Life on Mars follows Sam Tyler (John Simm), a policeman in service with the Greater Manchester Police (GMP). After being hit by a car in 2006, Sam mysteriously awakens in 1973; he finds himself working for the predecessor of the GMP, the Manchester and Salford Police, at the same location as in 2006.

Life on Mars is an American crime drama television series which originally aired on ABC from October 9, 2008 to April 1, 2009. It is an adaptation of the BAFTA-winning original British series of the same title produced for the BBC.

Life on Mars: Created by Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan, Ashley Pharoah. With John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews. After a near-fatal car accident, smart, savvy, sharp-suited detective Sam is mysteriously transported back to 1973.

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Life on Mars: Created by Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Scott Rosenberg, Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan, Ashley Pharoah. With Jason O'Mara, Michael Imperioli, Gretchen Mol, Jonathan Murphy. A present day car accident mysteriously sends a detective back to the 1970s.

After a near-fatal car accident, smart, savvy, sharp-suited detective Sam is mysteriously transported back to 1973 - only four years after he was born. Confused by his new and outdated surroundings, Sam impatiently tries to return to the present, but …

While hot on the trail of a serial killer in New York City in 2008, Detective Sam Tyler gets hit by a car. But that's just the beginning of his troubles. When he wakes up, he's in 1973. He's not sure how, but the one thing he does know is that his future is inexplicably linked with his past.

Drama series about a detective who suffers a car crash and wakes up in 1973. Sam's faith in the criminal justice system brings him head to head with Gene Hunt. Sam...

Adapted from a hit BBC show, this genre-bending crime drama/buddy comedy/sci-fi fantasy revolves around modern-day police detective Sam Tyler, who awakens after a near-fatal car accident to ...

Life on Mars tells the story of DCI Sam Tyler of the Greater Manchester Police (played by John Simm), who, after being hit by a car in 2006, finds himself in the year 1973. There, he works for Manchester and Salford Police CID as a DI under DCI Gene Hunt (played by Philip Glenister).