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Summary
Drama about modern-day Manchester detective Sam Tyler (John Simm), who is knocked unconscious in a car accident and wakes up in 1973, unsure whether he's asleep, dead or in a coma.
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rolenameGene HuntPhilip GlenisterRay CarlingDean AndrewsChris SkeltonMarshall LancasterSam TylerJohn SimmAnnie CartwrightLiz WhiteNelsonTony Marshall
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rolenameDirectorSJ ClarksonDirectorAndrew Gunn
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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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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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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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Number One Fan cast: Who stars in 5 thriller?
Who the cast play and where you've seen them before.
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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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