Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between January 2006 and April 2007. The series combines elements of science fiction and police procedural, featuring a police officer who travels back in time after being involved in a road accident. The title is a reference to David Bowie's 1973 single "Life on Mars?". An American version of the series was produced by ABC and ran for one season from October 2008 to April 2009. A Spanish version of the show was also broadcast from April to June 2009. A sequel to the series, Ashes to Ashes, also referencing a David Bowie song,... began airing on BBC One in February 2008, followed by a second series in 2009 and a third and final series in 2010. Life on Mars tells the fictional story of Sam Tyler , a policeman in service with the Greater Manchester Police. After being hit by a car in 2006, Tyler awakes in 1973 and finds himself working for the predecessor of the GMP, the Manchester and Salford Police at the same station and location as in 2006.
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