Series 2 (2009)
The second series was confirmed to be in production in early 2008. This series takes place in 1982, and is the fourth British series overall in the Life On Mars franchise. The first episode of the new series aired on 20 April and was watched by 7.01 million viewers.
| No. | Title | Writer | Director | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Ashley Pharoah | Catherine Morshead | Monday 20 April 2009 (2009-04-20) |
| A police officer is found dead in a Soho strip club. Gene suspects that PC Sean Irvine had been corrupted, but Alex is unconvinced, and the team investigates the possibility that Irvine was murdered by another officer. | ||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Matthew Graham | Catherine Morshead | Monday 27 April 2009 (2009-04-27) |
| Jed Wicklow, a gypsy suspected of car theft, is killed in a car accident that initially appears to be of Gene's doing. However, Dr Battleford, the doctor who attends to the gypsies, displays signs of suspicious behaviour, including giving Gene a Masonic handshake, causing Alex to suspect that there is more to this case than is immediately apparent. Alex follows Gene to a Masonic lodge (whose members include Supermac, Ray and Dr Battleford) and witnesses his initiation. Gene later reveals that he joined the lodge because he knows Supermac is corrupt and can only deal with it from the inside. Chris tries to find the right time for a very important proposal. A gypsy fortune-teller tells Gene that his power will be taken by Tyler, this is later revealed to refer to Ray who acts as Tyler to the Masonic lodge. | ||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Nicole Taylor | Ben Bolt | Monday 4 May 2009 (2009-05-04) |
| When the owner of an animal experimentation lab has a dismembered animal left outside his door, he drops into CID. He says that because of the bill being put through the Animal Rights protesters are trying to scare him. Gene thinks they're only trying to intimidate him. Outside the Police station, a fire bomb injures the lab owner's daughter. Their investigation leads them to an imprisoned activist who is on a hunger strike and a psychoanalyst. With six more attacks planned in three days, and the press putting pressure on the Police to solve it, it's a race against time. Meanwhile, Supermac needs Gene to admit that Kevin Hales was suicidal so the Masons won't be discovered. After Gene makes his decision, Supermac threatens to transfer him to Plymouth but changes his mind after realising that Hunt is too dangerous to get rid of. | ||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Ashley Pharoah | Ben Bolt | Monday 11 May 2009 (2009-05-11) |
| Jackie Queen, the journalist seen in Series 1 Episode 6 of Life on Mars, appears at the police station pregnant and in search of her niece. Gene Hunt finds Supermac is involved in shielding from justice the man responsible for the disappearance of many young northern girls who came to London. Mac also trumps up corruption charges on Alex who along with Gene was getting close to the truth. In the end, justice prevails, but changes the fate of the CID. | ||||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Julie Rutterford | Philip John | Monday 18 May 2009 (2009-05-18) |
| When a violent burglary occurs at Alex's in-laws' house, she comes face-to-face with their son Peter, the 14-year-old future father of Molly. Alex is desperate to help Molly's grandparents all she can, but Gene wants a big collar to bury the press stories of police corruption, and dismisses the case as trivial. When the fingerprints from the crime scene reveal the burglar was George Staines, a notorious gangster, now supposedly dead, Gene realises this could be the catch he was after. Alex remembers hearing stories about the burglary, and is convinced that she would remember if the culprit was as infamous as Staines. Gene is determined to uncover the truth and get the headline he deserves. Alex finally meets the mysterious man who has been leaving roses in her apartment and office. | ||||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Jack Lothian | Philip John | Monday 25 May 2009 (2009-05-25) |
| A dead body floating in a canal and identified as Colin Mitchell has the sign of a local loan shark (Trevor Riley) cut into its arm. In addition to Riley, suspects include his blowsy wife Donna and his neighbourhood watch enthusiast dad. Alex is told by telephone that her decision not to turn corrupt is jeopardising the outcome of her operation but believes that the bullet has been removed and she will soon return. Shaz and Chris' relationship is off again on again. Set against the rise of 1980s 'greed is good' consumerism. | ||||
| 7 | "Episode 7" | Mark Greig | Catherine Morshead | Monday 1 June 2009 (2009-06-01) |
| What looks like a simple drugs-drop at a building site turns into a murder case when CID find a body buried in concrete. Is the site's owner, Michael Lafferty, crooked? Meanwhile, Alex is convinced she's recovering in the hospital and will wake up soon. However, the case begins to clash with her desire to get home, and she becomes haunted by thoughts of her parents' death and whether she could have prevented it. The depth of the corruption within the force becomes evident as one of the CID confesses his corrupt actions. | ||||
| 8 | "Episode 8" | Matthew Graham | Catherine Morshead | Monday 8 June 2009 (2009-06-08) |
| When an informant is tortured and killed, DCI Gene Hunt is convinced that a major scam is about to happen and wants CID to fire on all cylinders to prevent it. It's not long before Gene's gut feeling is proved right, as he, DI Alex Drake, DS Ray Carling and DC Chris Skelton receive information that a gold bullion heist is about to take place – police officers are planning to intercept the robbers and steal the gold for themselves. Gene knows this is his chance to try to put a stop to the corruption worming its way through the force. However, he needs to keep his eye on the ball if he wants to succeed. It all goes wrong though, when Gene accidentally shoots Alex and she wakes up in the present – but in 1982, she's in a coma... |
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