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Ashes to Ashes

Duration:
60 min (24 episodes)
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB rate:
8.2
Awards:
6 wins & 23 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Filming Locations: London, England, UK
Cast
Actor
Character
Sophie Stanton
Sophie Stanton
Ashes to Ashes
Daniel Mays
Daniel Mays
Ashes to Ashes
Lucian Msamati
Lucian Msamati
Ashes to Ashes
Asa Butterfield
Asa Butterfield
Ashes to Ashes
Philip Glenister
Gene Hunt
Keeley Hawes
Alex Drake
Dean Andrews
Ray Carling
Marshall Lancaster
Chris Skelton
Montserrat Lombard
Shaz Granger
Steve Munroe
DC Terry
Joseph Long
Luigi
Geff Francis
Viv James
Grace Vance
Molly Drake
Charles Walters
DC Romeo (16 episodes, 2009-2010)
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Trivia
Series One contains references to prostitution in every episode - Drake travels back as one in episode one, sees a poster in episode two saying "We are all prostitutes!", and in another solves the murder of a streetwalker. She is also frequently dressed in red, making her a "scarlet woman".
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The two stars - Philip Glenister and Keeley Hawes - share the same birthday: 10 February
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The series is full of David Bowie references:- "Ashes to Ashes" is one of his songs, and features a Pierrot clown in its video, and one episode also features a "Laughing Gnome" (which is the name of another Bowie song).
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Goofs
The Audi Quattro used by Gene Hunt was not available for sale in the UK in 1981. He would have had to order it from continental Europe, thus it would probably be left-hand drive. This is acknowledged to in the extras, which speculate that Hunt could have gotten the car as "a dodgy import."
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Faq
Q
What does the ending mean?
A
Gene Hunt was a brand new police recruit who was murdered by a gang of armed robbers in the 1950s. His soul passes to another dimension where the spirits of dead police officers go to come to terms with their passing before moving on to the real afterlife (symbolically represented by Nelson's pub). Gene's spirit stays so long he ends up being in charge of this world between the worlds, the 'Reciever of souls for her Majesty's Constabulary'. Chris, Shaz, Ray and Alex are all dead police officers having difficulty accepting their deaths whilst Jim Keats is a satanic figure hoping to lure them into hell.
Q
So what does this mean about Sam and Annie from 'Life on Mars'?
A
2 main theories in this regard. Firstly that Sam never wakes up from his coma and dies in the hospital, his return to the 'real' world all an illusion. Secondly that he does wake up but eventually realises that he was supposed to have died in the accident so commits suicide (his mother presumably having died in the intervening period). The first theory has the problem that Alex Drake in the first ep of 'Ashes to Ashes' knows details of what Sam experienced in his coma due to his report on the incident but this may have also been a supernatural illusion to prepare her for what is to come. The first theory seems more likely as Alex in 'Ashes to Ashes' also appears to return to the real world for a period but in the end accepts that she's been in her hospital bed the entire time and has died. In 'Ashes to Ashes' it's revealed that Sam disappeared during a drugs bust and his body was never found. We later discover that he had told Gene Hunt that he was tired of his existence and wanted to move on implying that he had accepted his death and was ready for the afterlife. The characters on 'Ashes to Ashes' can find no trace of Annie suggesting that either she too was dead police officer who had moved on or she was some sort of angelic guide who's work was done once Sam had passed over. Gene, Ray and Chris meanwhile transfer to the Metropolitan Police to continue their adventures.
Q
So what happens to the characters in the end?
A
Chris, Shaz, Ray and Alex all accept their deaths and pass to the afterlife which is represented by Nelson's pub. Gene Hunt stays behind in his dimension in order to continue being a guide to the spirits of other dead police officers and steer them away from the devilish lure of Jim Keats.
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