television series Life on Mars
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British television series
crime drama television series
science fiction television series
television series
Life on Mars is a British science fiction crime drama television series that follows a modern-day detective who mysteriously wakes up in the 1970s after a car accident.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| television series Life on Mars canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10982777 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: television series Life on Mars Context triple: [Stephen Garrett, knownFor, television series Life on Mars]
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A.
Mars (TV series)
Mars is a hybrid scripted-documentary television series that dramatizes a near-future human mission to the Red Planet while interweaving real-world scientific commentary and expert interviews.
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B.
television series Heartbeat
Heartbeat is a British period drama television series set in 1960s rural Yorkshire, following the lives and work of local police officers and villagers.
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C.
television series The Dying of the Light
The Dying of the Light is a television drama series featuring a musical score by acclaimed British composer Stephen Warbeck.
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D.
Line of Duty
Line of Duty is a British crime drama television series that follows an anti-corruption police unit investigating complex and morally ambiguous cases within the force.
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E.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 1981 BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams' comic science fiction saga, following Arthur Dent's absurd adventures through space after Earth's destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: television series Life on Mars Target entity description: Life on Mars is a British science fiction crime drama television series that follows a modern-day detective who mysteriously wakes up in the 1970s after a car accident.
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A.
Mars (TV series)
Mars is a hybrid scripted-documentary television series that dramatizes a near-future human mission to the Red Planet while interweaving real-world scientific commentary and expert interviews.
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B.
television series Heartbeat
Heartbeat is a British period drama television series set in 1960s rural Yorkshire, following the lives and work of local police officers and villagers.
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C.
television series The Dying of the Light
The Dying of the Light is a television drama series featuring a musical score by acclaimed British composer Stephen Warbeck.
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D.
Line of Duty
Line of Duty is a British crime drama television series that follows an anti-corruption police unit investigating complex and morally ambiguous cases within the force.
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E.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 1981 BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams' comic science fiction saga, following Arthur Dent's absurd adventures through space after Earth's destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television series
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crime drama television series ⓘ science fiction television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | Life on Mars (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Ashley Pharoah
NERFINISHED
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Matthew Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2006-01-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ashes to Ashes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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police procedural ⓘ science fiction ⓘ time travel fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Life on Mars (South Korean TV series)
NERFINISHED
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Life on Mars (Spanish TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Life on Mars (U.S. TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coping with trauma
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culture clash between 1970s and 2000s policing ⓘ questioning reality ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2007-04-10 ⓘ |
| leadActor | John Simm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sam Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | time travel ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| originalRunEndYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| originalRunStartYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A modern-day detective wakes up in the 1970s after a car accident and works in a police unit while questioning his reality. ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
BBC Wales
NERFINISHED
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Kudos Film and Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | detective ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1973
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early 1970s ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spinOff | Ashes to Ashes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Dean Andrews
NERFINISHED
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John Simm NERFINISHED ⓘ John Simm as Sam Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ Liz White NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Glenister NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Glenister as Gene Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | named after the David Bowie song "Life on Mars?" ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: television series Life on Mars Description of subject: Life on Mars is a British science fiction crime drama television series that follows a modern-day detective who mysteriously wakes up in the 1970s after a car accident.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.