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TV series

Life on Mars

Is he mad, in a coma… or has Detective Sam Tyler really travelled back in time?

2006 · TV-14 · 2 seasons · 16 episodes

Created by Matthew Graham, Ashley Pharoah and Tony Jordan

7.7

TMDB audience score
339 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

About 16h to watch every episode. An estimate: 16 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 60 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

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  • Amazon Prime Video
  • BritBox Amazon Channel
  • Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Free

  • Fawesome

Free with ads

  • Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
  • Amazon MX Player

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  • Amazon Video

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Main cast

  • John Simm
    Sam Tyler
    16 episodes

  • Philip Glenister
    Gene Hunt
    16 episodes

  • Liz White
    Annie Cartwright
    16 episodes

  • Dean Andrews
    Ray Carling
    16 episodes

  • Marshall Lancaster
    Chris Skelton
    16 episodes

  • Noreen Kershaw
    Phyllis Dobbs
    16 episodes

  • Tony Marshall
    Nelson
    12 episodes

  • Joanne Froggatt
    Ruth Tyler
    2 episodes

  • Rafaella Hutchinson
    Test Card Girl
    2 episodes

  • Ralph Brown
    Frank Morgan
    2 episodes

  • Kevin McNally
    Harry Woolf
    2 episodes

  • Archie Panjabi
    Maya Roy
    2 episodes

  • Rae Kelly Hill
    June
    2 episodes

  • Lee Ross
    DCI Litton
    2 episodes

  • Alexander O'Loughlin
    Young Sam
    2 episodes

  • Lee Ingleby
    Vic Tyler
    1 episode

  • Ian Barritt
    Stanley Cooper
    1 episode

  • Reece Dinsdale
    Simon Lamb
    1 episode

Seasons