Life on Mars
2006 - 2007| 2 seasons| IMDb 7.1
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John Simm stars in this acclaimed police drama as sharp-suited detective Sam Tyler. His world is turned upside down when, moments after he is knocked unconscious by a car, he wakes up... in the year 1973. Has Sam gone crazy? Is he in a coma? Or has he really travelled back in time? He soon finds that the police force of old needs his help when he meets the chain-smoking, bigoted, technologically-backward and corrupt boss, Detective Chief Inspector Gene Hunt.
Creator: Matthew Graham, Ashley Pharoah, Tony Jordan
