Series 1: Episode 8 (Life on Mars)
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 Sam starts to remember things he thought he had forgotten. |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 8 |
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| Written by | Matthew Graham | ||||||
| Directed by | John Alexander | ||||||
| Original airdate | February 27, 2006 | ||||||
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The eighth, and final, episode of the first series of the British time travel police procedural television series, Life on Mars, was first broadcast on 27 February 2006. It was produced by Kudos Film & Television for BBC One.
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[edit] Synopsis
Sam's father, Vic, is a suspect in an investigation into the murder of a bookmaker's clerk. Sam tries to persuade him not to walk out on his family.
[edit] Cast
- Sam Tyler — John Simm
- Gene Hunt — Philip Glenister
- Chris Skelton — Marshall Lancaster
- Ray Carling — Dean Andrews
- Annie Cartwright — Liz White
- Nelson — Tony Marshall
- Phyllis Dobbs — Noreen Kershaw
- Test Card Girl — Rafaella Hutchinson
- Vic Tyler — Lee Ingleby
- Ruth Tyler — Joanne Froggatt
- Jimmy Lipps — Matt Cross
- Young Sam — Alexander O'Loughlin
[edit] Cultural References
Chris: We're the Force
Sam: May the Force Be With You.
The famous quote from the Star Wars movies. The first of the six Star Wars movies was released in 1977, four years after Life on Mars is set.
[edit] Production
[edit] Music
- Friday 13th - Atomic Rooster
- The Rock - Atomic Rooster
- Tokolshe Man - John Kongos
- In the Snow - Atomic Rooster
- Devil's Answer - Atomic Rooster
- See My Baby Jive - Wizzard
- Life on Mars? - David Bowie
- Meet Me on the Corner - Lindisfarne
- Little Bit of Love - Free
[edit] Viewing Figures
- This episode gained 7.1 million viewers and a 28% audience share.[1]
[edit] Analysis
- In the original timeline, during a wedding reception, Sam Tyler as a child witnesses his father, Vic Tyler, beat a woman in a red dress, presumably Annie Cartwright. In the altered timeline, Sam Tyler instructs little Sam Tyler to stay inside, changing history, preventing little Sam from witnessing his father beat Annie. The reason Annie Cartwright was present at the wedding reception in the first place was from Sam Tyler's future knowledge of his father's location. Annie Cartwright being present at the wedding reception in the original timeline presents a continuity error since she would not have known Vic Tyler's location without Sam Tyler's future knowledge.
[edit] References
- ^ Timms, Dominic (2006-02-28). Cop drama motors to the finish (Requires free registration). Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved on 2006-02-28.
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