Life on Mars: Series 2
During the second season of Life on Mars, Sam learns that an operation is scheduled to be conducted on him in the year 2006 in an effort to revive him from his coma. Facing this critical juncture, Sam believes that in order to successfully return to the twenty-first century, he must betray his colleagues in 1973. This creates a deeply personal and psychological conflict for him, as he struggles with the question of w
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Detective Chief Inspector Sam Tyler is a detective from 2006 who is investigating a serial killer.
- After being involved in a car accident and knocked over by a speeding car in 2006, Sam wakes up mysteriously transported back in time to 1973.
- Upon waking up in the past, Sam finds himself lost and demoted.
- In 1973, Sam has to come to terms with old-fashioned technology and attitudes while questioning whether he is mad, in a coma, or actually traveled back in time.
Season overview
During the second season of Life on Mars, Sam learns that an operation is scheduled to be conducted on him in the year 2006 in an effort to revive him from his coma. Facing this critical juncture, Sam believes that in order to successfully return to the twenty-first century, he must betray his colleagues in 1973. This creates a deeply personal and psychological conflict for him, as he struggles with the question of whether he can truly regard these people as merely imaginary, or if they are real, at least for him.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Feb 13, 2007 · 59 min
Tyler has visions of someone disrupting his life support system in 2006, and encounters who he thinks is the same assailant in 1973, running a gambling syndicate and protection rac
Episode 2
Feb 20, 2007 · 58 min
After collecting a career safe breaker from prison for further questioning, Tyler, Ray, and Chris are attacked by armed men enabling the escape of the prisoner. Is a local gangster
Episode 3
Mar 6, 2007 · 58 min
The team receives a warning, claiming the IRA has planted a car bomb in Manchester. Sam realises the warning doesn't conform to IRA techniques. However, when Sam's knowledge backfi
Episode 4
Mar 13, 2007 · 59 min
The body of a young woman is found on wasteland. The investigation takes the team to suburbia, where a local car dealer is throwing private parties, employing make-up girls from a
Episode 5
Mar 20, 2007 · 59 min
The team investigates the abduction of a young woman and her daughter, who are being held prisoner by somebody who demands the release of a prisoner arrested on a murder charge a y
Episode 6
Mar 27, 2007 · 58 min
As heroin hits the streets of Manchester for the first time, CID and DCI Hunt want culprits for the smuggling, the dealing and ensuing violence, which becomes difficult when Annie
Episode 7
Apr 3, 2007 · 59 min
A water-tight court case fails to put away a local gangster. Unable to cope with a guilty man walking free, DCI Hunt turns to alcohol but soon finds himself in a spot of bother. Wh
Episode 8
Apr 10, 2007 · 60 min
Sam learns that an operation is to be conducted upon him in 2006 to try and revive him from his coma. However, he believes that to return to the 21st century, he has to betray his