Yes, yes , yes, yes, yessity YES.
Best TV for ages.
If you're going to do this, do it right. DO NOT sneak preview the last series of Ashes to Ashes!
Start at the beginning, and concentrate, don't watch it if there are going to be distractions. As the series goes by you get drawn in and start asking questions - is he dead, what is the reality? You get to know the central characters, there aren't too many of these to make it fudgy and they are all well drawn. There is plenty of dark humour in all this, mixed with great knockabout cops 'n robbers stuff and loads of great one liners and put downs, especially from Gene Hunt, who glues the whole thing together. Life on Mars ends and Ashes to Ashes starts, with connections back to LOM and what happened at the end of that series.
During Ashes to Ashes, pennies start to drop as to who is who and what is or isn't reality. This is where, for me it turned into something quite extraordinary and unique. By now you will know the characters and if you have concentrated, will not be able to contain yourself waiting for the climax. I found it helpful recording the series and watching the episode before the current one each week, just to remind yourself where we are. You won't have that issue as you will get it on DVD.
Also, each episode has an entertaining story within itself, and if, like me, you were around in those times in England, then it is fantastically well observed.
Unfortunately, (for me anyway), once I knew how it all resolved I have, so far, found it hard to go back and watch it again - maybe in a few years time.
The DVD box sets are pretty cheap to get from Ebay.
Hope you enjoy it, but I repeat, DO NOT fast forward.
"See you down the Pub"