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Ashes to Ashes

2008 • BBC
4.8
179 reviews
15
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Season 1 episodes (8)

1 Ashes To Ashes - Episode 1
2/7/08
When DI Alex Drake is shot and lands in 1981, she meets Gene Hunt, who she read about in Sam Tyler's reports. Alex thinks she is in a coma and needs Hunt's help to go after the man who shot her in 2008.
2 Ashes To Ashes - Episode 2
2/14/08
It's the week of the Royal Wedding, and CID is under pressure to keep the streets quiet. Realising she is stuck here for now, Alex is desperate for escapism. She goes on a date with a handsome Thatcherite and makes contact with her mother, Caroline.
3 Ashes To Ashes - Episode 3
2/21/08
When a prostitute complains of rape, Alex has a tough time convincing Gene to take the case seriously. She is the lone voice in CID, and the only link to a recent murder victim makes Gene take the investigation further.
4 Ashes To Ashes - Episode 4
2/28/08
When the body of a worker at a nuclear research centre disappears from the morgue, it smacks of conspiracy to Alex. Was Martin Kennedy killed because he had proof the government was testing neutron bombs?
5 Ashes To Ashes - Episode 5
3/6/08
Simon Neary is a gangster Gene has wanted to nail for years. When the team discovers that his latest deal is to obtain guns, the case takes on another imperative for Alex. Is stopping the guns a way to stop herself getting shot in 2008?
6 Ashes To Ashes - Episode 6
3/13/08
Alex thinks she's close to death and has to keep her brain alive by solving a case involving a raid at a Post Office. Gene believes the culprit is Chas Cale, a blagger he crossed swords with years ago.
7 Ashes To Ashes - Episode 7
3/20/08
Thousands of pounds collected for charity have been stolen, and the only lead is Gil Hollis, the man who raised it. Alex is sure that Gil knows more than he realises and that she can coax it out of him. But Gene resorts to his 'fists first, questions later' method.
8 Ashes To Ashes - Episode 8
3/27/08
It's the day Alex's parents were killed. She believes that if she can prevent this from happening she can leave the prison of 1981 and get back to her daughter Molly. Alex needs to use every ounce of her strength and energy to stop the elements coming together, throw a cog into the wheel of fate, and finally return home.

About this show

Swapping the Ford Cortina for an Audi Quattro, DCI Gene Hunt rolls up his sleeves and embraces the 80s in the sequel to the critically acclaimed and phenomenally popular Life On Mars. Set in 1981, everyone's favourite politically-incorrect cop, flanked by his faithful sidekicks Ray Carling and Chris Skelton, turns his attentions to taking on the 'southern nancy' criminal scum in London.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
179 reviews
Emily Humphreys
November 27, 2014
Even though this TV series is pretty old, I fell in love with the characters and there personality, especially gov. Give it a try and you'll be hooked ☺
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Alistair
June 29, 2020
Amazing. Must watch Life on Mars first. After watching life on mars you think Ashes to Ashes won't be as good. However, once you get to series 2 Ashes to Ashes really gets into its own and I think it is better than Life on Mars (They are both amazing) If you can't find Life on Mars here they are both on iPlayer
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Ian Fowlef
May 11, 2016
Great show must watch! 10/10. Dont think about it buy them all three series plus life on Mars you won't regret it, but just remember to watch life on Mars first...you still reading? Buy them!!!
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