Philip Glenister's character detective Gene Hunt will make a comeback in the UK in spin-off series to Life on Mars called Ashes to Ashes, which sees the action move forward to the 1980s. But Simm's character will be replaced by a female detective from the 21st Century,the sexy, intelligent, DCI Alex Drake played by Keeley Hawes, (yes the one better known as Zoe in Spooks or as the lesbian lover of Rachel Stirling in Tipping the Velvet) she is a single mother to daughter Molly, and has rapidly risen through the ranks of the Met and, in the modern world of 2008, skilfully uses psychological profiling to capture suspects. But when Alex and her daughter are kidnapped she makes a daring attempt at escape, resulting in a horrific accident and she wakes up finding herself in 1981 interacting with familiar characters, not just from her own life-time, but also from the detailed reports logged by none other than Sam Tyler, which Alex has previously spent months pouring over. After being used to her current world of sexual equality and respect in 2008 she finds herself opposite an arrogant fellow DCI (Hunt) in New Romantic Eighties London with a soundtrack of Adam Ant, Roxy Music and The Human League ringing in her ears. The makers are saying.... "It's a touch of Moonlighting teamed with a measure of Miami Vice." Also returning are Ray Carling (Dean Andrews) and Chris Skelton (Marshall Lancaster) who have remained loyal to Gene Hunt and are still part of his team in London Now a technological whizz-kid in the squad's surveillance team, DC Chris Skelton has clearly moved with the times, along with a tight-permed DS Ray Carling who's keen to experience London's nightlife. The new show is due to be screened on BBC One next year This will be great!!!!! For more in depth conversation about this and many other Movies and Tv Shows Please visit the forum FilmFlicking by simply clicking on the link...
