BBC’s ‘Ashes to Ashes’

omahaid · 03-04-2009 11:48am

More updates

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2009/wk16/unplaced.shtml#unplaced_ashes

It's definite for week 16, just no specific date or time during that week.

Arthur Daley · 07-04-2009 11:46pm

Confirmed as back on Monday nights at 9, starting on the 20th April.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2009/wk16/unplaced.shtml#unplaced_ashes

Basq · 08-04-2009 12:02am

Cheers Arthur Daley.. marked that in my TV calendar anyways.

Speaking of which... never seen this clip before:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O91jip0HtYM

2fivers · 08-04-2009 2:01am

Fun clip, but I have a question - how does Gene know enough about Aled Jones is in 1982 to use him as a reference when threatening someone with castration?

The kid didn't record his first album til 1983, and didn't have a hit record until Christmas 1985...

(I appreciate the whole A2A/Top Gear timing anomaly, but I'm picky, ok?

)

iguana · 08-04-2009 10:23am

2fivers wrote: »

Fun clip, but I have a question - how does Gene know enough about Aled Jones is in 1982 to use him as a reference when threatening someone with castration?

The kid didn't record his first album til 1983, and didn't have a hit record until Christmas 1985...

Perhaps he'd seen one of his early live performances?:p

tony1kenobi · 08-04-2009 8:52pm

Aled Jones sung on the Snowman soundtrack in 1982......I suspect Hunt was engineering those sessions.....or some other daft answer.

Leaderbored · 08-04-2009 9:03pm

tony1kenobi wrote: »

Aled Jones sung on the Snowman soundtrack in 1982......I suspect Hunt was engineering those sessions.....or some other daft answer.

No he didn't. Peter Auty sang on that soundtrack.

Aled Jones' cover of walking in the air didn't come out until 1985. Damn good effort at an answer though. Nice and ridiculous, as befitting A2A.

mle1324 · 12-04-2009 11:49am

for all those ashes to ashes fans it has defently been 100% confirmed,its finaly back to our screens on the 20 of april (monday) 2100-2200 for series 2

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lostexpectation · 13-04-2009 10:56pm

Ashes to Ashes' Glenister hits back at critics
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/showbiz-news/celebrity-interviews/2009/04/10/ashes-to-ashes-star-phil-glenister-hits-back-at-critics-of-co-star-keeley-hawes-ahead-of-new-series-86908-21268669/

its not her we don't likeMR HUNT its the silliness of the character,it doesn't work

mike65 · 20-04-2009 3:35pm

Bumpity-bump.

9 pm.

omahaid · 20-04-2009 10:15pm

Well, first episode over. My opinion : I dunno

, I thought it was good overall, a bit darker than the last series, and if that is a good idea time will tell. Life on mars was a bit darker too than series one of AOA so some similarity there. The soundtrack could have been a bit better I thought too

. Other than that, great to see the gene genie back on the tv!!

Basq · 20-04-2009 10:23pm

Wasn't too impressed myself!

Reminded me why I didn't enjoy the first season as much as 'Life on Mars' (I know I shouldn't typically compare them but can't help it), Gene Hunt isn't nearly as funny or interesting as he once was. He now seems like a caricature of his character and he's either playing up or playing down (that woeful "don't die Sally" sequence).

Maybe it'll improve but it definitely lacked a spark!

omahaid · 20-04-2009 10:28pm

basquille wrote: »

Wasn't too impressed myself!

Reminded me why I didn't enjoy the first season as much as 'Life on Mars' (I know I shouldn't typically compare them but can't help it), Gene Hunt isn't nearly as funny or interesting as he once was. He now seems like a caricature of his character and he's either playing up or playing down (that woeful "don't die Sally" sequence).

Maybe it'll improve but it definitely lacked a spark!

