Life on Mars

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 A 00s detective wakes up in 70s Manchester - what the hell happened?

Drama

Novel twist on a crime drama starring John Simm. When sharp-suited noughties detective Sam is hit by a car, he wakes up in 70s Manchester. Can he make his way back to the future?

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Sam's world is turned upside down when he wakes up in 1973 following a car crash.

DCI Sam Tyler's world is about to be turned upside down. Moments after his girlfriend and colleague, Maya, is kidnapped by a serial killer, Sam is knocked unconscious by a car and wakes up - in 1973.

Sam's dogged pursuit of evidence brings him head to head with his DCI Gene Hunt.

Sam's dogged pursuit of evidence brings him head to head with his DCI, Gene Hunt, as the team arrests an elusive criminal high on the CID's wanted list.

A fatal stabbing at a textiles firm leads to a shocking discovery for Sam.

At the hospital in 2006, doctors worry that Sam is losing the will to live. Meanwhile, in 1973, Sam is investigating a fatal stabbing in a converted mill which is strangely familiar...

Sam calls into question his department's ethos when he takes on a local gangster.

Sam calls into question the ethos of his whole department when he takes on a local gangster. But does he realise the full consequences of this fight? And can Gene lay to rest a ghost from his past?

Sam and Gene investigate the murder of a Manchester United football fan.

Investigating the murder of a Manchester United football fan, Sam, Gene and WPC Annie Cartwright go undercover to gather evidence in the local pub - Gene's ideal job!

When his mother's voice bleeds through from 2006, Sam hears her say goodbye to him.

When his mother's voice bleeds through from 2006, Sam hears her say goodbye to him. His life support machine is to be turned off at 2pm, while in 1973, a hostage-taker will kill his prisoners at 2pm. What does all this mean?

When a small-time drug dealer dies in custody, Sam is pitted against the whole of CID.

The death in custody of small-time drug dealer Billy Kemble pits Sam against the whole of CID as he tries to uncover the truth of what happened in the cells.

Sam meets his 29-year-old dad who is a small-time gambler caught up in a murder case.

As the team investigates a murder linked to a crime syndicate, Sam is finally accepting the world of 1973 and believes that he can deal with anything it throws at him... until he comes face-to-face with his 29 year old father, that is.

Sam encounters the young incarnation of a nasty villain he put away in 2006.

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.

With his mentor presiding over a robbery investigation, Gene is keen to show off his team.

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.

The IRA have begun their mainland bombing campaign, and the terror has arrived. Or has it?

When a bomb warning is reported it seems that the IRA have brought their bombing campaign to Manchester, but Sam is not so sure...

Gene fears that a serial killer is at large when a young woman is murdered.

When the body of a beautiful young woman is found in wasteland, Gene fears that a serial killer he thought he'd sent down the  '60s may still be at large...

Sam has an urgent investigation to deal with after an attempted suicide in A-division.

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.

Heroin has hit the streets of Manchester and Gene wants the culprits.

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.

Gene wakes Sam in the middle of the night, drunk, and apparently having killed someone.

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.

All Sam has to do, Morgan promises, is one more job and he can 'come home'.

Life on Mars

Life on Mars

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