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Alex believes that preventing the death of her parents will return her to 1981.

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Ashes To Ashes

Embrace the 80s in this sequel to the acclaimed drama Life on Mars

Sequel to the acclaimed drama Life on Mars. DCI Gene Hunt meets DCI Alex Drake, who in the aftermath of a hostage situation is transported back in time to a different time.

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DI Alex Drake wakes up in 1981. With Gene Hunt's help, can she find who shot her in 2008?

When DI Alex Drake is shot and lands in 1981, she meets Gene Hunt, who she read about in Sam Tyler's reports. Alex thinks she is in a coma and needs Hunt's help to go after the man who shot her in 2008.

The Royal Wedding looms, and CID is under pressure to keep the streets quiet.

It's the week of the Royal Wedding, and CID is under pressure to keep the streets quiet. Realising she is stuck here for now, Alex is desperate for escapism. She goes on a date with a handsome Thatcherite and makes contact with her mother, Caroline.

With two faithful sidekicks, Hunt is drawn to the action and intrigue of the London Met.

When a prostitute complains of rape, Alex has a tough time convincing Gene to take the case seriously. She is the lone voice in CID, and the only link to a recent murder victim makes Gene take the investigation further.

Alex smells a conspiracy when the body of a nuclear research worker disappears.

When the body of a worker at a nuclear research centre disappears from the morgue, it smacks of conspiracy to Alex. Was Martin Kennedy killed because he had proof the government was testing neutron bombs?

Alex and Gene attempt to stop Simon Neary, a gangster Gene has wanted to nail for years.

Simon Neary is a gangster Gene has wanted to nail for years. When the team discovers that his latest deal is to obtain guns, the case takes on another imperative for Alex. Is stopping the guns a way to stop herself getting shot in 2008?

Gene reflects on whether he is over the hill and Alex fears she's close to death.

Alex thinks she's close to death and has to keep her brain alive by solving a case involving a raid at a Post Office. Gene believes the culprit is Chas Cale, a blagger he crossed swords with years ago.

Can Alex prevent Gene going off the rails just when she needs to stay in control?

The team must venture into dangerous territory when a fellow officer is murdered in Soho.

Gene stands accused of causing the death of a vehicle thief through reckless driving.

Animal rights activists threaten a series of attacks, and Gene is determined to find them.

A visitor from Gene Hunt's old stomping ground of Manchester has a surprise in store.

Alex investigates when a violent burglary occurs at her future in-laws' house.

Gene and Alex face danger when the identity of a dead body found in a canal is discovered.

What looks like a simple drugs-drop at a building site turns into a murder case.

A wedge develops between Alex and Gene, and it threatens to tear the team apart.

With Ray Carling now running things, Gene is forced to put his career on the line.

When DC Chris Skelton opens CID's post, the team find they have a murder to solve.

Gene Hunt and his team investigate a series of politically motivated arson attacks.

The team is hot on the tail of a van they believe contains a large amount of heroin.

When Gene Hunt's former Manchester colleagues turn up he immediately smells a rat.

Inmates are rioting at Fenchurch Street prison and Hunt wants to teach the lags a lesson.

After a reported disturbance at an illegal drinking den, Gene goes in all guns blazing.

Encouraged by DCI Keats, Alex continues her investigation of Gene Hunt.

Ashes To Ashes

Ashes To Ashes

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