7.3/10462 votes#1 - Deja Vu
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/7/2008
DI 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 Hunt and his team from detailed reports made by DCI Sam Tyler about his own trip to 1973. Gene is determined to address London's growing drugs problem, and has targeted city playboy Edward Markham as the brains behind the operation. Alex suspects Arthur Layton, the man who kidnapped her in 2008. Could Layton be the key to her return to her own time?
Director: Jonny Campbell
Writer: Matthew Graham
7.4/10382 votes#2 - The Happy Day
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/14/2008
DCI Hunt is determined to keep a lid on protests against the London Docklands development. When a suspected member of the London Liberation Front is arrested, Alex asks her mother, a lawyer, to defend him. Meanwhile, Prince Charles is marrying Lady Diana Spencer and the in-crowd is partying at the Blitz Club.
Director: Jonny Campbell
Writer: Ashley Pharoah
7.5/10329 votes#3 - Nothing Changes
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/21/2008
Fresh from a successful drugs bust, Gene and the team investigate a prostitute's rape allegation. A dangerous serial attacker may be at large, but the case is hampered by an unreliable witness and the suspect's connections.
Director: Bille Eltringham
Writer: Julie Rutterford
7.4/10307 votes#4 - The Missing Link
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/2008
CID investigate a murder, and discover a plot to sell stolen nuclear secrets to the Revolutionary Workers Front. When Gene and Alex get trapped in a secret Government facility at Edgehampton, the temperature rises.
Director: Catherine Morshead
Writer: Mark Greig
7.5/10296 votes#5 - The Smoking Gun
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/6/2008
Gene 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 team go undercover in a gay club, and Ray goes beyond the call of duty to get his man.
Director: Bille Eltringham
Writer: Mark Greig
7.5/10301 votes#6 - Over the Hill
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/13/2008
An 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 wonder if he is past his prime as a DCI. Alex sends Ray and Chris undercover at the local pub in order to solve the case.
Director: Catherine Morshead
Writer: Mick Ford
7.7/10295 votes#7 - Charity Begins At Home
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/20/2008
The team investigates the armed robbery of a fundraiser who has been travelling across the country in a bathtub full of baked beans to raise money for Children in Need. Alex thinks that a crime reconstruction on Police Five will do the trick, but Gene prefers some old-fashioned police work.
Director: Jonny Campbell
Writer: Matthew Graham
8.3/10326 votes#8 - Alex's Big Day
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/27/2008
Alex 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 visiting Lord Scarman, but the station is still dealing with the aftermath of a Gay Pride demonstration.
Director: Jonny Campbell
Writer: Ashley Pharoah
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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...
Genres:CrimeSci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
Network:BBC One
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Deja Vu" is the best rated episode of "Ashes to Ashes" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 462 votes. Directed by Jonny Campbell and written by Matthew Graham, it aired on 2/7/2008. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Happy Day".