List of characters in the Life on Mars franchise

This is a list of fictional characters that have appeared in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, Life on Mars, and the following series Ashes to Ashes.

Main characters

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Cast table

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Character Portrayed by Life on Mars Ashes to Ashes
1 2 1 2 3
Gene Hunt Philip Glenister Main
Sam Tyler John Simm Main Does not appear
Annie Cartwright Liz White Main Does not appear
Ray Carling Dean Andrews Main
Chris Skelton Marshall Lancaster Main
Phyllis Dobbs Noreen Kershaw Recurring Does not appear
Nelson Tony Marshall Recurring Does not appear Guest
Alex Drake Keeley Hawes Does not appear Main
Shaz Granger Montserrat Lombard Does not appear Main
Viv James Geff Francis Does not appear Recurring
Luigi Joseph Long Does not appear Recurring
Martin Summers Adrian Dunbar/Gwilym Lee Does not appear Recurring Does not appear
Jim Keats Daniel Mays Does not appear Main

Introduced in Life on Mars

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Gene Hunt

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Sam Tyler

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Annie Cartwright

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Ray Carling

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Chris Skelton

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Introduced in Ashes to Ashes

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Alex Drake

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Shaz Granger

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Jim Keats

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Supporting characters

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References

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