List of characters in the Life on Mars franchise

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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 .

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Main characters

Cast table

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

Introduced in Life on Mars

Gene Hunt

Sam Tyler

Annie Cartwright

Ray Carling

Chris Skelton

Introduced in Ashes to Ashes

Alex Drake

Shaz Granger

Jim Keats

Detective Chief Inspector James "Jim" Keats is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, Ashes to Ashes . The character is portrayed by actor Daniel Mays.

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Supporting characters

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References

  1. Ian Wylie's 23 May 2010 interview of co-creator and show-runner Matthew Graham at