"faking an illness in order to get time off work to attend the Manchester derby match. By 1981, when the first series of ""Ashes to Ashes"" is set, Carling resents having a female superior, DI Alex Drake and is still overwhelmingly sexist and opposed to having women in CID. However, during the second and third series he is much more willing to work with Drake and respects her as his senior officer and equal colleague. During series 2, it is revealed that Carling is a Freemason, and holds the rank of Tyler. He notes the ironic nature of the title."
"after he regained consciousness in the present. Upon waking in the past she is surprised to meet the returning characters of Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister), Ray Carling (Dean Andrews) and Chris Skelton (Marshall Lancaster), all of whom she has learned about from her research, the trio having transferred from the Manchester setting of ""Life on Mars"" (Manchester and Salford Police) to London. Tension between Drake and Hunt is built through the unsatisfactory explanation of Sam Tyler's absence and the perceived underhandedness and shoddy work of Hunt in contrast to the methodical, ethical and thoroughly modern Drake. Continuing the theme of"
"the storylines that unfold. Skelton finally proves himself in series 2 episode 6, saving Hunt, Tyler and Annie Cartwright (Liz White) from death when he shoots Big Bird. Unlike Ray Carling (Dean Andrews), Skelton eventually comes to respect Tyler and begins to emulate his modern policing methods, such as tape-recording interviews years before it became standard procedure. Tyler also helps Skelton overcome his clumsiness, nervousness and naivety. During the finale of ""Life on Mars"", Skelton informs Tyler: ""I don't underestimate you Boss, I just don't understand you"". Alongside Gene Hunt and Ray Carling, Skelton moved from Manchester to London and"
"and Chris Skelton (Marshall Lancaster), and is so surprised to learn they actually exist, that she faints upon first seeing Hunt. After shocking the unit with the revelation she is the DI of the squad, Drake learns that Hunt, Carling and Skelton transferred to London following the death of Sam Tyler a year previously. Drake initially believes that she has assimilated Tyler's notes to create this world, and addresses her new colleagues as if they are not real. As well as this, Drake uses a dictaphone to record her experiences and frequently searches for radio communications and television images for"
"Marshall Lancaster Marshall Lancaster (born 5 October 1974 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) is a British actor. He has appeared in television dramas including ""Coronation Street"", ""Holby City"", ""The Lakes"" and ""Family Affairs"". He is best known for playing DC Chris Skelton in the BBC time-travel police dramas, ""Life on Mars"" and ""Ashes to Ashes"", the former set in 1973, and the latter set between 1981 and 1983. Lancaster is a former member of the Macclesfield-based theatre groups SCAMPS Youth Company, Paragon Youth Theatre and Macclesfield Amateur Dramatic Society. Until 23 August 2008 he starred in the York Theatre Royal's production"
"by the characters under his command, mainly Chris Skelton (Marshall Lancaster) and Ray Carling (Dean Andrews). During the two series, Hunt often uses unnecessary force while making arrests and conducting interviews, along with practising ""noble-cause corruption"" demonstrated by his fabrication and falsifying of evidence in order to secure convictions but never for personal gain. In response to this, he has been referred to as an ""old style cop"" and ""maverick"". Hunt also believes that there is a ""very fine line between a criminal and a copper"". Hunt often clashes with Sam Tyler (John Simm), the protagonist of the series. Eventually,"
"friends with Chris Skelton (Marshall Lancaster) who attempts to learn from Tyler's modern policing methods, and is introduced to tape-recording interviews by Tyler, something which was not standard procedure in the 1970s. However, Tyler often clashes with Ray Carling (Dean Andrews), as he views Tyler as stopping him from being promoted to Detective Inspector. While in 1973, Tyler finds himself investigating many crimes with the CID team from , , , a and a . During and , Tyler meets his mother Ruth (Joanne Froggatt) and his father, Vic (Lee Ingleby). Despite thinking that persuading his father to stay with"
"Scott Neal Scott Neal (born 10 June 1978) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in The Bill first as PC Luke Ashton then as Ryan Keating later as Carl Simms and EastEnders Jason Adams. He entered the Anna Scher Theatre School in 1989. He debuted in The Listening on Channel Four. He has participated in other TV shows such as ""EastEnders"", Emmerdale, ""Bramwell"", ""Prime Suspect"", and ""London's Burning"". He later became a regular appearance on the British television police drama ""The Bill"", playing PC Luke Ashton, a character coming to terms with his own sexuality."
