Series

Life on Mars 2008

Created by Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan, Ashley Pharoah

  • Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • 1 season
  • 17 episodes
  • Ended

A modern day cop in a 1973 world.

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

MysteryDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy1970stime travelpoliceremakepolice detectivenypdABC

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Nostalgic, classical in form, earnest and grave.

  • contemporarynostalgic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • earnestironic
  • gravecomic
  • character-ledplot-driven

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