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	Ashton's first television break was taking the role of [[Fanny Cornforth]] opposite [[Oliver Reed]] in [[Ken Russell]]'s ''[[Dante's Inferno (1967 TV film)\|Danté's Inferno (1967)]]'', a film for the ''[[Omnibus (UK TV series)\|Omnibus]]'' series on the life of [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]]. The part later led to a small role in Russell's 1971 film ''[[The Devils (film)\|The Devils]]''.		Ashton's first television break was taking the role of [[Fanny Cornforth]] opposite [[Oliver Reed]] in [[Ken Russell]]'s ''[[Dante's Inferno (1967 TV film)\|Danté's Inferno (1967)]]'', a film for the ''[[Omnibus (UK TV series)\|Omnibus]]'' series on the life of [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]]. The part later led to a small role in Russell's 1971 film ''[[The Devils (film)\|The Devils]]''.

	In 1970, Ashton's chirpy, blonde persona found her understudying [[Barbara Windsor]] in the [[Ned Sherrin]]-produced musical ''Sing a Rude Song'', based on the life of [[music hall]] singer [[Marie Lloyd]]; she successfully took the lead role when Windsor was struck down with laryngitis.~~{{Citation needed\|date=November 2022}}~~		In 1970, Ashton's chirpy, blonde persona found her understudying [[Barbara Windsor]] in the [[Ned Sherrin]]-produced musical ''Sing a Rude Song'', based on the life of [[music hall]] singer [[Marie Lloyd]]; she successfully took the lead role when Windsor was struck down with laryngitis.

	Ashton played numerous TV roles; credits include: ''[[On the Buses]]'' (1971) - subsequently making appearances in two spin-off films; ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'' (1972–80); ''Both Ends Meet'' (1972, with [[Dora Bryan]]); ''[[Don't Drink the Water (TV series)\|Don't Drink the Water]]'' (1975, an ''On the Buses'' spin-off); ''[[Yus, My Dear]]'' (1976, with [[Arthur Mullard]]), ''Rooms'' (1977); ''[[Only When I Laugh (TV series)\|Only When I Laugh]]'' (1980, with [[James Bolam]]); ''[[The Gaffer (TV series)\|The Gaffer]]'' (1981–83, with [[Bill Maynard]]), ''[[Tripper's Day]]'' (1984, with [[Leonard Rossiter]])and The Beer Hunter Minder Episode 1980 (with Dennis Waterman, George Cole). In ''[[Thick as Thieves (TV series)\|Thick As Thieves]]'' (1974) she was cast as Annie, wife of a burglar ([[Bob Hoskins]]) who comes out of prison to find that his old friend ([[John Thaw]]) has moved in,		Ashton played numerous TV roles; credits include: ''[[On the Buses]]'' (1971) - subsequently making appearances in two spin-off films; ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'' (1972–80); ''Both Ends Meet'' (1972, with [[Dora Bryan]]); ''[[Don't Drink the Water (TV series)\|Don't Drink the Water]]'' (1975, an ''On the Buses'' spin-off); ''[[Yus, My Dear]]'' (1976, with [[Arthur Mullard]]), ''Rooms'' (1977); ''[[Only When I Laugh (TV series)\|Only When I Laugh]]'' (1980, with [[James Bolam]]); ''[[The Gaffer (TV series)\|The Gaffer]]'' (1981–83, with [[Bill Maynard]]), ''[[Tripper's Day]]'' (1984, with [[Leonard Rossiter]])and The Beer Hunter Minder Episode 1980 (with Dennis Waterman, George Cole). In ''[[Thick as Thieves (TV series)\|Thick As Thieves]]'' (1974) she was cast as Annie, wife of a burglar ([[Bob Hoskins]]) who comes out of prison to find that his old friend ([[John Thaw]]) has moved in,

