After a near-fatal car accident, smart, savvy, sharp-suited detective Sam is mysteriously transported back to 1973. Confused by his new surroundings, Sam tries to return to the present, but the police force of long ago needs his help.
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Series Cast Summary
| John Simm | ... |
DI Sam Tyler
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(16 episodes, 2006-2007)
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| Philip Glenister | ... |
Gene Hunt
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(16 episodes, 2006-2007)
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| Liz White | ... |
Annie Cartwright
(16 episodes, 2006-2007)
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| Dean Andrews | ... |
Ray Carling
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(16 episodes, 2006-2007)
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| Marshall Lancaster | ... |
Chris Skelton
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(16 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Noreen Kershaw | ... |
Phyllis Dobbs
(16 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Tony Marshall | ... |
Nelson
(12 episodes, 2006-2007)
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| Rafaella Hutchinson | ... |
Test Card Girl
(4 episodes, 2006)
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| Joanne Froggatt | ... |
Ruth Tyler
(3 episodes, 2006)
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| Archie Panjabi | ... |
Maya Roy
(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
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| Kevin McNally | ... |
Harry Woolf
(2 episodes, 2007)
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Alexander O'Loughlin | ... |
Young Sam
(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
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| Ralph Brown | ... |
Frank Morgan
(2 episodes, 2007)
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| Lee Ross | ... |
DCI Litton
(2 episodes, 2006)
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| Harriet Rogers | ... |
Test Card Girl
(2 episodes, 2007)
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Rae Kelly Hill | ... |
June
(2 episodes, 2006)
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| Georgia Taylor | ... |
Denise Williams
(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Timothy Platt | ... |
Leonard
(2 episodes, 2006)
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Richard Sinnott | ... |
Professor
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(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
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| Reece Dinsdale | ... |
Simon Lamb
(1 episode, 2007)
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| Lee Ingleby | ... |
Vic Tyler
(1 episode, 2006)
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| Sam Hazeldine | ... |
Colin Raimes
(1 episode, 2006)
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| Andrew Tiernan | ... |
Kim Trent
(1 episode, 2006)
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| Rebecca Atkinson | ... |
Tina
(1 episode, 2006)
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Kevin Knapman | ... |
Billy Kemble
(1 episode, 2006)
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Carl Cieka | ... |
Hugo Barton
(1 episode, 2006)
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Michael Lawrence | ... |
Ryan
(1 episode, 2006)
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Holly Mai Leighton | ... |
Young Girl
(1 episode, 2006)
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| Katherine Kelly | ... |
Auntie Heather
(1 episode, 2007)
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| Alex Reid | ... |
Layla Dylan
(1 episode, 2007)
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| Steve Evets | ... |
Dickie Fingers
(1 episode, 2007)
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Lesley Clare O'Neill | ... |
Mrs. Bathurst
(1 episode, 2007)
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Seamus O'Neill | ... |
Terry Haslam
(1 episode, 2007)
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| Brendan Mackey | ... |
Patrick O'Brien
(1 episode, 2007)
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Jonathan Wright | ... |
Reporter
(1 episode, 2007)
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| Andrew Knott | ... |
Derek Bannister
(1 episode, 2006)
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| Ian Barritt | ... |
Stanley Cooper
(1 episode, 2006)
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Andrew Vincent | ... |
Albert Collins
(1 episode, 2006)
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David Corden | ... |
Edwards
(1 episode, 2006)
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Henry Cox | ... |
Young Lad
(1 episode, 2006)
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| Kieran O'Brien | ... |
Davie Mackay
(1 episode, 2007)
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| Jack Deam | ... |
Donald Sykes
(1 episode, 2007)
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| Peter Wight | ... |
Frank Miller
(1 episode, 2007)
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| Tim Plester | ... |
Rocket
(1 episode, 2007)
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| Olwen May | ... |
Mavis Witham
(1 episode, 2007)
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Carissa Wistow | ... |
Gracie
(1 episode, 2007)
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Chris Bieske | ... |
1st Twin
(1 episode, 2007)
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| Paul Copley | ... |
Reg Cole
(1 episode, 2006)
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| Anthony Flanagan | ... |
Pete Bond
(1 episode, 2006)
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| John Henshaw | ... |
Ted Bannister
(1 episode, 2006)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- 13ème Rue (2007) (France) (tv)
- AcornMedia (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (2007) (Australia) (tv)
- BBC America (2006) (United States) (tv)
- BBC Canada (2006) (Canada) (tv)
- Bravo Television (2006) (United Kingdom) (tv) (repeats)
- BritBox (2019) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2006) (United Kingdom) (tv) (original airing) (BBC 1)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2006) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC 4) (first look) (repeats)
- Contender Home Entertainment (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Contender Home Entertainment (2008) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Duna Televízió (2011) (Hungary) (tv)
- ETV 2 (2009) (Estonia) (tv)
- Entertainment One (2008) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (seasons 1 and 2)
- HOT (2007) (Israel) (tv) (as Hot)
- Hopscotch Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
- Kabel Eins (2007) (Germany) (tv)
- Memphis Belle (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Mystery Channel (2008) (Japan) (tv)
- Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS) (2007) (Netherlands) (tv)
- New KSM (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- SVT2 (2007) (Sweden) (tv)
- SubTV (2008) (Finland) (tv)
- TV One (2007) (New Zealand) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- 3sixtymedia (visual effects)
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- EuroKids & Adults International Casting and Model Agency (extras casting)
- Lee Lighting (lighting)
- Mayflower Studios (adr recording studio)
- NovaStar Digital (sound post-production)
- Pepper Post Production (post-production)
- Victor Humphries t/a Vision Motor Services (action vehicle supplier)
- Vision Motor Services (action & film vehicles)
- Why Not Associates (title sequence design)
Storyline
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| Taglines | Two cops in the same town at the same time... 33 years apart See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | John Simm was once offered the chance to sign on for a third season, but he declined. He later regretted that decision. In an interview in September 2018, he said that if this show would ever be revived in some way, he would love to play Sam Tyler again. See more » |
| Goofs | The bar scene: No beers cost 22p in 1973. Also, as the UK were still changing the money over, use and handing over of decimals would have been a lot slower than as shown in the film. Beer in Manchester would have been between 10np and 15np (or 2-3 shillings). It was revealed in Ashes to Ashes that this era inhabited is a kind of police purgatory: Heavy artistic license can be used with these details, as it's not the real living world/ reality being portrayed. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Creating 'Life on Mars' (2006). See more » |
| Quotes |
Sam Tyler:
[credits introduction]
My name is Sam Tyler. I had an accident, and I woke up in 1973. Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time? Whatever's happened, it's like I've landed on a different planet. Now, maybe if I can work out the reason, I can get home. See more » |