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Life on Mars S1E1 — Episode 1

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Life on Mars•Season 1•Episode 1

Episode 1

8.2/10 · 1,109 votesJan 9, 200659 min

Ranked #3 of 8 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

After a car accident in 2006, Sam Tyler wakes up in 1973. Sam's 21st Century attitudes make him a fish out of water in this world of clunky technology and old fashioned policing. And nothing seems more alien than his new boss, DCI Gene Hunt,

Directed byBharat Nalluri

Written byMatthew Graham

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John Simm

John Simm

Sam Tyler

Philip Glenister

Philip Glenister

Gene Hunt

Liz White

Liz White

Annie Cartwright

Dean Andrews

Dean Andrews

Ray Carling

Marshall Lancaster

Marshall Lancaster

Chris Skelton

Noreen Kershaw

Noreen Kershaw

Phyllis Dobbs

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Bharat Nalluri

Bharat Nalluri

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Matthew Graham

Matthew Graham

Writer

Peter Brayham

Peter Brayham

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Michael Byrch

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Crispin Layfield

Crispin Layfield

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Adam Suschitzky

Adam Suschitzky

Director of Photography

Barney Pilling

Barney Pilling

Editor

Stuart Clark

Stuart Clark

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Derek Lea

Derek Lea

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Episode Summary

"Episode 1" is episode 1 of Life on Mars season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 1,109 votes, ranking #3 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Bharat Nalluri and written by Matthew Graham, it aired on January 9, 2006.

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