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Series 1
1 :01x01 - Series 1, Episode 1 (Jan/09/2006)
DCI Sam Tyler's bad day just keeps getting worse. His case against a suspected serial killer has collapsed and his girlfriend and colleague Maya, has been kidnapped by the real killer. Worse is to come, he is knocked down by a car, when he wakes up - he appears to be in the year 1973. Confused, he's convinced he either dreaming or hallucinating and he's finding it difficult to believe all around him is real, including his new fellow officers. Sam discovers there is a link between a murder committed in 1973 and the serial killer who has kidnapped Maya - in 2006.
Guest Stars: Archie Panjabi as Maya Roy, Rae Kelly as June, Jane Riley as Dora Keens, Parvez Qadir as Raimes' Psychiatrist, Caroline Harding as Raimes' Lawyer, Sam Hazeldine as Colin Raimes, Tony Marshall as Nelson, Mags Gannon as Mrs. Raimes, Andrew Abrahams as Sid, Henry Cox as Young Lad, Orla Cottingham as Raimes' Social Worker, Tom Charnock as Police Officer, Christopher Harper as Neil, Richard Sinnott as TV Presenter
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Writer: Matthew Graham
Songs: The Who -- Baba O'Riley, Deep Purple -- Fireball, Lou Reed -- I'm So Free, David Bowie -- Life On Mars, Deep Purple -- Rat Rat Blue, Blue Oyster Cult -- Stairway To The Stars, Cream -- White Room
 
2 :01x02 - Series 1, Episode 2 (Jan/16/2006)
Sam’s policing method from 2006 is causing conflict with Gene Hunt, his DCI who’s policing method is rooted firmly in 1973. Unable to determine whether he really is in 1973 or a coma, he gets on with his job. When Kim Trent - high profile criminal is arrested, Sam discovers that Gene has planted evidence on him to secure a conviction, Sam intervenes and releases Trent to Hunt’s fury. Sam argues that even Trent has human rights, Gene tells him he’s never fitted up anyone who didn’t deserve it. Between them, they set out to nail Trent using Gene’s unorthodox methods and Sam’s 21st century policing methods.
Guest Stars: Sherry Ormerod as Mrs. Trent, Timothy Platt as Leonard, Rafaella Hutchinson as Test Card Girl, Rae Kelly as June, Andrew Tiernan as Kim Trent, Tony Marshall as Nelson, Noreen Kershaw as Phyllis Dobbs, Jane Relph as Witness, Frank Walmsley as Ambulance Driver
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Writer: Matthew Graham
Songs: The Upsetters -- Dream Land, Willie Lindo & The Charmers Band -- Drum Song, Deep Purple -- Lazy, Paul McCartney -- Live And Let Die, Deep Purple -- No One Came, Pink Floyd -- One Of These Days, Thin Lizzy -- Saga Of The Aging Orphan
 
3 :01x03 - Series 1, Episode 3 (Jan/23/2006)
Sam is called to a murder at a textiles factory - which he is shocked to discover will be his own home in the 21st century. He puts his knowledge of forensics into use to find the killer, but Gene has a simpler approach - the first suspect to speak did it. As battle lines are drawn across CID, it becomes increasingly clear that the Seventies method of detection may in this case be right.
Guest Stars: John Henshaw as Ted Bannister, Rafaella Hutchinson as Test Card Girl, Rebecca Atkinson as Tina, Warren Donnelly as Dodds, Paul Leeming as Pathologist, Nicky Bell (1) as Brian, Denice Hope as Mrs. Bannister, John Axon as Arthur Coynes, Lee Ross as DCI Litton, Andrew Knott as Derek Bannister, Tony Marshall as Nelson, Noreen Kershaw as Phyllis Dobbs
Director: John McKay (2)
Writer: Matthew Graham
Songs: The Sweet -- Ballroom Blitz, Uriah Heep -- Gypsy, Atomic Rooster -- Head In The Sky, Free -- Wishing Well
 
4 :01x04 - Series 1, Episode 4 (Jan/30/2006)
Sam discovers many of his colleagues are taking bribes from a local gangster, and resolves to put a stop to police corruption. However, a skeleton in Gene's cupboard makes him reluctant to join the crusade, and his fears are underlined when a young woman mixed up in the case meets a grisly end. The 21st-century detective also can't resist tracking down his mother, who is facing money worries.
Guest Stars: Chris Wilcox as Royston, William Matheson as Marc Bolan, Denton Brown as Driver, David Corden as Edwards, Holly-Mai Leighton as Young Girl, Stephen Aintree as Carroway, Joanne Frogatt as Mrs. Tyler, Kelly Wenham as Joni Newton, Tom Mannion as Stephen Warren, Tony Marshall as Nelson, Noreen Kershaw as Phyllis Dobbs
Director: John McKay (2)
Writer: Ashley Pharoah
Songs: The Sweet -- Blockbuster, Hawkwind -- Brainstorm, Jethro Tull -- Cross Eyed Mary, Slade -- Gudbuy T'Jane, David Bowie -- Jean Genie, Hawkwind -- Silver Machine, The Rolling Stones -- Wild Horse
 
