Ray Carling

Raymond Milton Carling
Raymond Milton Carling
Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes character
	Dean Andrews as Ray Carling in Ashes to Ashes promo image
First appearance	Life on Mars: Episode 1, series 1
Portrayed by	Dean Andrews (UK version); Michael Imperioli (US version);
Books	The Wit and Wisdom of Gene Hunt
In-universe information
Nickname	Ray, Raymondo
Title	Detective Sergeant (DS); Detective Constable (DC) (temporary demotion in 1973); Detective Inspector (DI);
Occupation	Police officer Manchester and Salford Police (1973); Metropolitan Police (1980–83);
Family	Alf Carling (grandfather); Col Carling (uncle)
Nationality	British

DC/DS/DI Raymond Milton^[1] "Ray" Carling^[2] is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, Life on Mars and its spin-off Ashes to Ashes.

^ "Ashes To Ashes: The Answers". www.lifeofwylie.com. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ full name given in DCI Keats' report to Chief Superintendent Callahan, on BBC website [1]; full forename of "Raymond" previously confirmed on his Army enlistment application in ep. 2.6

Raymond Milton Carling
Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes character
Dean Andrews as Ray Carling in Ashes to Ashes promo image
First appearance	Life on Mars: Episode 1, series 1
Portrayed by	Dean Andrews (UK version) Michael Imperioli (US version)
Books	The Wit and Wisdom of Gene Hunt
In-universe information
Nickname	Ray, Raymondo
Title	Detective Sergeant (DS) Detective Constable (DC) (temporary demotion in 1973) Detective Inspector (DI)
Occupation	Police officer Manchester and Salford Police (1973) Metropolitan Police (1980–83)
Family	Alf Carling (grandfather) Col Carling (uncle)
Nationality	British