Life on Mars (UK): Season 2
  • Network: BBC-1 , BBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 9, 2006
  • Season #: 1 , 2
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Metascore
79 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 24 Ratings

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  • Starring: Philip Glenister, John Simm, Marshall Lancaster
  • Summary: In the final season of Life on Mars, Sam Tyler (John Simms), a modern day detective who woke up from a car crash in 1973 Manchester, tries to determine if he's dreaming or not.
  • Genre(s): Drama, Science Fiction
  • Creator: Ashley Pharoah, Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan
  • Show Type: Ended
  • Season 2 premiere date: Feb 13, 2007
  • Episode Length: 60
  • Air Time: 09:00 PM
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    88
    The British Mars produced only 16 episodes, and when the last of this season's final eight is over, you will have all the answers you need. What's more, they're satisfying and well worth the relatively short amount of time expended.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    80
    Mars is an entertaining collision of bare-knuckled police-procedural realism and mind-blowing surrealism.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    80
    Cop show, fantasy, mystery, comedy, romance, puzzle -- there are a lot of ways to approach "Life on Mars," which begins its second and final season tonight on BBC America, and they all pay off.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Ginia Bellafante
    80
    Life on Mars is a smarter, gloomier "Journeyman."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. SebC.
    10
    Outstanding, outstanding series. Well written, excellent characters, fantastic music and depiction of the 70s. It was a bit difficult to get into at first, but then loved every single episode. Highly recommendable.… Expand
  2. SobS.
    8
    It's alright.
  3. AndrewR.
    7
    Although the "gritty" police procedure goes a bit over the top sometimes, the 70's dress and music is spot on. The story is almost incidental in this well acted trip down memory lane.… Expand
  4. HarryB.
    0
    Abysmal British tat.

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