5 :01x05 - Series 1, Episode 5 (Feb/06/2006)
When a Manchester United football fan is murdered, police suspect a rival City fan's to blame. The incident raises fears of a riot between supporters of the two teams, whose derby match is taking place at the weekend. Sam, Gene and WPC Annie Cartwright go undercover to gather evidence. But Sam worries they'll fail to find the killer before Saturday's big match. Meanwhile, Sam's relationship with the young son of the murdered man brings memories of his own father flooding back.
Guest Stars: John Duttine as Malcolm Cox, Anthony Flanagan as Pete Bond, Ian Barritt as Stanley Cooper, Tony Marshall as Nelson, Noreen Kershaw as Phyllis Dobbs, John Wilson as Man In Pub, Steven Blower as Paul, Kris Mochrie as Craig, Michael Lawrence (2) as Ryan
Director: S. J. Clarkson
Writer: Tony Jordan
Songs: Thin Lizzy -- Call The Police, Hawkwind -- Ejection, Status Quo -- Good Thinking, Coloseum -- I Can't Live Without You, Nina Simone -- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free, T Rex -- Jeepster, Roxy Music -- Mother Of Pearl, Thin Lizzy -- The Rocker, Hawkwind -- Urban Guerilla, Cream -- White Room, Roxy Music -- Would You Believe
 
6 :01x06 - Series 1, Episode 6 (Feb/13/2006)
Sam hears his mother's voice saying goodbye, and worries that doctors in 2006 are about to turn his life support system off. When a hostage situation crops up, he becomes convinced that resolving the crisis without a single casualty will cause him to wake up in his own time. But Gene is determined to go in with all guns blazing, putting everyone's safety at risk.
Guest Stars: Ken Drury as George Bates, Debbie Howard as Nervous Lady, Paul Copley as Reg Cole, Tony Marshall as Nelson, Noreen Kershaw as Phyllis Dobbs, Margaret Henshaw as Doris, Ruth Millar (1) as Jackie Queen, Carl Cieka as Hugo Barton, | Uncredited: Lee Ross as DCI Litton
Director: John Alexander (1)
Writer: Matthew Graham, Ashley Pharoah
Songs: Louis Armstrong -- What A Wonderful World
 
7 :01x07 - Series 1, Episode 7 (Feb/20/2006)
A drug dealer dies while in police custody and Sam suspects a cover-up within the unit. He orders a full investigation, though it seems none of the other officers is prepared to help. To Gene's relief, the pathologist's report appears to put everyone in the clear, but when the truth about the criminal's demise emerges, it's up to the 21st-century cop to decide whether to reveal it.
Guest Stars: William Hoyland as Superintendent Rathbone, Tony Marshall as Nelson, Tom Lloyd-Roberts as Doctor, Sagar Arya as Saeed Taufeeq, Noreen Kershaw as Phyllis Dobbs, Nicholas Blane as Oswald Spear, Lisa Millet (1) as Andrea Kemble, Kevin Knapman as Billy Kemble, Andrew Vincent as Albert Collins
Director: S. J. Clarkson
Writer: Chris Chibnall
Songs: Pulp -- Disco 2000, The Hollies -- I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top, Nina Simone -- Sinnerman, Britney Spears -- Toxic, Peters & Lee -- Welcome Home
 
8 :01x08 - Series 1, Episode 8 (Feb/27/2006)
The investigation into the murder of a bookies' clerk leads the team to 29-year-old Vic Tyler - who Sam is shocked to discover is his own father. He realises the time when he and his mother were abandoned is coming up, and desperately tries to persuade the small-time gambler not to leave his wife and child. Meanwhile, Gene sees an opportunity to bring down a crime syndicate.
Guest Stars: Paul Kemp as Manager, Noreen Kershaw as Phyllis Dobbs, Matt Cross (1) as Jimmy Lips, Lee Ingleby as Vic Tyler, Joanne Frogatt as Ruth Tyler, Alexander O'Loughlin as Young Sam, Tony Marshall as Nelson
Director: John Alexander (1)
Writer: Matthew Graham
Songs: Atomic Rooster -- Devil's Answer, Atomic Rooster -- Friday 13th, Atomic Rooster -- In The Snow, David Bowie -- Life On Mars, Free -- Little Bit Of Love, Lindisfarne -- Meet Me On The Corner, Wizzard -- See My Baby Jive, Atomic Rooster -- The Rock, John Kongos -- Tokolshe Man
 
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