Life on Mars

About Life on Mars Season 1

The first series of Life On Mars focuses on Sam's life following the crash and his arrival in 1973. Elements are thrown in to suggest he is mad, in a coma, or travelled back in time. Also during the first series run, Sam is informed that he is DI (Detective Inspector) to DCI Gene Hunt and the rest of the CID department in Manchester in 1973. This revelation is something that Sam finds hard to understand; he spends most of the series working alone, against his team and Gene.

Season summary: TMDB.

Life on Mars Season 1 episodes

1. 01

   S01 E019 January 2006

   Out Here in the Fields

   59 mins · Mon, 24 Jul 2006

   After a near-fatal car crash, Manchester detective Sam Tyler wakes up in what seems to be 1973.

3. 02

   S01 E0216 January 2006

   The Real Adventures Of The Unreal Sam Tyler

   57 mins · Mon, 31 Jul 2006

   Sam decides to embrace his new surroundings and disagrees with a fellow detective's crime-solving tactics.

5. 03

   S01 E0323 January 2006

   My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi

   58 mins · Mon, 7 Aug 2006

   Doctors in the present worry Sam is losing the will to live; Sam responds to a stabbing of a union organiser and discovers that it is in the converted mill where he lives in 2006.

6. 04

   S01 E0430 January 2006

   Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadows

   58 mins · Mon, 14 Aug 2006

   Sam's principles call into question the ethos of his whole department as he takes on a local gangster in an attempt to stamp out police corruption.

7. 05

   S01 E056 February 2006

   Things To Do In New York When You Think You're Dead

   58 mins · Mon, 21 Aug 2006

   Sam's modern-day crime solving ways are tested after a football fan is found murdered and the motive is in question.

8. 06

   S01 E0613 February 2006

   Tuesday's Dead

   58 mins · Mon, 28 Aug 2006

   A hostage situation becomes personal for Sam when the hostage-taker's deadline coincides with the deadline for switching off his life support machine in 2006.

9. 07

   S01 E0720 February 2006

   The Man Who Sold the World

   58 mins · Mon, 4 Sep 2006

   The death in custody of drug dealer Billy Kemble pits Sam against CID as he tries to uncover the truth. Sam demands a transparent investigation into Billy's death to encourage public trust in the police. When the evidence of what happened to Billy falls into his hands, Sam has a huge decision to make, which could either tear the team apart or find him an opportunity to get home.

10. 08

    S01 E0827 February 2006

    Take A Look At The Lawman

    58 mins · Mon, 11 Sep 2006

    Sam is finally accepting of his new world, until he comes face-to-face with his 29-year-old father, Vic.

More seasons of Life on Mars

• Specials
• Season 1
• Season 2