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Ashes to Ashes

2008 ★ 7.7 3 seasons 24 eps TV-MA

Crime

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Action & Adventure

Drama

Crime drama series featuring Life On Mars' DCI Gene Hunt. After being shot in 2008, DI Alex Drake lands in 1981, where she finds herself in familiar company.

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Last verified: October 12, 2026 · Source: TMDB

Episodes 24 total across 3 seasons

8 episodes20083 watched

Feb 7, 2008★ 7.7

DI Alex Drake is taken hostage and shot, and wakes up in 1981. She quickly recognises DCI Gene Hunt and his team from detailed reports made by DCI Sam Tyler about his own trip to 1973. Gene is determined to address London's growing drugs problem, and has targeted city playboy Edward Markham as the brains behind the operation. Alex suspects Arthur Layton, the man who kidnapped her in 2008. Could Layton be the key to her return to her own time?

Feb 14, 2008★ 5.7

DCI Hunt is determined to keep a lid on protests against the London Docklands development. When a suspected member of the London Liberation Front is arrested, Alex finds out her mother, a lawyer, will defend him. Meanwhile, Prince Charles is marrying Lady Diana Spencer and the in-crowd is partying at the Blitz Club.

Feb 21, 2008★ 7.5

Fresh from a successful drugs bust, Gene and the team investigate a prostitute's rape allegation. A dangerous serial attacker may be at large, but the case is hampered by an unreliable witness and the suspect's connections.

Feb 28, 2008★ 7.5

CID investigate a murder, and discover a plot to sell stolen nuclear secrets to the Revolutionary Workers Front. When Gene and Alex get trapped in a secret Government facility at Edgehampton, the temperature rises.

Mar 6, 2008★ 7.5

Gene and Alex discover that a notorious pimp and drug dealer has a major firearms deal in the pipeline. In an attempt to locate him, the team go undercover in a gay club, and Ray goes beyond the call of duty to get his man.

Mar 13, 2008★ 6.7

An armed robbery leads Gene to Chas Cale, a criminal he tried to bring down in Manchester. But when Chas reveals his alibi, Gene begins to wonder if he is past his prime as a DCI. Alex sends Ray and Chris undercover at the local pub in order to solve the case.

Mar 20, 2008★ 7.5

The team investigates the armed robbery of a fundraiser who has been travelling across the country in a bathtub full of baked beans to raise money for Children in Need. Alex thinks that a crime reconstruction on Police Five will do the trick, but Gene prefers some old-fashioned police work.

Mar 27, 2008★ 8.0

Alex is determined to prevent the murder of her parents in a car bomb attack. Gene, meanwhile, is determined to give a good impression to a visiting Lord Scarman, but the station is still dealing with the aftermath of a Gay Pride demonstration.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does Ashes to Ashes have?

Ashes to Ashes has 3 seasons with 24 episodes in total.

Is Ashes to Ashes still on the air?

Ashes to Ashes has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs Ashes to Ashes?

Ashes to Ashes airs on BBC One.

When did Ashes to Ashes first air?

Ashes to Ashes first aired on February 7, 2008.

Cast

Keeley Hawes

Keeley Hawes

Alex Drake

Philip Glenister

Philip Glenister

Gene Hunt

Dean Andrews

Dean Andrews

Ray Carling

Marshall Lancaster

Marshall Lancaster

Chris Skelton

Montserrat Lombard

Montserrat Lombard

Shaz Granger

Daniel Mays

Daniel Mays

Jim Keats

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