Ashes to Ashes - Complete Series 3 - 4-DVD Set ( Ashes to Ashes - Entire Series Three )

Ashes to Ashes - Complete Series 3 - 4-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Ashes to Ashes - Entire Series Three
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
472 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
David Drury

Written By:
Matthew Graham
Ashley Pharoah

Actors:
Philip Glenister ..... Gene Hunt
Keeley Hawes ..... Alex Drake
Dean Andrews ..... Ray Carling
Marshall Lancaster ..... Chris Skelton
Montserrat Lombard ..... Shaz Granger
Daniel Mays ..... Jim Keats
Geff Francis ..... Viv James
Tanya Franks ..... Marjorie Blonde
Jadie-Rose Hobson ..... Dorothy Blonde
Joseph Long ..... Luigi
Simon Merrells ..... David Blonde
Mason Kayne ..... Ghost (uncredited)
Julie Salter ..... Copper's Wife (uncredited)

Synopsis:

We've come so far and now the end is near. The journey that began with 'Life on Mars' concludes as Alex Drake embarks on her final mission: to uncover the truth about Gene Hunt and unlock the dark secrets of this World. Alex is back, only this time it's 1983 and something feels different. The arrival of DCI Jim Keats, sent by Scotland Yard to monitor the station's performance, throws some unexpected light on past events. Haunted by the ghost of a policeman, Alex decides that her only hope in getting home lies in finding out what really happened to Sam Tyler.

ASHES TO ASHES follows on from the hugely successful BBC series LIFE ON MARS, and sees the return of the self styled 'Sheriff of Manchester' DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister). Whereas LIFE ON MARS was a throwback to the crime-fighting style of the 1970's, ASHES TO ASHES takes you back to 'the decade that taste forgot', the 1980's.The story continues, only this time around its 1983. DI Alex Drake is ultimately determined to find out the truth about Gene Hunt and the hidden secrets of the world she inhabits. The third and final series also marks the arrival of Scotland Yard's DCI Jim Keats. Sent to watchfully observe the team's performance, his presence leads to some unexpected revelations on past happenings. Prepare to be captivated by easily, the darkest of all three series.

Season 3

Season 3, Episode 1: Episode #3.1
Original Air Date-2 April 2010
Alex wakes up to find herself back in 1983 where Gene Hunt is on the run after shooting her, three months previously. His unit is being run by none other than Ray! Meanwhile the rest of the unit in involved with the abduction of Dorothy, a young girl, on her way to school. To make matters worse a ransom is demanded by the kidnappers, and it's up to the team to find the culprits - fast.

Season 3, Episode 2: Episode #3.2
Original Air Date-9 April 2010

Season 3, Episode 3: Episode #3.3
Original Air Date-16 April 2010
It's Election Night and an arsonist is setting fire to polling stations. Ray believes they have a military background given the devices used but is reluctant to believe the culprit, identified by an eye-witness, is fireman and ex-Falklands War hero Andy Smith who saved Ray's life. Andy is taken into custody,during which another fire is started, leading Alex to believe that a triangle involving Andy,his wife and his brother is the key to the crimes.Jim tries to persuade Ray to leave Hunt's team and join him.

Season 3, Episode 4: Episode #3.4
Original Air Date-23 April 2010
Hunt is out to get father-and-son gangsters Terry and Daniel Stafford,who have bumped off rival drug dealers in the area, and is annoyed that undercover cop Louise Gardiner has been sent into his manner behind his back to work with the Staffords. There is no love lost between the Staffords,each out to get control of the racket from each other,and when her cover is blown Louise is attacked by Daniel,who gets beaten up by Chris as a result. However this jeopardises any charges against young Stafford. He is released and apparently abducts Louise, Hunt's team giving chase and a shoot-out ensuing. A couple of surprises are revealed before once more Alex sees the disfigured policeman.

Season 3, Episode 5: Episode #3.5
Original Air Date-30 April 2010
Two loutish policemen, Litton and Bevan, whom Hunt knew in Manchester, turn up on his patch in pursuit of ageing comic Frank Hardwick,who has allegedly robbed the Police Widows Fund. However, when someone takes a pot shot at Frank ,Hunt and his team suspect that the visitors are lying. In fact he has evidence of their corruption and is fleeing for his life. With Frank safe at Luigi's Hunt takes great pleasure in playing the couple off against each other at a police gala.

Season 3, Episode 6: Episode #3.6
Original Air Date-7 May 2010
Hunt heads a team sent in to quell a prison riot during which station officer Viv James is taken captive by scary lifer Jason Sacks. Sacks' cell-mate Paul Thordy escaped during the riot but is caught. He tells Alex he is Sam Tyler,though he was Sam's last arrest before he died.Ray and Chris pose as journalists going in to interview Sacks and are also taken prisoner by him.Alex does a deal with Thordy,allowing a successful storming of the jail though there is a surprise and a fatality. Jim Keats is useless throughout,his main concern being to get Alex to find out if Hunt killed Tyler. The disfigured man makes another appearance.

Season 3, Episode 7: Episode #3.7
Original Air Date-14 May 2010
The penultimate episode where the investigation of Gene Hunt is almost at an end, with Alex being pulled in two directions. Jim still wants to know whether Gene had anything to do with Sam Tyler's death, and Alex is best placed to find out everything they need to know so he's leaning hard on her to get the information. Gene and his team are called to an ANC illegal drinking den where things are not as they first appear to be. Initially it's a simple case of a public disorder but things soon take a turn for the worse.

Season 3, Episode 8: Episode #3.8
Original Air Date-21 May 2010
The question remains - did Gene hunt kill Sam Tyler? Alex needs to know and all is revealed in the final episode. Meanwhile the rest of the team are dealing with a Jewelry robbery and triple homicide: diamonds are missing and the bodies of three gang members have been discovered. Things don't help with Jim Keats stirring up trouble as usual between team members.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 15 August, 2010.