Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010)

1. S01E01Season's bestDeja VuFebruary 7, 2008 8.0DI Alex Drake is taken hostage and shot, and wakes up in a brothel... in 1981. Rescued in a police raid, she quickly recognises DCI Gene Hun
2. S01E02The Happy DayFebruary 14, 2008 5.4DCI Hunt is determined to keep a lid on protests against the London Docklands development. When a suspected member of the London Liberation
3. S01E03Nothing ChangesFebruary 21, 2008 8.0Fresh from a successful drugs bust, Gene and the team investigate a prostitute's rape allegation. A dangerous serial attacker may be at larg
4. S01E04The Missing LinkFebruary 28, 2008 8.0CID investigate a murder, and discover a plot to sell stolen nuclear secrets to the Revolutionary Workers Front. When Gene and Alex get trap
5. S01E05The Smoking GunMarch 6, 2008 8.0Gene and Alex discover that a notorious pimp and drug dealer has a major firearms deal in the pipeline. In an attempt to locate him, the tea
6. S01E06Over the HillMarch 13, 2008 7.0An armed robbery leads Gene to Chas Cale, a criminal he tried to bring down in Manchester. But when Chas reveals his alibi, Gene begins to w
7. S01E07Charity Begins at HomeMarch 20, 2008 8.0The team investigates the armed robbery of a fundraiser who has been travelling across the country in a bathtub full of baked beans to raise
8. S01E08Alex's Big DayMarch 27, 2008 8.0Alex is determined to prevent the murder of her parents in a car bomb attack. Gene, meanwhile, is determined to give a good impression to a

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Found in SohoApril 20, 2009 4.5When a dead man is found in a Soho strip club, it looks like a sex game has gone wrong. So when the deceased is discovered to be a police of
2. S02E02Reckless DrivingApril 27, 2009 7.0The team is on the hunt for major vehicle thief Jed Wicklow, but when a car chase leads to his death, Gene stands accused of causing it thro
3. S02E03Fight for Their RightsMay 4, 2009 9.0Animal rights activists have threatened a series of attacks in London and the first victim, the daughter of a commercial laboratory owner, i
4. S02E04Gene's QueenMay 11, 2009 8.0A face from Gene's old stomping ground of Manchester shows up called Jackie Queen. Jackie is a reporter who is investigating teenagers who t
5. S02E05Blood StainesMay 18, 2009 7.5When a violent burglary occurs at Alex's in-laws' house, she comes face-to-face with their son Peter, the 14-year-old future father of Molly
6. S02E06Truth CanalMay 25, 2009 8.0After a dead body is found in the canal it is identified as Colin Mitchell. Alex is certain that the dead man's wife Donna is not telling ev
7. S02E07TraitorJune 1, 2009 8.0CID find a body buried in concrete as they investigate a drugs drop at a building site. Alex thinks she is getting better and will soon wake
8. S02E08Season's bestWho Am I, Really?June 8, 2009 10.0After Alex catches an infection back in 2008, she knows the doctors think she wont pull through. Distance grows between Alex and Gene and th

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Season's bestEpisode 1April 2, 2010 9.0Alex soon realises she has not returned home after all, and wakes up in 1983. Gene is on the run, and DCI Jim Keats has arrived from Complai
2. S03E02Episode 2April 9, 2010 8.5A severed hand is sent to Fenchurch station. Discovering that several women have been murdered, Alex decides to join the dating agency they
3. S03E03Episode 3April 16, 2010 8.0Gene and the rest of CID are feeling the pressure to stop a series of politically motivated arson attacks in the lead up to the 1983 General
4. S03E04Episode 4April 23, 2010 6.0Gene discovers that an undercover operation to catch several drug dealers is taking place on his patch without his knowledge. Determined to
5. S03E05Episode 5April 30, 2010 7.0When DCI Gene Hunt's former Manchester colleagues, DCI Litton and DI Bevan, turn up on his patch he immediately smells a rat. They're in pur
6. S03E06Episode 6May 7, 2010 8.0All hell has broken loose at Fenchurch East prison; the inmates are rioting and DCI Gene Hunt is ready to go in all guns blazing to teach th
7. S03E07Episode 7May 14, 2010 8.0DCI Jim Keats has almost finished his report into DCI Gene Hunt and his team, but he's still pushing DI Alex Drake to find out what really h
8. S03E08Episode 8May 21, 2010 9.0DCI Gene Hunt and his team are investigating a diamond heist following the murder of three London gang members. But DI Alex Drake is distrac

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