Character Relationships in Ashes to Ashes
Alex Drake (played by Keeley Hawes) is a protagonist in Ashes to Ashes.
Detective Inspector specializing in psychology and divorced mother. After being shot, she wakes in 1981 and interacts with the local police division. Revealed to be a restless dead officer in a purgatorial limbo, using future knowledge to navigate reality-bending events and solve cases. Gene Hunt (played by Philip Glenister) is a protagonist in Ashes to Ashes.
DCI leading the local police division in 1981. He secretly knows his team are dead but forgets his own death circumstances. Revealed as a psychopomp and spirit guide who helps his officers move on to an afterlife, eventually remaining behind to guide new arrivals. Ray Carling (played by Dean Andrews) appears in Ashes to Ashes.
DC in the police division. He experiences reality-bending anomalies during the third series and is revealed to be a restless dead officer who died in violent circumstances, ultimately moving on with the team. Chris Skelton (played by Marshall Lancaster) appears in Ashes to Ashes.
DC in the police division. He develops romantic feelings for a fellow officer. Like his colleagues, he experiences reality glitches in the third series and is revealed as a restless dead officer who died violently, eventually moving on. Shaz Granger (played by Montserrat Lombard) appears in Ashes to Ashes.
PC in the police division. She develops a romantic connection with a fellow DC. In the third series, she experiences reality-bending phenomena and is revealed to be a restless dead officer who died violently, ultimately moving on with the team. Jim Keats (played by Daniel Mays) appears in Ashes to Ashes.
DCI initially posing as an official assessing the police division. He is secretly the devil, attempting to destroy the division's world and drag officers to his own department. After being defeated, he escapes, promising to return.
Ashes to Ashes (2008) interactive character relationship network and AI-powered story timeline. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters across the narrative arc.
