British Invaders 340: Hard Sun (Part 2)
April 19, 2020 Leave a Comment
Hard Sun is a 2018 “pre-apocalyptic” crime drama from the BBC. A secret dossier proves that the world will end in five years. How will public react when this document leaks to the media?
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Ashes to Ashes was the sequel to Life on Mars. Police detective Alex Drake finds herself in a hostage situation that goes very wrong. She wakes up to find herself in 1981! We see how she deals with that through 1981, 1982 and 1983. The series was first broadcast in 2008 through 2010.
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