Draft:List of characters in the Life on Mars franchise

Main characters

Cast table

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				Recurring

Introduced in Life on Mars

Gene Hunt

Main article: Gene Hunt