Sam Tyler encounters a young Fletcher Bellow, an officer Sam had considered to be his mentor in 2008. Although Bellow doesn't recognize Sam, they work with the other detectives in the precinct on a case in which an African-American girl had been thrown from a roof by a Puerto Rican.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 5 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.