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Life on Mars (US) :: Out Here in the Fields (01x01)

Episode Information

Title:

Out Here in the Fields

Episode #:

01x01

Production Number:

1ANY01

Original Airdate:

Thursday October 09th, 2008

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6.9/10 (29 Votes cast)

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UK (FX)	Oct 09, 2009

Episode Crew
Director:	Gary Fleder
Writer:	Josh Appelbaum (1) André Nemec Scott Rosenberg

Episode Summary

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When NYPD detective Sam Tyler is hit by a car while searching for his missing partner, Maya Daniels, he finds himself in 1973 once regaining consciousness. There, he works for precinct boss Lieutenant Gene Hunt, a man not afraid to bend the law. Now Sam must work to find why he is mysteriously in the past.

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Guest Stars

Special Guest Stars
•Lisa Bonet	played	Maya Daniels (2008)	Recurring (first appearance)
Guest Stars
•Clarke Peters	played	Captain Bellow (2008)	Recurring (first appearance)
•John Cenatiempo	played	Sizable Ted	Recurring (first appearance)
•Michael Bertolini	played	Colin Raimes (2008)
•Mike Starr	played	Nelson
Co-Guest Stars
•Michael Mulheren	played	Patrolman	Recurring (first appearance)
•Austin Basis	played	Willy Kramer
•Francisco Burgos	played	Boy #1 (2008)
•Ken Marks	played	Scientist
•Phyllis Somerville	played	Mrs. Raimes
•Ramsey Faragallah	played	Raimes' Lawyer (2008)
•Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick	played	Young Colin

Main Cast

•Jason O'Mara	played	Detective Sam Tyler
•Jonathan Murphy (1)	played	Detective Chris Skelton
•Gretchen Mol	played	Annie Norris
•Michael Imperioli	played	Detective Ray Carling
•Harvey Keitel	played	Lieutenant Gene Hunt

Episode Notes

Ratings: 11.60 million viewers.

Featured Songs

Artist	Song Title	Played When
•Chris Cornell (1)	Ground Zero	At the Begin
•David Bowie	Life on Mars
•Five Man Electrical Band	Signs
•The Rolling Stones	Out of Time
•The Sweet	Little Willie
•The Who	Baba O'Reilly

Cultural References

Dora Keene: The answer, Detective Tyler, is blowing in the wind.

Dora is quoting a line from Bob Dylan's 1963 song "Blowin' in the Wind."

Episode Title: Out Here in the Fields

"Out Here in the Fields" is a line from The Who song "Baba O'Reilly," which is played near the end of the episodes.

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• Executive Producer

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