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Ashes to Ashes

TV·2008–2010·BBC One·Drama, Crime, Fantasy·1h·7.6·Created by Ashley Pharoah, Matthew Graham

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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.

Cast

Philip GlenisterPhilip GlenisterDCI Gene HuntKeeley HawesKeeley HawesDI Alex DrakeDean AndrewsDean AndrewsDS Ray CarlingMarshall LancasterMarshall LancasterDC Chris SkeltonMontserrat LombardMontserrat LombardWPC Sharon "Shaz" GrangerDaniel MaysDaniel MaysDCI Jim Keats

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