| Life Is a Rock | |
| Written by: | Scott Rosenberg |
| Director: | Michael Katleman |
| Antagonists: | Vic Tyler Mysterious Caller |
| Previous episode: | Everyone Knows It's Windy |
The seventeenth and final episode of the US science fiction crime drama, Life on Mars known as Life Is a Rock was first broadcast on 1 April 2009 produced by 20th Century Fox Television and ABC Studios for ABC.
Synopsis[]
Sam wakes up after dreaming about his 2008 apartment with 1973 characters and is told he is most likely closer to going back and later on a mysterious caller offers Sam a chance to return to 2008; all he needs to do is complete three tasks, but a confusing set of circumstances inside and out of the 1-2-5 makes him think twice about whether he even wants to go back. At the end of the episode, the final truth about Sam's life is revealed.
Cast[]
- Detective Sam Tyler — Jason O'Mara (final appearance)
- Lt. Gene Hunt/Major Tom — Harvey Keitel (final appearance)
- Detective Ray Carling — Michael Imperioli (final appearance)
- Detective Chris Skelton — Jonathan Murphy (final appearance)
- Annie Norris/Colonel Norris — Gretchen Mol (final appearance)
- Vic Tyler — Dean Winters (final appearance)
- Franklin Morgan — Peter Gerety (final appearance)
- Keisha Davis — Emerald Young (cameo)
- Homeless Man/Wino — Steven Marcus (cameo)
- Young Sammy — Caleb Wallace
- Young Sammy (2) — Christian Wallace
- Old Annie Norris — Waltrudis Buck
- Nurse — Karen B. Song
- Bumper — Nick Damici
- Officer Tom Brown — Michael Merly
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