Life on Mars Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Life on Mars: Season 2 (2007)

• Season 2 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

  Sam questions the ethics behind the team's methods when their attempts to catch a murderer lead to some inevitable problems, but a private meeting with Morgan leads to revelations that turn the detective's world upside down - and offer him a chance to go home. Last-ever episode of the fantasy drama, starring John Simm and Philip Glenister

• Season 2 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  Sam and the rest of the CID unit get to work in an effort to prove Gene's innocence when he becomes a suspect in a murder case. However as the investigation continues, further evidence is stacked up against Hunt that leads to a conclusion that rocks the very foundations of the detective's already fragile world. John Simm and Philip Glenister star

• Season 2 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  Gene investigates the shooting of a Ugandan Asian man and jumps to the conclusion that the attack is drug-related when he finds a suspicious bag of powder on the victim. When the substance turns out to be heroin, the policeman becomes determined to keep it off the streets of Manchester - and decides to do whatever it takes to get his way. Fantasy drama, starring Philip Glenister and John Simm

• Season 2 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  Sam faces a race against time as he attempts to forget his troubles and focus on an investigation into the kidnapping of a man's wife and daughter. As he picks through the details of the crime, he begins to consider who may be motivated to hold the pair hostage - only for Annie to leave herself exposed when she discovers the kidnapper's true identity. Fantasy drama, starring John Simm and Philip Glenister

• Season 2 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Gene fears a serial killer he brought to justice in the 1960s has resurfaced after a woman's body is found. The victim's resemblance to a family member triggers childhood memories for Sam, who goes undercover in middle-class suburbia to investigate. Drama, guest starring former Coronation Street actresses Eva Pope and Georgia Taylor, with Philip Glenister and John Simm

• Season 2 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  Gene grows convinced a bomb warning in Manchester is part of a campaign by the IRA and plans to investigate the Irish locals. The team's respect for Sam is shaken when his 21st-century investigation methods put them at risk, but he insists the link is too obvious and tries to open his boss's eyes to the benefits of good community relations. Postponed from February 27

• Season 2 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Sam is shocked when his mentor from 2006 arrives at the station, and offers his advice when the new recruit becomes the butt of Ray's racist jokes. Meanwhile, Gene aims to impress Supt Woolf by finding the person responsible for a spate of armed robberies, but the investigation gets off to a shaky start. Ray Emmet Brown guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  New series of the police drama, starring John Simm. Sam experiences visions that seem to suggest a return to the 21st century, but wakes to find himself still stuck in 1973. His mood lifts when he comes face to face with the younger version of a killer he arrested in 2006 and realises he has the chance to prevent a crime before it happens - but his unorthodox methods surprise his colleagues at the station. With Philip Glenister and Marc Warren

Life on Mars: Season 1 (2006)

• Season 1 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

  The investigation into the murder of a bookies' clerk leads the team to 29-year-old Vic Tyler - who Sam is shocked to discover is his own father. He realises the time when he and his mother were abandoned is coming up and desperately tries to persuade the small-time gambler not to leave his wife and child. Meanwhile, Gene sees an opportunity to bring down a crime syndicate. Last in the series

• Season 1 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  A drug dealer dies while in police custody and Sam suspects a cover-up within the unit. He orders a full investigation, though it seems none of the other officers is prepared to help. To Gene's relief, the pathologist's report appears to put everyone in the clear, but when the truth about the criminal's demise emerges, it is up to the 21st-century cop to decide whether to reveal it. John Simm stars

• Season 1 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  Sam hears his mother's voice saying goodbye, and worries that doctors in 2006 are about to turn off his life support system. When a hostage situation crops up, he becomes convinced that resolving the crisis without a single casualty will cause him to wake up in his own time. However, Gene is determined to go in with all guns blazing - putting everyone's safety at risk

• Season 1 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  Sam suspects a riot is in the offing when a football fan is killed. Knowing the problem will escalate as time goes by, the detective becomes determined to nip the violence in the bud, so he, Gene and Annie go undercover in a pub to catch the culprits. However, he realises the derby match that will be the focus of the conflict is the last one he went to with his dad when he was four years old

• Season 1 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Sam discovers many of his colleagues are taking bribes from a local gangster, and resolves to put a stop to police corruption. However, a skeleton in Gene's cupboard makes him reluctant to join the crusade, and his fears are underlined when a young woman mixed up in the case meets a grisly end. The 21st-century detective also can't resist tracking down his mother, who is facing money worries

• Season 1 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  Sam is called to a murder at a textiles factory, which he is shocked to discover will be his own home in the 21st century. He puts his knowledge of forensics into use to find the killer, but Gene has a simpler approach - the first suspect to speak did it. As battle lines are drawn across CID, it becomes increasingly clear that the Seventies method of detection may in this case be right. John Simm stars

• Season 1 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Sam learns Gene has planted evidence on a notorious armed robber, and decides to let him go. However, the crook then continues his crime spree, critically wounding a cleaner from the police station in the process. The idealistic detective begins to question whether his colleague's approach might be justified - but fears his doubts could affect his chances of returning to the 21st century

• Season 1 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  Fantasy drama, starring John Simm as a detective who ends up in a coma while pursuing a serial killer - and when he comes round, he finds he has somehow been transported back to 1973. As he attempts to uncover what has happened to him, he must also contend with the macho behaviour of his Sweeneyesque colleagues, as well as a murderer whose crimes are oddly similar to the one he was investigating in his own time. Part of Britcop season