"Douglas Fielding Douglas Fielding (born 6 June 1946) is a British actor of film and television, best known for playing the role of Sergeant Alec Quilley, previously Police Constable, in the police procedural drama ""Z-Cars"" (1969–1978). He later played the first regular policeman Roy Quick in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" from 1985 until 1986. He made his television debut in 1968 playing Young Hodge in an episode of ""Mystery and Imagination"". He has also appeared in other successful television shows including ""Softly, Softly"", ""Callan"", ""Blake's 7"", ""Angels"", ""Juliet Bravo"", ""The Bill"", ""ChuckleVision"", ""Family Affairs"", and ""Doctors"". In 2000 he"
"is taken hostage by Edward Markham, when she is surprised that DCI Gene Hunt, DS Ray Carling, and DC Chris Skelton appear, looking exactly like Sam described except for the updated clothes (1980s). She convinces Markham to surrender and is taken to the Metropolitan police station, where she discovers that she has a life set up just like Sam Tyler did. She believes she is hallucinating and that everyone is just imaginary constructs. The CID and Alex Drake discover that Drake is their new DI, much to the CID's surprise (as they had thought that Drake was a prostitute). Drake"
"with his father subsequently souring despite his successes in the force. In series 2 in 1982, Carling actually fills out an army application form, but when he asks Alex Drake to write a reference, she takes the form and rips it up into little pieces, convincing him to stay. Ray, along with Shaz and Chris, endures visions of stars and space and hears strange voices, like that of in a pub, and described by Chris as Nelson (Tony Marshall), the publican from ""Life on Mars"", asking him what is he having to drink. Although he initially dismisses it as alcohol-related,"
"notice Layton in the back, who forces her at gunpoint to a disused barge and tells her that he knew her parents who died in 1981, Tim (Andrew Clover) and Caroline Price (Amelia Bullmore). Shortly after, Layton shoots Drake in the head. Following the shooting, Drake finds herself in 1981 less than fourteen weeks before the death of her parents, Tim and Caroline Price. Upon waking, she finds herself in the same location - on the barge which is host to a party. From studying Sam Tyler's notes, Drake is familiar with Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister), Ray Carling (Dean Andrews)"
"Dean Andrews Dean Andrews (born 6 August 1963 in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a British actor. He is most famous for his role as DS Ray Carling in the BBC Television drama ""Life on Mars"". He continued the role in the show's 2008 sequel series, ""Ashes to Ashes"", until 2010. He played Michael Negal, a homeless character who is taken in by Father Brown (The Star of Jacob, 2016). He also appeared as Steve (Kinchie) Kinchin in BBC two part series of ""The Moorside"" 2017. Born in 1963 in Rotherham, Andrews went to Sitwell Junior School on Grange"
"two series is the only character who he fully enlightens to his situation. Tyler and Chris Skelton eventually become friends, with Chris seeing him as a role model and attempts to learn from his modern policing techniques, such as tape-recording interviews and forensic awareness. However, Chris finds himself ""torn between"" Tyler's methods and Hunt's. Chris later states that he's not sure if they were friends, Sam was ""more of a mentor, really"". Throughout the two series, Ray Carling and Tyler often clash. According to the series website, this is because Ray was seen as the ""golden boy"" and had applied"
"9 June 1983 general election, the 21 November 1983 damage to the Blue Peter Garden, and (in flashback), the 2 June 1953 coronation of the Queen. The series tells the story of Alex Drake (played by Keeley Hawes), a police officer in service with the London Metropolitan Police, who is shot in 2008 by a man called Arthur Layton and inexplicably regains consciousness in 1981. The first episode of the series reveals that, in the present day, Drake has been studying records of the events seen in the series ""Life on Mars"" through reports made by Sam Tyler (John Simm)"
"September 2010, Andrews took part in the Bupa Great Yorkshire Run to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Society, Bupa's nominated charity for the 2010 Bupa Great Run Series. Dean Andrews Dean Andrews (born 6 August 1963 in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a British actor. He is most famous for his role as DS Ray Carling in the BBC Television drama ""Life on Mars"". He continued the role in the show's 2008 sequel series, ""Ashes to Ashes"", until 2010. He played Michael Negal, a homeless character who is taken in by Father Brown (The Star of Jacob, 2016). He"
