[s1e3] Ashes To Ashes -

The episode explores her deep-seated emotional issues, including persistent visions of a sinister clown and flashbacks of her parents' death.

Reviewers from Den of Geek praised the episode for giving the series its own voice, separate from its predecessor Life on Mars , by focusing on character evolution and the unique environment of early 80s London. [S1E3] Ashes to Ashes

Gnome-like laughter is heard at various points, a subtle nod to the David Bowie song. The episode is packed with 1981-specific milestones and

The episode is packed with 1981-specific milestones and cultural touchstones: Gene Hunt and the rest of the team

In the third episode of the first season of the BBC crime drama , DI Alex Drake faces a significant clash of cultures with DCI Gene Hunt . This episode, which originally aired on February 21, 2008, focuses on Alex's struggle to secure justice for a victim the rest of the team is quick to dismiss. Plot Overview

Alex is the "lone voice" in the CID who wants to take the allegation seriously. Gene Hunt and the rest of the team are dismissive until a link to a recent murder victim—a young woman named Delfine Parks—is discovered.

The attacker is revealed to be Ryan Burns , a waiter on a luxury yacht. Because Nina is too terrified to testify, making a standard conviction impossible, DS Ray Carling takes matters into his own hands by planting cocaine-filled garden gnomes in Burns' car to ensure he is imprisoned. Character Developments