"Life on Mars" Episode #1.1 (2006)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Bharat Nalluri

Writers:

Tony Jordan (co-creator) &
Ashley Pharoah (co-creator) ...

TV Series:

"Life on Mars" (2006)

Original Air Date:

9 January 2006 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A DCI from 2006 wakes from a car crash in 1973 and must figure out how he got there in order to get back and save his girlfriend. |

Plot Keywords:

Car Accident | Buddy Cop | Hit And Run | Female Police Officer | 1970s

Cast

John Simm	...	Sam Tyler
Philip Glenister	...	Gene Hunt
Liz White	...	Annie Cartwright
Dean Andrews	...	Ray Carling
Marshall Lancaster	...	Chris Skelton
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

Runtime:

UK:59 min | Germany:52 min (international cut version)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

UK:12 | USA:TV-14

Company:

Kudos Film and Television

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Sam's iPod is playing "Life on Mars" the time shown on the display is inconsistent with the section of the track that can be heard.

Quotes:

Sam Tyler: When was the last time you saw Suzi?
Dora Keens: In me dreams.
Sam Tyler: How did she seem that night, did she, did she... mention... meeting anyone?
Dora Keens: She was horny.
Sam Tyler: Did she get into an argument with a... stranger?
Dora Keens: I know the answer... It's blowin' in the wind.
[Laughs]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Take a Look at the Lawman: The Making of 'Life on Mars' (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

White Room