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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
More details for Life on Mars, Sun 22, 10:30 pm
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
More details for Life on Mars, Mon 23, 10:30 pm
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
More details for Life on Mars, Tue 24, 10:30 pm
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
More details for Life on Mars, Wed 25, 10:30 pm