EPISODE
SEASON
Ashes to Ashes - Season 1
The series offers a variety of drama and strong criminal events around DI Alex Drake, who was taken hostage and shot. Alex awakes in a brothel in 1981 but was soon rescued in a police raid. Alex got to know DCI Gene Hunt and his team of detailed reports by DCI Sam Tyler about that 1973 private trip that he unexpectedly took.
24 October 1992, England, UK
26 October 1953, London, England, UK
28 May 1959, Porthcawl, South Wales, UK
11 September 1984, Waterloo, London, England, UK
25 December 1929, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK
March 07, 2009
It's quite enjoyable.
February 07, 2009
Ashes lacks genuine spark - suffering from a slightly ironic been-there, seen-that quality.
March 07, 2009
This may be the most pleasant surprise TV fans will get all year.
February 07, 2009
It successfully meshes poignant moments and subtle humor by combining the realities of 1980s British politics with the colorful glam culture the decade was known for.
March 17, 2009
It's a heady time warp story, often cold and harrowing, but the tongue-in-cheek period-setting levels it out.
March 07, 2009
By and large, Ashes seems to be following the standard sequel template--do what the original did, only just different enough that people can pretend what we're seeing is new.
March 12, 2009
The creators of Life on Mars, Mathew Graham and Ashley Pharoah, are still in top form.
February 07, 2009
The failure of Ashes to live up to the modest potential of Mars is a real shame.
February 07, 2009
Ashes to Ashes gets trickier - and, in many ways, more entertaining - than its predecessor.
February 07, 2009
Ashes to Ashes may not be moving in the direction all viewers will like, but at least it's moving.
