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2006 – 2007 · Series · 1h · TV-14
Life on Mars
CriticsCritics: 87
AudienceAudience: 8.4
A detective investigates a serial killer when a car accident leaves him mysteriously displaced to 1973. Facing old-fashioned policing, he must adapt to the era’s attitudes and technology while trying to figure out how he ended up trapped in the past.
My takeYou’ll like this if you enjoy a clever blend of detective cases and culture shock in 1970s settings, with mystery steadily building, and characters carrying the story; Not for you if you want a straightforward, modern-feeling cop show like Whitechapel or Luther, or if you dislike time-travel setups such as Ashes to Ashes.
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Cast
John SimmLee RossPhilip GlenisterSean GilderLiz WhiteDean AndrewsMarshall LancasterNoreen Kershaw
Directors
Bharat NalluriJohn McKayRichard ClarkAndrew GunnSJ ClarksonJohn Alexander
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