"that Alex Drake is a police psychologist who has been studying Sam Tyler's suicide and the records of his life in his 1973 world. Upon Drake being shot during a hostage situation in 2008, she awakens in 1981, where she is amazed to meet Gene Hunt, who was mentioned in Sam Tyler's case notes. As Drake has read the report of Sam Tyler's reality, she knows that telephones and radios carry messages from the present day to her and how she can see hallucinations of those that she loves. During the course of the first series, it is revealed that"
"information about her, knowing that Sam Tyler received information this way. As the first series progresses, Drake comes to believe that she has been sent back to 1981 in order to save her parents from death. Along with this, Drake is constantly haunted by hallucinations of ""The Clown"". Eventually, it is revealed that her father Tim is the clown and that he arranged to blow himself up along with his wife, Caroline, and daughter, Alex, by hiring Arthur Layton to rig a car bomb after finding that Caroline was having an affair with Evan White (Stephen Campbell Moore). By the"
"""gentleman detective"" with a flawless record in solved cases. She got so bored, she changed careers as a ""gentleman thief"" and became spymaster and CEO of V.I.L.E., all just for the challenge. Professor Layton from the video game series named after him. He is a professor of archaeology who solves various puzzles with his young apprentice Luke Triton. Detective Inspector Alexandra ""Alex"" Drake (née Price), the well-bred, posh protagonist of ""Ashes to Ashes"" (2007-2009, mentioned in ""Life on Mars"" in 2006). DI Drake, the orphaned daughter of a solicitor and barrister, was reared from adolescence by her parents' associate after"
"set in Sheffield. Andrews played Barry Shiel in the TV series ""Buried"", which won the BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series in 2004. In 2005, Andrews played the character of Steven Maynard in the ITV drama ""Wire in the Blood"". In 2006, he appeared in yet another BBC drama, ""Life On Mars"", as the character DS Ray Carling. In 2007, he appeared in the BBC dramas ""True Dare Kiss"" and ""The Street"". In 2008, he returned to play the character in the spin-off series ""Ashes to Ashes"". Andrews also had a small role in the Channel 4 series ""No Angels"""
"the characters of Charles Prentis, played by Stephen Fry, and Martin McCabe, played by John Bird, who also appeared in the radio adaptation of the book (BBC Two, 1995-1999), were featured in their own spin-off series ""Absolute Power"" (BBC Radio 4, 2000-2006/BBC Two, 2003-2005), which was also created and written by Tavener. In the Red (TV series) In the Red is a three-part BBC Two black comedy-crime drama 1998 series featuring Warren Clarke as BBC Reporter George Cragge and Alun Armstrong as Police Superintendent Frank Jefferson, investigating a series of murders of London bank managers, a small political party contesting"
"Drake working together in order to expose corruption within Fenchurch East CID. As well as the corruption storyline, Drake is stalked by Martin Summers (Gwilym Lee & Adrian Dunbar) who also claims to be from the future. After several discoveries and unofficial investigations led by Hunt and Drake, it is revealed that the newly introduced character, Charlie Mackintosh (Roger Allam) is heavily involved in the corruption. During episode four, after finding out that Hunt and Drake know about his corruption, Mackintosh shoots himself and with his dying words warns Hunt and Drake of ""Operation Rose"", but dies before he can"
"my Mind"". A regular role in the television series ""Cracker"" (1993–94) brought him recognition in the UK; and, after he told TV bosses of his desire to leave the series, they killed off his character in October 1994, making him a victim of the serial killer Albie Kinsella (Robert Carlyle). At around the same time, Eccleston appeared in the episode ""One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"" of the ""Poirot"" series adapted from mysteries by Agatha Christie. He appeared in the low-budget Danny Boyle film ""Shallow Grave"" (1994), in which he co-starred with actor Ewan McGregor. The same year, he won the"
"character has been described as ""ballsy, confident and bright"", along with being ""perceptive in deduction"" and ""understanding the workings of the criminal mind"". During the first episode of ""Ashes to Ashes"", it is revealed that Alex Drake is the unnamed police psychologist mentioned in the finale of ""Life on Mars"", who interviewed and recorded case notes of Sam Tyler's time in 1973 and studied his subsequent suicide, as witnessed in the finale of ""Life on Mars"". During the opening scenes of the first episode, Drake, while driving her daughter Molly (Grace Vance) to school is unexpectedly called to a hostage"
"Murder in Successville Murder in Successville is a British sitcom with improvisational elements created by Andy Brereton and Avril Spary. The series aired on BBC Three from 6 May 2015 to 24 May 2017. ""Murder in Successville"" stars Tom Davis as DI Sleet who is partnered with a guest celebrity every episode to solve a murder. The cast of every episode includes impersonations of various celebrities who live in the fictional Successville. Celebrities are transposed into fictional versions that fit into the setting of Successville, such as Alan Carr who in Successville's universe is a mobster and brother to Jimmy"
