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Season 1

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• 2006
• Season 1
• 8 episodes

• Drama
• Crime/detective

Summary

A detective is transported back to 1973, where he must contend with the behaviour of his colleagues - and a serial killer, and Sam learns Gene has planted evidence.

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Episodes

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  Episode 8
  
  Episode 8

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  Episode 8
  
  Life On Mars - Episode 8

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  Episode 7
  
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  Life On Mars - Episode 7

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  Episode 6
  
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  Life On Mars - Episode 6

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  Episode 5
  
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  Life On Mars - Episode 5

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  Episode 4
  
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  Episode 3
  
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How to watch

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There are no live broadcasts scheduled for this show. But it is available via the streaming providers below.

Streaming

• BBC iPlayer
• Prime Video

News & features about Life on Mars

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  Life on Mars co-creator confirms show's "boundary-pushing" future in new format
  
  The show's creators have reunited to pen something new...

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  Life on Mars creator teases hopes for another sequel series as BBC deny plans for a Gene Hunt return
  
  Co-creator Ashley Pharoah has teased "something is stirring" – but it seems it's not on the BBC.

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  Life on Mars’s Philip Glenister calls revival cancellation “mixed blessing”
  
  "I'm a hired actor, it was a part I played. I loved playing him, but I’m not Gene Hunt at the end of the day."

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  Life on Mars' cancelled revival series Lazarus gets live script reading
  
  The revival may be scrapped but fans will still get to experience Lazarus for themselves in a newly announced event.

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  Life on Mars creators confirm revival series Lazarus has been scrapped
  
  The much-hyped project has sadly stalled.

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  Life on Mars creators confirm Lazarus sequel pilot script is written
  
  The series is yet to be picked up by the BBC for a full run.

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  Life on Mars creators reveal plans for "Final Chapter"
  
  The time-travelling police drama could return for a revival featuring Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt

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  Line of Duty cast join Unforgotten and Life on Mars' TV cops in lockdown sketch
  
  AC-12 returned to our screens to raise money for frontline workers' PPE

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  Life on Mars watchalong will reveal plans for “final chapter”
  
  The series first aired on BBC One back in 2006 to rave reviews

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  Life on Mars co-creator has "a new idea" for "another journey" for Sam Tyler
  
  Matthew Graham says he is "ruminating" on a Life on Mars sequel

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  Life on Mars almost starred Robert Carlyle and Ray Winstone as Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt
  
  The time-travelling BBC drama originally had very different casting - and a different title...

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  John Simm is open to a Life on Mars reboot: "I ended up back in Doctor Who and I never thought that was going to happen!"
  
  More than ten years later, could Sam Tyler make a comeback?

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  The Lady cast and their real-life counterparts: Who stars in ITV's drama?
  
  Inspired by true events, the new miniseries explores a shocking murder with a royal connection.

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  Grantchester favourite's brand new BBC crime drama finally confirms air date
  
  Robson Green's Northumberland-set detective series lands on BBC One this month.

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  Doc Martin and Sherlock stars confirmed to join Down Cemetery Road for second season
  
  The cast will once again be led by Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson.

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  Radio Times and Latitude Festival reveal shortlist for the greatest TV show of the past 20 years
  
  From Gavin & Stacey and Doctor Who to Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones, 20 programmes remain in contention for the title.

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  John Simm makes astonishing discovery about biological father in ITV's DNA Journey
  
  "It spun my world, and everything I thought I knew, wasn't real."

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  Doctor Who producer reveals why casting Ncuti Gatwa and Jodie Whittaker was not "some bold step in the culture wars"
  
  "It's simply as it should be. It's normal."

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  Coronation Street confirms casting of Brassic star in pivotal role for Shona Platt plot
  
  We finally meet Shona and Jodie's estranged father.

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  Chris Chibnall almost wrote Merlin before making his own Arthurian series Camelot
  
  The former Doctor Who showrunner was developing a version of the series which became a hit on BBC One.

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  Chris Chibnall on Doctor Who, Broadchurch and Agatha Christie's Seven Dials – The Radio Times Writers' Room
  
  Chibnall, best-known for his work on Doctor Who and Broadchurch, is the latest guest on our interview series looking at the art of screenwriting.

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  Grace season 6 cast: Meet the characters of ITV crime drama
  
  John Simm and Richie Campbell star in the Brighton-based crime series.

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  MobLand season 2 cast: Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren star
  
  Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Dame Helen Mirren lead a very starry cast.

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  Number One Fan cast: Who stars in 5 thriller?
  
  Who the cast play and where you've seen them before.

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