Life on Mars

Season 12008

After a car crash, police detective Sam Tyler mysteriously finds himself transported back to 1973 and still working as a detective.

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17 Episodes

E01 Out Here in the Fields

Modern-day NYPD Detective Sam Tyler finds himself suddenly hurtled back to the tumultuous times of New York City in 1973 when he's hit by a car while chasing down a criminal.

October 9, 2008

E02 The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler

Sam investigates a series of fatal robberies at cash-checking stores while evidence points to someone in the squad being involved.

October 16, 2008

E03 My Maharishi is Bigger than Your Maharishi

The murder of a returning Vietnam veteran has Lieutenant Hunt outraged, as he demands a quick resolution to what quickly becomes a complicated and controversial case. As Sam and the squad's team of detectives explore the circumstances surrounding the homicide, Tyler is sent down a mysterious path that may provide clues about his own family's past and why he is back in 1973

October 23, 2008

E04 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?

Sam finds his mother, Rose, in debt to a local mobster known for killing women that cause him trouble. Sam finds out the cops of the 125 are in cahoots with the mobster and ignore his illegal activities for tips on other mobsters.

October 30, 2008

E05 Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead

Racial tensions run high when a young black girl is killed and a race begins between the cops and the BLA to find the supposed killer. Sam teams up with Fletcher Bellow, a young detective in 1971, who is his captain in 2008.

November 6, 2008

E06 Tuesday's Dead

With a life-and-death hostage situation paralleling own strange circumstances, Sam Tyler is ordered with the rest of the 1-2-5 to diffuse a potentially deadly face-off at a hospital where a crazed gunman is trying to force a doctor to reverse a dangerous operation on the renegade's brother, and the squad are all targeted in the gunman's cross-hairs.

November 13, 2008

E07 The Man Who Sold the World

When the baby of a prominent family is kidnapped for ransom, Sam Tyler is shocked to discover that his own father, Vic Tyler, may be involved. Sam's discovery leads him to face some deep dark secrets about his childhood.

November 20, 2008

E08 Take a Look at the Lawmen

Lt. Hunt's squad and Lt. Nunzio's crew renew their long-standing rivalry due to a bank robbery with a connection to the Russian mob. Meanwhile, Sam is attracted to a pretty, young social worker.

January 28, 2009

E09 The Dark Side of the Mook

Ray's shady brother may have played a role in the number of recent decapitations in which the squad is investigating. but other suspects pop up too, such as a biker, a Wall Street executive and badly disfigured man.

February 4, 2009

E10 Let All the Children Boogie

When rock star Sebastian Grace receives a death threat, Sam and Chris are exposed to the rock-and-roll lifestyle that includes one of Grace's groupies called "Rocket Girl." Things really get strange when Chris finds Sebastian and Rocket Girl waiting for UFOs in the swampy area of New Jersey known as the Meadowlands.

February 11, 2009

E11 Home is Where You Hang Your Holster

NYC Councilman Bobby Prince shares a secret with Sam after Prince is caught with a hooker during a raid on a motel. The secret leaves Sam with even more questions as well as the realization he has more in common with Prince than he had ever thought. Meanwhile, Gene Hunt locks down the precinct after a shooting, Maria and her father confront each other, and Ray's wife, Denise, adds tension to the drama.

February 18, 2009

E12 The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All

The detectives at the 1-2-5 investigate the murder of newspaper journalist Joey Conway. Sam is convinced the killer is the same criminal from a case in 2008. He is motivated by flashbacks to the case, which puts him at odds with his coworkers who think someone else is guilty.

February 25, 2009

E13 Revenge of Broken Jaw

When the Weather Underground sends the department bomb threats on the anniversary of their leader's death, Lt. Hunt takes the threats personally. As Sam, Annie and Lt. Hunt investigate, they soon find a connection between a student and Pat Olsen, a professor.

March 4, 2009

E14 Coffee, Tea or Annie

When a Pan Atlantic air hostess is found dead, Annie volunteers to go undercover in order to solve a series of homicides. Annie, Sam and Ray, working undercover, are able to find an unlikely suspect.

March 11, 2009

E15 All the Young Dudes

When Sam goes undercover as a gang member, he has to reveal a dark side in order to keep his cover. While undercover, Sam is pushed to the limit when he is ordered to bind and shoot a woman.

March 18, 2009

E16 Everyone Knows It's Windy

Crime hits home after Ray and Chris are shot by a gang member. When the shooter is found dead near a bar, Sam becomes the lead suspect since he has been working undercover as part of the gang. With evidence mounting against him, Sam must search for the real killer before it's too late for him

March 25, 2009

E17 Life is a Rock

When Sam Tyler receives a phone call that presents him with three tasks he must perform so he can return to his life in the future, he must weigh his alternatives and decide whether to stay in 1973 or go home.

April 1, 2009

Life on Mars

E01 Out Here in the Fields

E02 The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler

E03 My Maharishi is Bigger than Your Maharishi

E04 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?

E05 Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead

E06 Tuesday's Dead

E07 The Man Who Sold the World

E08 Take a Look at the Lawmen

E09 The Dark Side of the Mook

E10 Let All the Children Boogie

E11 Home is Where You Hang Your Holster

E12 The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All

E13 Revenge of Broken Jaw

E14 Coffee, Tea or Annie

E15 All the Young Dudes

E16 Everyone Knows It's Windy

E17 Life is a Rock

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E01 Out Here in the Fields

E02 The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler

E03 My Maharishi is Bigger than Your Maharishi

E04 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?

E05 Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead

E06 Tuesday's Dead

E07 The Man Who Sold the World

E08 Take a Look at the Lawmen

E09 The Dark Side of the Mook

E10 Let All the Children Boogie

E11 Home is Where You Hang Your Holster

E12 The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All

E13 Revenge of Broken Jaw

E14 Coffee, Tea or Annie

E15 All the Young Dudes

E16 Everyone Knows It's Windy

E17 Life is a Rock