Sam Tyler learns his father may be involved in the kidnapping of a prominent family's child. As Sam and the detectives investigate the case, he realizes he may have discovered why his father had left town in 1973. As buried memories of his childhood begin to surface, Sam believes he might have been sent back in time to help his father and to prevent him from leaving.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 7 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.