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Ashes to Ashes
EMAILPRINTSERIES: BBC America, Saturday 9:00p (60 minutes)
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 9 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 2 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Created By:
Matthew Graham
Tony Jordan
Ashley Pharoah
First Air Date: March 7, 2009
Summary
Starring Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster, and Montserrat Lombard
The American remake of Life on Mars only made it to one season, but the original spawned a sequel with DI Alex Drake waking up in 1981 (with many of the people Sam Tyler met in1973) after being shot in 2008.
Also On Metacritic
TV: Life on Mars (ABC) Life on Mars: Season 1 (BBC America) Life on Mars: Season 2 (BBC America)
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site (UK) Official Show Site (USA)
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Entertainment WeeklyJessica Shaw
The sequel ditches the '70s for the '80s--but the original's hard-boiled plots, retro-pop score, and scene-stealing politically incorrect Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) remain.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Alex's gender guarantees that her dynamic with the boss will be a bit different, and it's Glenister, whose Hunt continues to leave Harvey Keitel's in the dust, who's still the best reason to climb into this particular time machine.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
If the early Ashes episodes are representative of the series, this show will indeed be good fun.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesGinia Bellafante
Britain in the 1980s is arguably a lot more interesting than Britain in the ’70s, and Ashes to Ashes sharply engages the factionalism of the day: the mounting antipathies of the working class, the growth of privatization and development, the fury over nuclear armament.
Read Full Review >San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Glenister is still riveting, naturally, and Hawes is a real gift. Maybe that's enough to offset the smaller issues, like the cartoonish hero worship of Hunt (three quarters of the way through the pilot, there's a moment where you half expect a laugh track to kick in).
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
It's in that "perhaps" and "possibly" that Ashes to Ashes finds a way forward, and although it's not as good as the original, it pushes many of the same buttons and sews on a few new ones. It's quite enjoyable.
Read Full Review >Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Ashes to Ashes has a cheekier energy that the original "Life on Mars," one that carries the show even when the police procedural stories are relatively bland.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
Alex's gender does open the door to further explore the era's sexual politics, but much of that was still addressed in the first show, and Hawes' dry performance doesn't seriously alter the dynamics.
Read Full Review >Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Though many small things are executed well, some big parts of this show just don’t work, at least in the first couple of episodes.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Kevin R gave it an8:
Keely Hawes doesn't have quite the same charm as John Simm but it's still a very solid series with amazing characters, great drama, and fantastic humor.
