to work out the cause of his vivid imaginings, he has to deal with an urgent investigation when a man tries to hang himself in A-division.
6 Episode 6
3/26/07
Season-only
Heroin has hit the streets of Manchester and Gene wants culprits. When investigating the murder of a Ugandan Asian man, Sam battles against the bigoted reaction of his DCI.
7 Episode 7
4/2/07
Season-only
Sam is woken in the middle of the night by Gene - drunk, and apparently having killed someone. As evidence stacks up against Gene, Sam tries to prove his Guv's innocence.
8 Episode 8
4/9/07
Season-only
CID is chasing a notorious cop-killer and Gene is determined to beat Morgan to the arrest. But all Sam has to do, Morgan promises, is one more job and he can 'come home'. Sam's presumptions about his past, future and his very soul unravel in the heart-stopping climax.

About this show

Acclaimed time-travelling crime drama about a modern-day detective who wakes up in 1973 after a near-fatal car crash. Smart, savvy, sharp-suited detective Sam Tyler has his world turned upside down when his pursuit of a murderer leads to a serious car accident. When he comes round, he finds himself in 1973 - just four years after he was born. Confused by his new and outdated surroundings, Sam tries to return to the present. But the police force of long ago needs his help, not least in solving a parallel crime. Has Sam gone crazy? Is he in a coma? Or has he really travelled back in time?

Ratings and reviews

4.8
187 reviews
Xander Gabriel Peveri
August 12, 2014
Love this program, the characters are great and the plot is unique. A definite must-watch that will keep you gripped until the end!
Christian heeley
January 30, 2014
A must watch tv show for all people who like the 70s style police shows
Freddie LeCat
April 7, 2014
21st century sensibilities clash headlong against those of the 1970's. A time-traveller,a coma induced dream or something else? A great drama with laugh out load moments that keeps you wanting more.