Gretchen Mol Lands Life On Mars

Gretchen Mol has joined the cast of ABC’s Life on Mars adaptation, playing the lead female role of Annie Norris. When Jason O’Mara’s modern-day detective, Sam Tyler, is transported to 1973, Annie is a member of the Police Women’s Bureau, making do with menial tasks and combating the sexism of the times, despite being the smartest person in the squad room. Annie’s battle for equality on the force will one day pave the way for Sam’s contemporary love, Maya Daniels, to herself become a police officer. In the BBC’s original Life on Mars, Annie was played by Liz White.