Ashes to Ashes the follow up series to the BBC hit Life on Mars made it's debut last night.When I tuned in I had high hopes and I have to say it didn't disappoint in any way. Gone was Sam Tyler played by John Sim, gone was Manchester and also gone was 1970's nostalgia. In their place was Keeley Hawes as DI Alex Drake, London and scary 1980's music and fashions.
In the midst of it all as ever was the thoroughly non-politically correct DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister). In this incarnation of the time- travel tale, the focus it seems has finally shifted to the real star, the snarling DCI Hunt.
Reviews in the press have been mostly favourable and this has also been matched by overnight figures suggesting some 7 million watched. Not bad for a Thursday night. Here's hoping the next 7 episodes maintain or exceed the high standard set last night and also by the series that spawned it.
Let's not forget to mention the perhaps sinister Bowie Clown, plus Zippy and Bungle from Rainbow- now that was a happy memory from childhood.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/ashestoashes/
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