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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Ashton was born and raised in [[Wood Green]], north London. Trained from childhood as a singer and tap-dancer, she performed in the 1950s at seaside resorts around England in summer season shows. In the early 1960s, she toured Europe with [[Joan Littlewood]]'s Theatre Workshop in ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War\|Oh, What a Lovely War!]]''. Early [[West End theatre\|West End]] appearances included ''[[Half a Sixpence]]'' and ''[[The Matchgirls]]''.		Ashton was born and raised in [[Wood Green]], north London. Trained from childhood as a singer and tap-dancer, she performed in the 1950s at seaside resorts around England in summer season shows. In the early 1960s, she toured Europe with [[Joan Littlewood]]'s Theatre Workshop in ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War\|Oh, What a Lovely War!]]''. Early [[West End theatre\|West End]] appearances included ''[[Half a Sixpence (film)\|Half a Sixpence]]'' and ''[[The Matchgirls]]''.

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	==Career==		==Career==
	Ashton's first television break was taking the role of [[Fanny Cornforth]] opposite [[Oliver Reed]] in [[Ken Russell]]'s ''[[Dante's Inferno (1967 TV film)\|Danté's Inferno (1967)]]'', a film for the ''[[Omnibus (UK TV series)\|Omnibus]]'' series on the life of [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]]. The part later led to a small role in Russell's 1971 film ''[[The Devils (film)\|The Devils]]''.~~{{Citation needed\|date=November 2022}}~~		Ashton's first television break was taking the role of [[Fanny Cornforth]] opposite [[Oliver Reed]] in [[Ken Russell]]'s ''[[Dante's Inferno (1967 TV film)\|Danté's Inferno (1967)]]'', a film for the ''[[Omnibus (UK TV series)\|Omnibus]]'' series on the life of [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]]. The part later led to a small role in Russell's 1971 film ''[[The Devils (film)\|The Devils]]''.

	In 1970, Ashton's chirpy, blonde persona found her understudying [[Barbara Windsor]] in the [[Ned Sherrin]]-produced musical ''Sing a Rude Song'', based on the life of [[music hall]] singer [[Marie Lloyd]]; she successfully took the lead role when Windsor was struck down with laryngitis.{{Citation needed\|date=November 2022}}		In 1970, Ashton's chirpy, blonde persona found her understudying [[Barbara Windsor]] in the [[Ned Sherrin]]-produced musical ''Sing a Rude Song'', based on the life of [[music hall]] singer [[Marie Lloyd]]; she successfully took the lead role when Windsor was struck down with laryngitis.{{Citation needed\|date=November 2022}}

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	~~{{Short description\|English actress (1931–2013)}}~~
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	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| yearsactive = 1965–1984		\| yearsactive = 1965–1984
	\| spouse = Geoff Godwin ~~(1953–1985) (divorced)~~		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Geoff Godwin\|1953\|1985\|end=div}}
	\| children = 2		\| children = 2
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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Ashton was born and raised in [[Wood Green]], north London. Trained from childhood as a singer and tap-dancer, she performed in the 1950s at seaside resorts around England in summer season shows. In the early 1960s, she toured Europe with [[Joan Littlewood]]'s Theatre Workshop in ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War\|Oh, What a Lovely War!]]''. Early [[West End theatre\|West End]] appearances included ''[[Half a Sixpence]]'' and ''[[The Matchgirls]]''.~~{{Citation needed\|date=November 2022}}~~		Ashton was born and raised in [[Wood Green]], north London. Trained from childhood as a singer and tap-dancer, she performed in the 1950s at seaside resorts around England in summer season shows. In the early 1960s, she toured Europe with [[Joan Littlewood]]'s Theatre Workshop in ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War\|Oh, What a Lovely War!]]''. Early [[West End theatre\|West End]] appearances included ''[[Half a Sixpence]]'' and ''[[The Matchgirls]]''.

