Philip Glennister played the part of DCI Gene Hunt in the series Life on Mars, who played detective sergeant Ray Carling?
Ashes to Ashes (TV series) 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
Ray Carling Ray Carling DC/DS/DI Raymond Milton "Ray" Carling is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, "Life on Mars" and its spin-off "Ashes to Ashes". Ray Carling is shown to be similar in character to his boss, DCI Gene Hunt. During "Life on Mars", Carling often prefers Hunt's brutality and corruption over DI Sam Tyler's ideas. Carling has also been described by the BBC's website as Hunt's ""right-hand man when it comes to fighting, shooting, gambling and the ladies"". Throughout the series, Carling frequently clashes with Sam Tyler regarding his policing methods. It is revealed that Carling had