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The Best Episodes of Ashes to Ashes Season 1

Every episode of Ashes to Ashes Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ashes to Ashes Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Ashes to Ashes Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.3/10(389 votes)

    S1:E8

    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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  2. Ashes to Ashes Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.8/10(354 votes)

    S1:E7

    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

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  3. Ashes to Ashes Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.6/10(392 votes)

    S1:E3

    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

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  4. Ashes to Ashes Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.6/10(356 votes)

    S1:E5

    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

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  5. Ashes to Ashes Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.6/10(358 votes)

    S1:E6

    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

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  6. Ashes to Ashes Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.4/10(458 votes)

    S1:E2

    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 finds out her mother, a lawyer, will 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

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  7. Ashes to Ashes Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.4/10(365 votes)

    S1:E4

    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

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  8. Ashes to Ashes Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.3/10(554 votes)

    S1:E1

    DI Alex Drake is taken hostage and shot, and wakes up in 1981. 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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Episode 8" is the best rated episode of Ashes to Ashes season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 389 votes. Directed by Jonny Campbell and written by Ashley Pharoah, it aired on March 27, 2008. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 7".