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Mood:
- GloomyMind BendingCleverContemplativeOffbeatRoughSentimentalStylized more...
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Plot:
- Police DetectiveReluctant PartnersUncover TruthLaw EnforcementMind and SoulMisfitRivalryDisorder more...
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Genres:
- MysteryCrimeDramaPeriod
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary20th Century70s
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Place:
- EnglandPolice StationUrban
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Audience:
- Boys' Night
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- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedHit TV SeriesMasterpiecePrestigious Awards
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Style:
- Twists and TurnsSurreal
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- SeriousSemi Fantastic
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Score:
- Rock
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- Mild Violent ContentProfanity
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Life on Mars, 2006 - 2007
English
UK
Profile of Life on Mars
Life on Mars can be described as mind bending, gloomy, and tense. The plot revolves around reluctant partners, uncovering the truth, and a police detective. The main genres are mystery, drama, and crime. In terms of style, Life on Mars is surreal and involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious. It is set, at least in part, in a police station and in an urban environment. Life on Mars is located in England. It takes place in the 20th century and in contemporary times. The soundtrack is rock. Life on Mars has received attention for being a hit series, a masterpiece, and an award winner. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that it involves mild violent content and profanity.
Summary of Life on Mars
Like Lost or The X-Files, Life on Mars captivated millions of BBC viewers by wrapping a mystery inside a mystery. After a car accident, modern-day police detective Sam Tyler (John Simm, State of Play) wakes up in 1973. Is he crazy, in a coma, or back in time? Whatever the answers, he still has crimes to solve, albeit with low-tech, highly aggressive 1970s methods. He soon butts heads with his boss (Philip Glenister, Cranford), while finding sympathy and possible romance with policewoman Annie (Liz White, The Fixer). With a powerful cast, wry humor, and clever use of period music and details, this hardcore crime drama has earned universal critical praise and fan devotion.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | UK |
| Release date: | 9 January 2006 |
| Runtime: | 60 min |
| Seasons: | 2 |
Cast and Crew
as Sam Tyler 16 episodes, 2006-2007
as Gene Hunt 16 episodes, 2006-2007
as Annie Cartwright 16 episodes, 2006-2007
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