Life on Mars - Season 2 - Episode 3
The team receive a bomb warning, claiming the IRA has planted a car bomb in Manchester. Being from 2006, Sam realises the bomb warning reported doesn't fit with his understanding of IRA methods. However, when Sam's modern know-how fails and nearly kills Ray, the rest of the department shun his line of investigation to focus on an Irish socialist group. At the same time, Sam's visions of the future suggest that he may have suffered brain damage, affecting his higher reasoning, from having been in a coma for so long.
About Life on Mars

Title: Life on Mars
First Air Date: 2006-01-09
Last Air Date: 2007-04-10
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.761/10 (from 282 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 16
Network: BBC One
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: BBC, Red Planet Pictures
Synopsis
A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over by a speeding car. Waking up, he finds himself mysteriously transported back in time to 1973. Initially struggling to come to terms with his situation, he has to come to terms with the old-fashioned technology and attitude of the day, while figuring out how he came to be trapped in the past.
Cast

John Simm
Sam Tyler

Philip Glenister
Gene Hunt

Liz White
Annie Cartwright

Dean Andrews
Ray Carling

Marshall Lancaster
Chris Skelton

Noreen Kershaw
Phyllis Dobbs