Ashes to Ashes

Anyone looking to this?the follow up to Life on Mars starts next Thur feb 7th if its half as good as life on mars it will definetly be worth watching.

Yeah, I'll be watching this. Life On Mars was class so it'll will be tough to be as good as that no doubt. Especially as John Simm isn't in it. But it's set in the 80's which always gets my attention  Plus that Gene Hunt character is a good laugh.

Can't wait, just hope it's as good as life on Mars!

Anyone watch it? Wasn't expecting it to be better than Life On Mars, but it wasn't too bad. Hopefully Sam might make an appearance sometime....

I watched it and it was ok, I'm not expecting it to be as good as the first one but its worth watching just for Gene Hunt! 1st line "Your entry in your diary today will read, I got shot by armed bas**rds!" The mans a legend and the posh bird running round in stockings for most of the program was an unexpected bonus!! I loved hearing the Clash and Stranglers in the show too!

Hey Crazy Horse where you been man? I thought you made a run for it! Good to see you back on here!

1st line "Your entry in your diary today will read, I got shot by armed bas**rds!" The mans a legend and the posh bird running round in stockings for most of the program was an unexpected bonus!!

  Love it.

Gene Hunt is class. Liked the bit when he said his team was the A Team. And it was funny to see the old jam butty bizzy cars again.

There's gonna be some good music in this programme.

Gene Hunt is my hero, I want to be like him when I grow up! He's in the middle of a drug bust, heavies everywhere totting machine guns and he won't acknowledge his radio until they call him the A Team! sheer class!

loved life on Mars, hoping for big things from this one

I used to love the Audi Quattro in the 80's and the great sound track

Wish the coppers were like Gene Hunt nowadays the scumbags would sh**e themselves.

Great Programme this......Loved the DeLorean Car.........class

The music too is brilliant, trying to pick out the clips they play and remember the tracks, managed to spot Geno - Dexy's Midnight Runners, Messages & Souvenir - O.M.D, Body Talk - Imagination, and how good was it to see Steve Strange singing Fade To Grey, Oh and Swords Of a Thousand Men by Tenpole Tudor. 

Great era, take me back to the 80's 

The 80's were class. Loads of different, good music. And the football was pretty good too....

Hope you can keep a note of all the tunes MsG.  And I bet you fancy Gene Hunt....

The 80's were class. Loads of different, good music. And the football was pretty good too....

Hope you can keep a note of all the tunes MsG.  And I bet you fancy Gene Hunt....

Yeah.....Spot on Kenny, good music, great footy what more do you want 

Was good though trying to spot the music, wasn't it Ken? Gene Hunt.....bit of rough

Anyone see it? Thoughts? Anti climax?

Watched the whole series of this one, the ending was a bit odd with her parents dieing, because i thought that she had been put back in time to save them, and as she hasn't how does she get back  Was a brilliant finish to the series though.

Loved Gene Hunts line 'we are un-bloody-breakable' Loved that scene!

Gene Hunt is a class character. Glad there'll be another series - there's no way one series of Ashes To Ashes could rival Life On Mars. But it was better than I thought it would be. Plus you can't beat all the 80's tunes....

We need to start a petetion to get Gene Hunt in the present time!

Some classic Gene quotes

Fire up the Quattro

Take that bloody seat belt off, you're a police officer, not a bloody vicar.

Good morning DI Bolly Knickers

New series on BBC 1 now

New series on BBC 1 now

What's that tune that's been on the advert for it leading up to tonight?

Was it this one by Spandau Ballet, still got my frilly shirt and leg warmers somewhere
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkcqw5YOXfc#

That's the one mate! Love it. And I thought you would have been the new romantic type actually instead of all the Fame business. 

Was it this one by Spandau Ballet, still got my frilly shirt and leg warmers somewhere
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkcqw5YOXfc#

Great song...........and they are getting back together again aren't they 

Missed the last 20 mins of this, as I had visitors, fancy coming round when I'm watching Ashes to Ashes.....how thoughtless 

From what I saw though it looked good again, I love spotting the music 

Gene doesn't get any better does he 

Never really watched this although I watched Life on Mars.

I'll give it a try tomorrow on my day off!

It's good Gene Hunt is a star, pity he plays a manc tho

Great song...........and they are getting back together again aren't they 

Missed the last 20 mins of this, as I had visitors, fancy coming round when I'm watching Ashes to Ashes.....how thoughtless 

From what I saw though it looked good again, I love spotting the music 

Gene doesn't get any better does he 

Did you miss the 80s sing along on the red button afterwards

Did you miss the 80s sing along on the red button afterwards

I must have done, I can catch it on the BBC I Player can't I?

I must have done, I can catch it on the BBC I Player can't I?

I dont know if it will be on Iplayer, it was only four tracks Duran Duran, Human League, ABC and Hot Chocolate I think they might be doing it after every episode

I'm going to get a poster in every railway station in the north saying the streets of London are paved with sh*t!

 

Enjoyed that tonight. Gene Hunt was back to his best.

Enjoyed that tonight. Gene Hunt was back to his best.

Was brilliant tonight, it was so funny when he said to Alex, "do you want that written on my testicles and paraded in front of you" 

One of the best Ashes to Ashes I've ever seen tonight...........it was a great storyline, the Liverpool supporter getting off the coach with the bar scarf........nice one 

Another classic line from Gene last night:

Back, Sack and Crack! is that Yuppy speak for Rice Krispies?