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{IMDb name\|0039256}}		* {{IMDb name\|0039256}}

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{{Short description|English actress (1931–2013)}}
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| birth_place = [[Wood Green]], London, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|6|23|1931|2|28|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.picturesthattalk.com/death.php?deathid=498 |title=Pat Ashton obituary |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Pictures that Talk |access-date=23 October 2013}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Diss, Norfolk|Diss]], [[Norfolk]], England
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1965–1984
| spouse = Geoff Godwin (1953–1985) (divorced)
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'''Pat Ashton''' (28 February 1931 – 23 June 2013) was an English actress. Her engaging [[cockney]], blonde persona is best remembered for appearances in English TV-sitcom film spin-offs ''[[On the Buses (film)|On the Buses]]'' (1971) and ''[[Mutiny on the Buses]]'' (1972).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039256/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm#trivia |title=Biography for Pat Ashton obituary |website=IMDb |access-date=23 October 2013}}</ref>
She was married to Geoff Godwin 1953–1985.

==Early life==
Ashton was born and raised in [[Wood Green]], north London. Trained from childhood as a singer and tap-dancer, she performed in the 1950s at seaside resorts around England in summer season shows. In the early 1960s, she toured Europe with [[Joan Littlewood]]'s Theatre Workshop in ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War|Oh, What a Lovely War!]]''. Early [[West End theatre|West End]] appearances included ''[[Half a Sixpence]]'' and ''[[The Matchgirls]]''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

==Career==
Ashton's first television break was taking the role of [[Fanny Cornforth]] opposite [[Oliver Reed]] in [[Ken Russell]]'s ''[[Dante's Inferno (1967 TV film)|Danté's Inferno (1967)]]'', a film for the ''[[Omnibus (UK TV series)|Omnibus]]'' series on the life of [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]]. The part later led to a small role in Russell's 1971 film ''[[The Devils (film)|The Devils]]''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

In 1970, Ashton's chirpy, blonde persona found her understudying [[Barbara Windsor]] in the [[Ned Sherrin]]-produced musical ''Sing a Rude Song'', based on the life of [[music hall]] singer [[Marie Lloyd]]; she successfully took the lead role when Windsor was struck down with laryngitis.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

Ashton played numerous TV roles; credits include: ''[[On the Buses]]'' (1971) - subsequently making appearances in two spin-off films; ''[[The Benny Hill Show]]'' (1972–80); ''Both Ends Meet'' (1972, with [[Dora Bryan]]); ''[[Don't Drink the Water (TV series)|Don't Drink the Water]]'' (1975, an ''On the Buses'' spin-off); ''[[Yus, My Dear]]'' (1976, with [[Arthur Mullard]]), ''Rooms'' (1977); ''[[Only When I Laugh (TV series)|Only When I Laugh]]'' (1980, with [[James Bolam]]); ''[[The Gaffer (TV series)|The Gaffer]]'' (1981–83, with [[Bill Maynard]]), ''[[Tripper's Day]]'' (1984, with [[Leonard Rossiter]])and The Beer Hunter Minder Episode 1980 (with Dennis Waterman, George Cole). In ''[[Thick as Thieves (TV series)|Thick As Thieves]]'' (1974) she was cast as Annie, wife of a burglar ([[Bob Hoskins]]) who comes out of prison to find that his old friend ([[John Thaw]]) has moved in,

On stage, she later appeared in ''[[Stepping Out (play)|Stepping Out]]'', and was a regular performer at the [[Players' Theatre]] in London.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/jun/23/pat-ashton-obituary |title=Pat Ashton obituary |author=Nick Godwin |date=23 June 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=23 October 2013}}</ref>

==Partial filmography==
*''[[Half a Sixpence (film)|Half a Sixpence]]'' (1967) - Pub Character
*''[[On the Buses (film)|On the Buses]]'' (1971) - Sally
*''[[The Devils (film)|The Devils]]'' (1971) - Gossiping woman (uncredited)
*''[[Mutiny on the Buses]]'' (1972) - Norah
*''[[Nearest and Dearest (1972 film)|Nearest and Dearest]]'' (1972) - Freda
*''[[The Optimists of Nine Elms]]'' a.k.a. ''The Optimists'' (1973) - Woman at Nursery
*''[[Party Party (film)|Party Party]]'' (1983) - Johnny's Mum
*''[[Bloodbath at the House of Death]]'' (1983) - Barmaid

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0039256}}

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[[Category:English film actresses]]
[[Category:English television actresses]]
[[Category:People from Wood Green]]
[[Category:20th-century English actresses]]