Series 2: Episode 2 (Life on Mars)
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| Life on Mars episode | |||||||
 Sam gets frustrated with the team's new member |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 2 |
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| Written by | Chris Chibnall | ||||||
| Directed by | S. J. Clarkson | ||||||
| Original airdate | February 20, 2007 | ||||||
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The second episode of the second series of the British time travel police procedural television series, Life on Mars, was first broadcast on 20 February 2007. It was produced by Kudos Film & Television for BBC One.
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[edit] Synopsis
Sam's mentor from 2006 arrives at the station as a young Detective Constable, Glenn Fletcher and is immediately the target of racist jokes. DCI Hunt leads an investigation into a spate of armed robberies.
[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
- Harry Woolf — Kevin McNally
- Glenn Fletcher — Ray Emmet Brown
- Dickie Fingers — Steve Evets
- Arnold Malone — Trevor Williams
[edit] Cultural References
Sam: Have you ever heard of softly, softly?
Gene: Yes, but I prefer Z Cars.
Softly Softly (1966–1969) was a detective drama series spun off from Z Cars (1962–1978), the long-running BBC police drama series. Coincidentally, Philip Glenister's father, John Glenister, directed episodes of both series.
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[edit] Music
- Sweet Jane - Mott the Hoople
- In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry
- Ain't Got No - Derek Wadsworth
- Love Machine - Uriah Heep
- Bird Of Prey - Uriah Heep
- Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress - The Hollies
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
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