"She observes Sharon Granger, Chris Skelton, Ray Carling and Gene Hunt visit her in hospital and ask her for help in differing forms through television screens. She re-awakes in 1983, with Hunt slapping her to bring her out of her coma in order to help clear his name. Following her return to the 1980s, Hunt explains that after his accidental shooting of her he was accused of attempted murder and fled to the Isle of Wight and the Costa del Sol for a period of three months. During the series, Drake is haunted by visions of a police officer with"
"of Mike Kenny's adaptation of ""The Railway Children"" alongside Colin Tarrant and Sarah Quintrell at the National Railway Museum. Lancaster has one green and one blue eye, a condition known as heterochromia. In January 2013 he has started his own construction company, Marshall Lancaster Plastering, and works as a contractor in Macclesfield and surrounding areas. Marshall Lancaster Marshall Lancaster (born 5 October 1974 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) is a British actor. He has appeared in television dramas including ""Coronation Street"", ""Holby City"", ""The Lakes"" and ""Family Affairs"". He is best known for playing DC Chris Skelton in the BBC time-travel"
"Carl White Carl White is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Daniel Coonan. He first appears in the 4660th episode, originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on 20 June 2013. Carl is the ex-boyfriend of Kirsty Branning (Kierston Wareing), and his storylines include tracking down cash owed to him by Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman), which Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) has used to open a restaurant, trying to win Kirsty back, a relationship with Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) and feuds with Max Branning (Jake Wood), Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack), who kills"
"Thief Takers Thief Takers is a British television crime drama series, created by Roy Mitchell, and produced by Central Independent Television for the ITV network. The series depicts the work of a team of officers based in the Metropolitan Police Service's Flying Squad, which Reece Dinsdale, Brendan Coyle, Grant Masters and Nicholas Ball appearing in the principal roles. The series was Carlton's attempt to rival Thames Television's ""The Bill"", after the producer unexpectedly retained the series despite a major take-over by Carlton. A total of three series were broadcast between 1 February 1995 and 18 December 1997, with a total"
"shall we say, lack of political correctness can be a potent one - which is why everyone in Britain fell in love with Gene Hunt, the hulking great throwback in the BBC series ""Life on Mars"" and that men wanted to be Hunt; women wanted to be with him."" Bantam Press have published two books written from the in-character perspective of Hunt, being ""The Rules of Modern Policing (1973)"" in 2007 and ""The Future of Modern Policing (1981)"" in 2008. During 2009, a third book was published by Bantam written from the in-character perspective of Chris Skelton and Ray Carling,"
"sky and hear strange voices, like that of in a pub, and described by Chris as Nelson (Tony Marshall), the publican from ""Life on Mars"", asking him what is he having to drink. During the finale it is revealed that, in reality, Skelton was dead. On 14 February 1975, whilst serving as a uniformed constable, his Sergeant told him to ""do as he is told"", which was for Chris to move out into the open at the blow of his Sergeant's whistle, resulting in him being gunned down and killed. Chris ponders on how he acted as a dogsbody for"
"murder (rather than suicide) of Isabella Augustine. With Harry's access to his own support group of police and family now limited, Blake works to retrieve Harry's bracelet. Stan Lee's Lucky Man Stan Lee's Lucky Man is a British crime drama television series, produced by Carnival Films and POW! Entertainment for Sky 1, which follows the story of Murder Squad detective Harry Clayton (James Nesbitt), who is granted the power to control luck. The first series debuted on 22 January 2016, and averaged 1.49 million viewers per episode, making it Sky 1's most successful original drama series to date. The series"
"he is eventually brought round by Shaz and the three of them share the vision together in the street outside Luigi's. He drives a MkII Ford Granada 2.8S. Along with Chris and Shaz, it is revealed that Ray Carling had previously died in the real world. As a young DC, he commits suicide by hanging himself on 6 May 1972, the day of that year's FA Cup Final. He had been struggling with the feeling that he had failed his father and grandfathers, who were all army sergeants, after he failed basic training for entry to the British Army. Ray"