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Life on Mars/Episode 1

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Episode 1
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Season 1, Episode 1
Airdate January 9, 2006
Written by Matthew Graham
Directed by Bharat Nalluri

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Episode 1 is the first episode of the first season of Life on Mars.

Starring: John Simm (Sam Tyler), Philip Glenister (Gene Hunt), Liz White (Annie Cartwright), Dean Andrews (Ray Carling), Marshall Lancaster (Chris Skelton),

Guest Starring: Tony Marshall (Nelson), Archie Panjabi (Maya Roy), Sam Hazeldine (Colin Raimes), Henry Cox (Young Lad), Caroline Harding (Raimes' Lawyer), Parvez Qadir (Raimes' Psychiatrist), Orla Cottingham (Raimes' Social Worker), Tom Charnock (Police Officer), Christopher Harper (Neil), Richard Sinnott (TV Presenter), Jane Riley (Dora Keens), Andy Abrahams (Sid), Mags Gannon (Mrs Raimes), Rae Kelly (June)

Contents

Plot Overview

While hunting for a kidnapper in the present day (2006), Sam is struck by a vehicle and wakes up in 1973 as a detective inspector newly transferred from Hyde. Trying to come to grips with his peculiar situation, he notices a connection between a case occupying his new unit and the case he was working on in his time

Notes

Arc Advancement

Happenings

Characters

Referbacks

Trivia

The Show

Behind the Scenes

Allusions and References

Memorable Moments

  • When Sam is struck by the car, David Bowie's "Life on Mars" is playing on an iPod. When he comes to in 1973, the same song is playing on an 8-track.

Quotes