Is he mad, in a coma… or has Detective Sam Tyler really travelled back in time?
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.
Life on Mars (2006) is a crime, drama, mystery and sci-fi & fantasy series that premiered on January 9, 2006, spanning 2 seasons and 16 episodes. It stars John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White and Dean Andrews. Viewers rate it 7.8 out of 10 across 324 ratings.
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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
Executive produced by Claire Parker, Jane Featherstone and Matthew Graham.
Average viewer score of 7.8/10 from 324 ratings.
It's rare that you get anything that's original but here's a great example. In times where we are subjected to rebooted series that were popular when most of the advertisers important demographic weren't even born here we have a series that you'll have never seen anything like it before. I know people who read this will never experienced that but with this in mind here's a classic. Being original isn't, of course,…
Reviewed on November 9, 2017
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Life on Mars (2006) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, BritBox Amazon Channel and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, with episodes also available to buy from Amazon Video. Availability comes from JustWatch data and varies by country.
Life on Mars has 2 seasons and 16 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on January 9, 2006.
No. Life on Mars is marked as ended, with the final episode airing on April 10, 2007.
Life on Mars (2006) stars John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews and Marshall Lancaster. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
Life on Mars (2006) is rated 7.8 out of 10 from 324 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like crime, drama and mystery series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
The official Life on Mars trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly in your browser.