Another corker in the last episode

I've had harder shits after a Friday night curry than you!

I wonder if this is coming back with a new series?

Should be starting soon if it is.

I was thinking the same thing the other day when I was listening to the Ashes To Ashes CD at work.

They're definitely having another series, just not sure when?

I was thinking the same thing the other day when I was listening to the Ashes To Ashes CD at work.

They're definitely having another series, just not sure when?

Ha ha...I had my Ashes to Ashes cd on in my car yesterday, that's what reminded me.

Will watch out for a trailer then...coming soon I hope.

Just read that the third and final series for Ashes to Ashes has been commissioned for 2010. I expect it will be early 2010. It's being filmed this Autumn.

Cheers Paul, shame its the last one though 

The final series coming up  starting next week on Good Friday.

Looking forward to it, but shame it's going to be the last one.

Looking forward to some corking one-liners from Gene Hunt some dodgy perms and some great music from my youth

Was back on last friday on BBC1, Gene Hunt had me pissing my sides again, had a high school teacher like him who didnt give a sh*t.

Marks out of ten for Keeley Hawes (Alex Drake)?

Cracking stuff so far in the new series, can't wait for more of it! I love this program!

Great song...........and they are getting back together again aren't they  

They did saw them at the o2 in Sept, brilliant, did a fantastic version of With A Pride just Tony & Gary.

Final episode next Friday....it's really built up to a brilliant finale!!

And what an episode that was tonight, Glenister really plays Hunt brilliantly!!

All coming to a head now isn't it.....tonight's episode was one of THE best.

Gene is a real b***ard, but I can't help but love him 

All coming to a head now isn't it.....tonight's episode was one of THE best.

Gene is a real b***ard, but I can't help but love him 

Agreed, but you can't help but love him! He's the guy that every man wants to be! (Or at least be as witty!)

As for Jim, does my nut in! Really wish that I had watched Life on Mars, would help me make sense of all this!

He's sexy in an arrogant sort of way.....a real bad boy....and us girls like a bit of a bad boy 

I didn't see Life on Mars either  I'm hoping it will all become clear next week.

Gene was a real dark horse last night, finally though him & drake were gonna get it on, Jim is a bit of a c**t but that just makes Gene a hell of a lot better when he rips the sh*t out of him

still dont believe that he killed Sam, especially when Sam stopped Gene going down for murder in Life on Mars

The very last ever episode of Ashes to Ashes is coming on now. 

He's killed the Quattro!

Bloody brilliant ending....but I'm still trying to work out what the hell happened!! Anyone want to explain?!

Bloody brilliant ending....but I'm still trying to work out what the hell happened!! Anyone want to explain?!

Erm....in a word NO, I think I'm as confused as you RedWilly.

Superb programme but it left me scratching my head.

When you have beaten the bad guys the only thing left is to head to the pub. Unless your the flawed hero. Then you send your girl back so you can stay angry at the world and villans cant exploit your weak point. Unless they hide the whiskey that is. . . Other than that. . . Never bring your favourite car to a gun fight

Bloody brilliant ending....but I'm still trying to work out what the hell happened!! Anyone want to explain?!

They were in a sort of police purgatory, where Gene Hunt's character is ultimately revealed to be part of a supernatural world in which members of the police force who have been killed or critically injured in real life come to in order to either wake in the real world, as initially with Sam Tyler, or for those killed, to accept their deaths. Gene Hunt guides these police officers and should they accept their death in the real world, takes them "to the pub" - moving on to an implied "heaven" beyond, whereas Keats was the Devil trying to lure them to hell.

The last episode reveals he has done this for many other officers before, including Sam Tyler and, in the final episode, also does so for Ray, Chris, Shaz and Alex; in the closing moments, another officer from the future appears wondering, like Alex and Sam, who has changed his office, and wondering where his iPhone is, and Gene Hunt ventures out to greet him, in his usual fashion.

So basically, Gene Hunt is an afterlife Ghost Whisperer, an alternative (TV) reality version of Jennifer Love Hewitt...

So basically, Gene Hunt is an afterlife Ghost Whisperer, an alternative (TV) reality version of Jennifer Love Hewitt...

Yeah except Gene Hunt has charisma and some of the funniest lines.

Nice one HR will have to watch that series on the i player. Have only watched the last episode.

They were in a sort of police purgatory, where Gene Hunt's character is ultimately revealed to be part of a supernatural world in which members of the police force who have been killed or critically injured in real life come to in order to either wake in the real world, as initially with Sam Tyler, or for those killed, to accept their deaths. Gene Hunt guides these police officers and should they accept their death in the real world, takes them "to the pub" - moving on to an implied "heaven" beyond, whereas Keats was the Devil trying to lure them to hell.

The last episode reveals he has done this for many other officers before, including Sam Tyler and, in the final episode, also does so for Ray, Chris, Shaz and Alex; in the closing moments, another officer from the future appears wondering, like Alex and Sam, who has changed his office, and wondering where his iPhone is, and Gene Hunt ventures out to greet him, in his usual fashion.

Just finished watching the last five episodes on the iPlayer (with a break for a bbq in between) and I'd certainly agree with that summing up.

Enjoyed it! Life On Mars was better for me though.