I'm choosing to believe it'll get better, the last season didn't have a great start either but I thought it ended well, so fingers crossed...

mike65 · 20-04-2009 10:37pm

I suspend all critical faculties and just suck it up myself

Arthur Daley · 20-04-2009 11:02pm

Was a bit better tonight in terms of the dialogue and grittier feel to the show. It's the first episode of a second series so it's pointless having Alex kidnapped and about to be killed only for Gene to come to her rescue again. I wish they'd stop with these 'dramatic' scenes every single episode.

The 80s sing a long they've put on the red button is a worrying sign.

Gene's delivery of 'get your knickers on you're nicked' a la Jack Regan 1974was more like it. :pac:

dave_29 · 20-04-2009 11:43pm

Is it repeated again, as how did i miss it or did i miss much.

How many eps are there?

omahaid · 27-04-2009 10:01pm

Well, episode 2 over. I quite enjoyed that actually

Storyline is filling out a bit better and we had a bit of humour.

mike65 · 27-04-2009 10:06pm

God I love "Bollie" (and her expanding arse!). I think we all knew that

Gene wasn't a flipping squardealer

27-04-2009 10:08pm

Haven't seen episode 2 yet, but I thought last weeks episode was a huge improvement in quality. Much better than any of the first series episodes.

BlitzKrieg · 29-04-2009 5:17am

just watched episode 1 and while it wasnt up to the standard of the latter half of season 1 (I still think season 1 finale was pure win.) I do find the

idea of a 2nd person running wild in the 80's coma world from the real world to be pretty cool if they take it to dark places (is it a dark side of her psyche, or another person in a coma? Could it be sam gone bad?)

Main thing I am happy though is it seems to be going with over arcing plotline from the start, season 2 of life of mars suffered from no real direction at the start of season 2.

mle1324 · 30-04-2009 6:51pm

have to say alex is looking good.
also noticed a change in gene,its like as if his is fed up with the coruption in the met

ixoy · 02-05-2009 11:40pm

Enjoyed the second episode a lot more than the first. They've got an interesting arc in there with Gene investing corruption in the Met and, of course, Alex and the shadowy figure from the present. Much more humour this week too - some great Hunt quotes.

grumpytrousers · 03-05-2009 1:14am

I agree completely. I think they've got their mojo back, in a sense; they realised that the 'get me back' thing of Series 1 was all fine and dandy, but that most people really wanted Alex trapped so we could have more Gene Genie.

It's still nothing more than a weak re-tread of Life on Mars, but it's pulled off with a sod of a lot of brio, so i'll forgive it. It's not pretending to be big or clever - it's accented on fun now!

The corruption arc is good; it's not a million miles removed from Vic Mackeys style in The Shield.

Sidney77 · 11-05-2009 4:06pm

Not really impressed with the new series although I am confident that they will have a good ending for it.

It doesnt look like the American version of Life on Mars will have an ashes to ashes version with Chris and Ray dead.

Flashraziel · 11-05-2009 6:00pm

I assume you haven't seen the last Life on Mars U.S. episode then?

Mr E · 11-05-2009 6:03pm

Ashes threads merged....

omahaid · 12-05-2009 8:58am

Well, I enjoyed that episode. I'm glad that

the supermac/corruption story arc is finished (well, I think it is)

and we can concentrate on Alex's story. I do admit to missing Gene's humour from Life on Mars though, he's not as funny in this series

mike65 · 12-05-2009 9:27am

But what is Operation Rose?

omahaid · 12-05-2009 9:41am

mike65 wrote: »

But what is Operation Rose?

A ha, that did pique my interest (I have no idea

)

Time travel experiments? I'm randomly guessing now!!

Sidney77 · 12-05-2009 5:43pm

Flashraziel wrote: »

I assume you haven't seen the last Life on Mars U.S. episode then?

not yet, its on here in 2 weeks (NZ) looking forward to that since you suggest there is a twist of some sort,im sure it will have/had a different ending to the british one, being honest its not great but i did enjoy the irish episode with tyler pretending to be bono, were the episodes with colm meaney as gene hunt ever shown?

BBC’s ‘Ashes to Ashes’

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