Series 2: Episode 1 (Life on Mars)

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“Episode 1”
Life on Mars episode
Sam starts to have visions of himself in a coma.
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 1
Written by	Matthew Graham
Directed by	S. J. Clarkson
Original airdate	February 13, 2007
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List of Life on Mars episodes

The first episode of the second series of the British time travel police procedural television series, Life on Mars, was first broadcast on on 13 February 2007. It was produced by Kudos Film & Television for BBC One.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Music 3.2 Viewing Figures 4 References 5 External Links

[edit] Synopsis

Sam sees the chance to prevent a murder when he comes across the younger version of a villain he will arrest in the future. But he worries that, back in 2006, Tony Crane might be released from remand and exact revenge on Sam's comatose body.

[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
• Tony Crane — Marc Warren
• Harry Woolf — Kevin McNally
• Eve Olawi — Yasmin Bannerman
• Andy Eddows — Steve Garti

[edit] Production

• The BBC's original intention for the second season was to broadcast the following weeks's episode on BBC Four at 10:00pm, immediately after an episode aired on BBC One, although this practice was quickly abandoned.

[edit] Music

• Head In The Sky - Atomic Rooster
• Street Life - Roxy Music
• Break Through - Atomic Rooster
• Son of my Father - Chicory Tip
• Everybody Gets To Go To The Moon - The Three Degrees
• Spooky - Dusty Springfield
• Year Of Decision - Three Degrees
• Star Man - David Bowie
• Bring Me Sunshine - Morecambe and Wise

[edit] Viewing Figures

This episode only attracted 5.7 million viewers, a real slump from the viewing figures of the previous series.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External Links

• Episode 1 at bbc.co.uk
• Episode 1 at the Internet Movie Database
• Episode 1 at TV.com

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