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Ashes to Ashes - Episode Guide

Season 1

Deja Vu

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2008

Deja Vu

DI Alex Drake is shot and lands in 1981, coming face-to-face with Hunt.

The Happy Day

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2008

The Happy Day

The royal wedding looms, and it's up to Gene and a restless Alex to keep the streets quiet.

Nothing Changes

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2008

Nothing Changes

With two faithful sidekicks, Hunt is drawn to the action and intrigue of the London Met, where he turns his attentions to taking on London's criminals.

The Missing Link

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2008

The Missing Link

When the body of a worker at a nuclear research centre disappears from the morgue, Alex smells a conspiracy.

The Smoking Gun

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2008

The Smoking Gun

Simon Neary is a gangster Gene has wanted to nail for years. But is stifling his gun deal a way to keep Alex from getting shot in 2008?

Over the Hill

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Mar 13, 2008

Over the Hill

Alex thinks she's close to death and has to keep her brain alive by solving the case: a raid at a Post Office. Gene believes the culprit is Chas Cale, a blagger he once crossed.

Charity Begins at Home

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Mar 20, 2008

Charity Begins at Home

When thousands of pounds of charity money is stolen, Gene resorts to his 'fists first, questions later' method.

Alex's Big Day

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Mar 27, 2008

Alex's Big Day

Alex believes that if she can go back to the day her parents were killed and prevent their death, she can leave the prison of 1981 and get back home to her daughter Molly.

Season 2

Found in Soho

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Apr 20, 2009

Found in Soho

The team must venture into dangerous territory when a fellow officer is found dead, while Alex's whole perspective on this world is threatened when she is kidnapped.

Reckless Driving

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2009

Reckless Driving

The team is on the hunt for major vehicle thief Jed Wicklow, but when a car chase leads to his death, Gene stands accused of causing it through reckless driving.

Fight for Their Rights

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: May 4, 2009

Fight for Their Rights

When animal rights activists threaten a series of attacks in London, placing the daughter of a laboratory owner in hospital, Gene is determined to track them down.

Gene's Queen

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: May 11, 2009

Gene's Queen

A visitor from Gene Hunt's old stomping ground of Manchester has a surprise in store. Alex is desperate to get to the bottom of the corruption she believes is in the force.

Blood Staines

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: May 18, 2009

Blood Staines

When a violent burglary occurs at Alex's in-laws' house, she comes face-to-face with their son Peter, the 14-year-old future father of Molly.

Truth Canal

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: May 25, 2009

Truth Canal

When a dead body in a canal is identified as a man reported missing by his glamorous wife, the investigation puts both Gene and Alex in danger.

Traitor

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jun 1, 2009

Traitor

What looks like a simple drugs-drop at a building site turns into a murder case. And Alex is haunted by thoughts of her parents' death.

Who Am I, Really?

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Jun 8, 2009

Who Am I, Really?

Alex has caught a hospital infection, and the doctors in 2008 are losing hope for her. A wedge develops between her and Gene, and it threatens to tear the team apart.

Season 3

Episode 1

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Apr 2, 2010

Episode 1

Change is in the air at CID following Alex's shooting, as the team works on the kidnap of a young girl and Gene puts his career on the line.

Episode 2

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2010

Episode 2

When DC Chris Skelton opens CID's post and discovers a human hand, DCI Gene Hunt and his team find they have a murder to solve.

Episode 3

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2010

Episode 3

It's the run up to the 1983 General Election and pressure mounts on DCI Gene Hunt and his team as they investigate a series of politically motivated arson attacks.

Episode 4

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2010

Episode 4

Gene and the team must protect an undercover policewoman investigating a drugs ring on their patch, while Alex continues to be haunted by the ghostly constable.

Episode 5

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2010

Episode 5

When DCI Gene Hunt's former Manchester colleagues, DCI Litton and DI Bevan, turn up on his patch he immediately smells a rat.

Episode 6

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: May 7, 2010

Episode 6

After an attempt to stop a prison riot goes badly wrong and one of their own is left behind, the team try everything they can to save their colleague.

Episode 7

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: May 14, 2010

Episode 7

Having almost finished his report into Gene Hunt and his team, DCI Keats continues to push Alex to find out what really happened to Sam Tyler.

Episode 8

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: May 21, 2010

Episode 8

Tension mounts in the final episode of the police drama as Alex pursues her investigation to the bitter end, and she and the rest of the team learn the truth about Gene Hunt.

Specials

Top Gear

Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Nov 15, 2008

Top Gear

Richard Hammond comes face-to-face with the Ashes team and the Audi Quattro for the 2008 Children In Need.

Sport Relief Special

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Mar 19, 2010

Sport Relief Special

The Ryder Cup has been stolen and rumour has it a celebrity has nicked it! DCI Gene Hunt, DI Alex Drake and the Ashes to Ashes team lead an undercover investigation for Sport Relief. With the help of a host of sports stars and celebrities from the '80s, will they track down the famous golfing prize?

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