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ASHES TO ASHES follows on from the hugely successful BBC series LIFE ON MARS, and sees the return of the self styled 'Sheriff of Manchester' DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister). Whereas LIFE ON MARS was a throwback to the crime-fighting style of the 1970's with a style and wit reminiscent of THE SWEENEY and THE PROFESSIONALS, ASHES TO ASHES takes you back to 'the decade that taste forgot', the 1980's. The series revels in 80s nostalgia, providing plenty of sight jokes and of course, a brand new car for Hunt. This set includes the complete first and second series.Product Identifiers
EAN5030305620622
eBay Product ID (ePID)73793378
Product Key Features
ActorGeff Francis, Roger Allam, Shaun Evans, Keeley Hawes, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster, Philip Glenister, Adrian Dunbar, Joseph Long, Montserrat Lombard, Jonny Campbell
Film/TV TitleAshes to Ashes-Series 1-2-Complete (Box Set)
DirectorBen Bolt, Catherine Morshead, Bille Eltringham
FormatDVD
Release Year2009
LanguageEnglish
FranchiseAshes to Ashes
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs2
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
ReviewsDaily Telegraph - Pacy, witty, engaging drama, The Guardian - [...] better than LIFE ON MARS
Additional InformationASHES TO ASHES follows on from the hugely successful BBC series LIFE ON MARS, and sees the return of the self styled 'Sheriff of Manchester' DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister). Whereas LIFE ON MARS was a throwback to the crime-fighting style of the 1970's, ASHES TO ASHES takes you back to 'the decade that taste forgot', the 1980's.<BR><BR><BR>In the first series DCI Hunt has left relative the comfort of the Greater Manchester Police to take on the 'southern nancys' of London, where he once again acquires a time-travelling sidekick, this time in the sexy and smart DI Alex Drake. Her psychology background and indepth knowledge of the Sam Tyler case lead her to dismiss her predicament as a vivid hallucination. Nevertheless, with crime rife on the streets of 1980's London, and a police team not very receptive to modern career women, Alex has a lot to prove before she can figure out how to get home.<BR><BR><BR>The second series of the time-bending ASHES TO ASHES continues where the first series left off. With the mystery surrounding the death of her parents now solved, Alex desperately seeks to find out how she has become trapped in the past, but must first unravel a conspiracy within her department that involves police corruption, a wealthy entrepreneur and a shadowy Superintendent involved with the Free Masons.
CreatorAshley Pharoah, Matthew Graham
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleAshes To Ashes - Series 1-2 - Complete (Box Set)
WriterAshley Pharoah, Matthew Graham, Mark Greig