When Sam Tyler receives a phone call that presents him with three tasks he must perform so he can return to his life in the future, he must weigh his alternatives and decide whether to stay in 1973 or go home.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 17 of Life on Mars (US) resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Life on Mars (US) Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Out Here in the Fields
• s01e02 - The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler
• s01e03 - My Maharishi is Bigger than Your Maharishi
• s01e04 - Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows
• s01e05 - Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead
• s01e06 - Tuesday's Dead
• s01e07 - The Man Who Sold the World
• s01e08 - Take a Look at the Lawmen
• s01e09 - The Dark Side Of The Mook
• s01e10 - Let All the Children Boogie
• s01e11 - Home is Where You Hang Your Holster
• s01e12 - The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All
• s01e13 - Revenge of the Broken Jaw
• s01e14 - Coffee,Tea or Annie
• s01e15 - All The Young Dudes
• s01e16 - Everyone Knows It's Windy
• s01e17 - Life is a Rock

Life on Mars (US) Show Summary

Sam Tyler is a detective from the 21st century that travels back in time to the 1970's after a car accident. Tyler clashes with new boss Gene Hunt who doesn't take his coming from the future seriously. He finds a friend in one of the few female detectives Annie Cartwright. Tyler ends up working on a case involving a serial hugger which may have something to do with his girlfriend's kidnapping in the present.