Ashes to Ashes on TV

[Disgruntled Goat]

It wasn't very good was it? A travesty of 'Life on Mars'. And there's going to be a new series

 

[ChrisKH]

I've watched worse. And it keeps Mrs KH happy. The music makes it better than it is at times.

 

[Chris James]

It is really of my era (born 1971), has Keeley Hawes in it (who I fancy lots) and has basically the same plot and cast as Life on Mars (which I liked a lot).

Yet it was crap.

Disappointing really. My wife wants the soundtrack CD which will probably be the best bit of it.

 

[rich p]

I've watched worse. And it keeps Mrs KH happy. The music makes it better than it is at times.

Exactly the same for Mrs richp. She likes a bit of tosh to wind down and I watch it with one eye over the top of the paper, listening to the soundtrack.

 

[papercorn2000]

Yeah, bit of a parody of the original series but I felt that it did flesh Gene Hunt out a bit more.
It was strange that the series was set 8 years later yet none of the characters had apparently aged...

 

[Fnaar]

I quite liked it, but it wasn't as good as Life on Mars...
I missed a crucial 2 minutes towards the end (thanks daughter's guitar teacher ) ... haven't got time to watch it on iPlayer at the mo, anyone care to PM me the main details?

 

[rich p]

Gene ended up being the bomber but Drakey was already impregnated with his sperm from a fling in the back of his car just as the bomb exploded.

 

[Arch]

yeah, it hasn't held my attention - well not enough to compete with Mitchell and Webb on 2, so I've only been seeing the last half of the last 6 episodes.

Somehow the period detail wasn't quite as amusing as the 70's. Perhaps too close to be nostalgia, and not quite different enough....

Mind you, I think Life on Mars, although great from the start, got better in series two, so maybe Ashes to Ashes will settle down a bit?

 

[Danny]

I actually enjoyed the series even though I wasn't expecting to. They mostly played it for laughs which was probably the right way to go.

However I thought last night's episode was a big disappointment.

 

[domtyler]

I'm still enjoying it on Sky+, got a few episodes to catch up.

Yeah, not as good as LOM but still well worth watching in my view.

 

[SheilaH]

It was different to Life on Mars, and enjoyable if you were able to resist the temptation to compare the two. Was taken out for dinner last night and so missed the final episode...

 

[goo_mason]

Once we got past the annoying 'good morning, imaginary constructs' nonsense in the first 2 epsiodes, I really enjoyed the series. Left me laughing like a drain many times - simple, entertaining fun.

 

[Plax]

I loved it. It helps of course that Gene Hunt is my role model,and I fancy the pants off him

 

[4F]

I gave up after the first 2 episodes, bit of a let down

 

[mondobongo]

Pretty dire stuff gave up halfway through episode 2 I think, am pretty surprised the BBC have commissioned another series of it.