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This is a list of fictional characters that have appeared in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, Life on Mars. The main characters of Life on Mars , from left: DC Chris Skelton , DCI Gene Hunt , DI Sam Tyler , DS Ray Carling and WPC/DC Annie Cartwright
List of Life on Mars characters, List of Ashes to Ashes characters, Sam Tyler, Annie Cartwright, and Ray Carling are in the process of being merged into this article. If possible, please edit only this article, as the article mentioned above may be turned into a redirect. Relevant discussion may be found here. (November 2024)
Stars on Mars features celebrities living together in a base camp designed to simulate living on Mars (actually located in Coober Pedy, Australia). [1] [2] [3] Each cycle, the group elects one celebrity as "Base Commander" who assigns tasks to complete around the compound and oversees an upcoming mission.
The character of Chris Skelton has been described as a "dogsbody" who is a "cheeky but likeable character" by the BBC's Life on Mars website. [2] Throughout both series of Life on Mars, Skelton finds himself torn between the "old and the new ways of policing", represented by Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) and Sam Tyler respectively.
The character of Sam Tyler is the main protagonist within the programme. During the first episode, Tyler is hit by a car in 2006 and wakes up in 1973, finding himself working in the same police station and location as he did in 2006, albeit as a DI (Detective Inspector) rather than his 2006 rank of DCI (Detective Chief Inspector).
Dean Andrews (born 6 August 1963) is an English actor. He is known for his role as DS Ray Carling in the BBC drama series Life on Mars.He continued the role in the sequel series, Ashes to Ashes, until 2010.
During Life on Mars, Carling has little respect for Sam Tyler, due to their disagreements over policing methods and Tyler's getting the job to which Carling hoped to be promoted. In Episode 5 of series 1, Carling is shown to be a big Manchester United fan, even faking an illness in order to get time off work to attend the Manchester derby match.
Life on Mars is an American crime drama television series which originally aired on ABC from October 9, 2008 to April 1, 2009. It is an adaptation of the BAFTA -winning original British series of the same title produced for the BBC .