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Ashes to Ashes: Complete BBC Series 1 [2008] | ![Ashes to Ashes: Complete BBC Series 1 [2008]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510PN0LW-oL._SL160_.jpg)
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| Actors: Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster, Montserrat Lombard
Studio: Contender Entertainment Group
Category: DVD
List Price: £39.99
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 132
Format: Closed-captioned, Pal, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 4
Running Time: 480 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1
EAN: 5030305620561
ASIN: B001265O6G
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: May 5, 2008
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Amazon.co.uk Review
A triumphant return for DCI Gene Hunt, Ashes To Ashes takes some of the characters from the superb time-shifting police drama Life On Mars, and moves the action to the early 1980s. So it's out with the Cortina, in with the Audi Quattro, and straight down to some terrific television. Joining DCI Hunt -- again played with terrific force and stature by Philip Glenister -- is Keeley Hawes, as DCI Alex Drake. Like John Simm's character in Life On Mars, DCI Drake suddenly finds herself in 1981, with no clear reason why. This provides the platform for another terrific show, the first series of which is fully present and correct here. Ashes To Ashes is tonally a little different from Life On Mars, but maintains the wonderful attention to period detail (and a healthy 80s soundtrack to match), and the willingness to mix in some fun alongside the serious business of police work. Ashes To Ashes is some achievement. It grounds out an identify for itself, stepping out of the shadow of Mars. And the rapport between Hawes and Glenister is a real highlight. But there's so much to enjoy here, backed up by the promise of another series in the offing. For now, though, there's plenty to get your teeth into here, thanks to a quality, very British drama that's simply compelling television. --Jon Foster
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| Customer Reviews: Read 32 more reviews...
 Should probably never been made.... July 5, 2008
Cazanya (Sweden)
I loved Life on Mars! Its one of the best tv programmes of recent years.
And Im not sure making a spin-off from it was the best way to go.
I liked that the end of LOM left you in a bit of confusment,what was a dream? What wasn't? However when you see this, what really was a dream is pretty clear (unless series 2 suprise the hell out of me)and I didnt want to know what!
Ashes to Ashes isnt bad. I still love to watch DI Hunt (Philip Glenister is a brilliant actor) and some stories were great but I have trouble with Alex.....Keeley Hawes is good but I cant decide how I feel about her character. She's a bit annoying and not in a funny way. It's what make this show hard to review....I loved Sam and I loved watching him and the other characters was a huge plus but in this they're still great but the main character...well lets just say I didnt feel anything for her. For all I care she can stay where's shes at......
Im giving it 3 stars cus I still can't get enough of Hunt and as said some of the stories are good BUT I do hope they'll take series 2 in another direction and maybe give Alex a personality make-over.....
 Disappointing sequel to the sequel June 23, 2008
David Moss (St George, UT USA)
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS A SPOILER TO THE PLOT OF THE STORY
Life on Mars stands out as one of the best examples of television drama for many years. This spin-off series almost comes across as a parody of it.
It's a mistake to transplant Gene, Ray and Chris out of their native Manchester. They look totally out of place in ( a poorly reconstructed) 1980's London.
In Life on Mars, the contrast between Sam Tyler and Gene Hunt is essentially about how they approach police work and their backgrounds appear generally similiar (working class Manchester). For reasons best known to the writers themselves, the contrast between Gene Hunt and this story's protagonist - Alex Drake - is clumsily exaggerated; He, the uncompromising working class Northerner, she, the plummy voiced daughter of a Barrister.
Contrary to other reviews, I found the ending fairly predictable. Having seen the scene of Alex's father's face in the rear view mirror of the car for the upteenth time (real excessive repetition here), it was obvious who the clown was, and that coupled with the discovery of Alex's mother's affair earlier in the series, left very little doubt as to the probable cause of the car explosion.
It's hard to believe that these were the same writers who had written such a tight storyline as in Life on Mars. Ashes to Ashes is lazy writing.
I would have hoped that this would mark the end of the story, but I'm afraid it's all too apparent that there will be a follow up. Ordinarily I would have looked forward to a new series. Now I'm just curious how bad it will be...
A dissapointment. June 22, 2008
Neutral observer
A disappointment on nearly every level.
It is such a shame that the legacy of Life On Mars has been reduced to the caricature that is Ashes to Ashes.
 SAME AGAIN!!.. June 17, 2008
Mr. L. Legrove (hull east yorkshire)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
..THE SEQUEL TO LIFE ON MARS, THEY ARE BACK MINUS SAM TYLER - IN PLACE A YOUNG FEMALE WHO PLAYSTHE PART AS EQUALLY AS GOOD. MY FAVOURITE CHARACTERS ARE STILL IN IT AND GENE HUNT IS GOD! HONESTLY, THIS IS A MUST FOR FANS OF 80S POLICE SHOWS! BUY IT!!
The Manc Lion Returns with a Roar June 9, 2008
Mrs. Ann M. Dawson (Rossendale, Lancs.)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
After much anticipation the Manc Lion returned. The Gene Genie returned more mature and more laid back. Philip Glenister's on screen chemistry with Keeley Hawes works well, and the storylines have been excellent - and Gene's one-liners have been up to scratch from "Life on Mars". The music has been brilliant and the DVD is now well watched. I look forward to the next and final series with bated breath. Just keep up the good work, writers, actors and BBC.
Thanks for a very good spin off series.
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