A DCI from 2006 wakes from a car crash in 1973 and must figure out how he got there in order to get back and save his girlfriend.A DCI from 2006 wakes from a car crash in 1973 and must figure out how he got there in order to get back and save his girlfriend.A DCI from 2006 wakes from a car crash in 1973 and must figure out how he got there in order to get back and save his girlfriend.
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- TriviaPhilip Glenister said that he based the character of Gene Hunt on the soccer manager Brian Clough..
- GoofsAfter being run over Sam Tyler wakes up in a deserted waste ground by a sign advertising the forthcoming construction of the Mancunian Way. The year is 1973 however in reality the Mancunian Way was completed and open to traffic by the year 1967.
- Alternate versionsMuch of the music originally featured in this episode was changed for the DVD release. "Stairway to the Stars" by Blue Oyster Cult was replaced with "Feel Too Good" by the Move. "I'm So Free" by Lou Reed was replaced with "Is There Something" by Roxy Music. "Rat Back Blue" by Deep Purple was replaced with "Easy Living" by Uriah Heep, and "Fireball" by Deep Purple was replaced with "Look at Yourself" by Uriah Heep.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Take a Look at the Lawman: The Making of 'Life on Mars' (2006)
Featured review
Mind blowing.
Sam Tyler is hit by a car in 2006, when he wakes up it's 1973, he has no idea what he's doing there, all he knows is that he doesn't belong there.
I had the same chills watching this as I did when it was first transmitted, I haven't watched this series since it first went out, I didn't think it would age well, how wrong I was.
The story is incredible, it's surreal, fun, zany, unique, it's like nothing else, most of all, it's a mystery, one that has never fully been explained, but one day may well be.
John Simm's acting is quite literally off the scale, matched of course by the magical Philip Glenister.
Fantastic start, loved it, 9/10.
I had the same chills watching this as I did when it was first transmitted, I haven't watched this series since it first went out, I didn't think it would age well, how wrong I was.
The story is incredible, it's surreal, fun, zany, unique, it's like nothing else, most of all, it's a mystery, one that has never fully been explained, but one day may well be.
John Simm's acting is quite literally off the scale, matched of course by the magical Philip Glenister.
Fantastic start, loved it, 9/10.
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- Mancunian Way, Manchester, England, UK(Run down by car at 53.473862036128615, -2.229071285849231)
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What is the broadcast (satellite or terrestrial TV) release date of Episode #1.1 (2006) in Brazil?
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