The rumour reported by me here has proved to be unfounded.

Lisa Faulkner will not be in the 'Life on Mars' sequel 'Ashes to Ashes'.

But Keeley Hawes will!!!!. Which is nothing to do with this group, except that Keeley and Lisa were in Spooks together and it lets me use my Zoe/Helen icon.

From Lisa's Wikipedia entry:

It has been rumoured that Faulkner has been shortlisted to play the role of DCI Gene Hunt's new sidekick, DI Alex Drake in Ashes to Ashes - the sequel series to Life on Mars. According to the Daily Mail, producers have shortlisted Thandie Newton, of ER, Bad Girls's Liz May Brice and Lisa Faulkner. The paper added that ( Read more... )