John Middleton

John Middleton

Acting
1953-09-07
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Biography

John Middleton is an English actor well known for his part in ITV's Emmerdale as Ashley Thomas, a role which he remained in from 1996 to 2017 and with a brief return in 2018 for two episodes.

Known For & Full Filmography17 Titles

#1Emmerdale

Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes as Ashley Thomas

4.3 / 10
SoapDrama

The lives of several families in the Yorkshire Dales revolve around a farm and the nearby village. With murders, affairs, lies, deceit, laughter and tears, it's all there in the village.

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#2Heartbeat

Drama Series - 1992, 16 episodes as Thompsett

7.2 / 10
CrimeDramaComedy

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

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#3Hollyoaks

Drama Series - 1995, 16 episodes as Fraser 'Froggy' Black Snr

5.2 / 10
Soap

The daily soap that follows the loves, lives and misdemeanours of a group of people living in the Chester village of Hollyoaks where anything could, and frequently does, happen...

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#4Hollyoaks

Drama Series - 1995, 16 episodes as Fraser 'Froggy' Blake Snr

5.2 / 10
Soap

The daily soap that follows the loves, lives and misdemeanours of a group of people living in the Chester village of Hollyoaks where anything could, and frequently does, happen...

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#5Hollyoaks

Drama Series - 1995, 16 episodes as Fraser 'Froggy' Middleton Snr

5.2 / 10
Soap

The daily soap that follows the loves, lives and misdemeanours of a group of people living in the Chester village of Hollyoaks where anything could, and frequently does, happen...

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#6Pointless Celebrities

Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes as Self

6.3 / 10
TalkReality

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.

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#7Prime Suspect

Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes as Fire Team Officer 1

7.8 / 10
CrimeDramaMystery

Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.

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#8Cracker

Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes as Jed Robins

6.6 / 10
CrimeDrama

The wise-cracking Edward 'Fitz' Fitzgerald is a brilliant but flawed criminal psychologist with a remarkable insight into the criminal mind.

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#9Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Drama Series - 1996, 16 episodes as Simon Letby

7.3 / 10
DramaCrime

Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her calling late in life. Combining common sense, her husband, and her pocketbook, this senior sleuth takes on all the cases the police deem too minor.

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#10In Suspicious Circumstances

Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes as Edwin Maybrick

6.5 / 10
CrimeDrama

Introduced by renowned English actor Edward Woodward, In Suspicious Circumstances is an anthology of reenactments depicting real-life murder mysteries, some famous and some obscure, exploring cases with elements of miscarriage of justice, unsolved mysteries, and unusual circumstances, often spanning different historical periods.

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#11The Grand

Drama Series - 1997, 16 episodes as Mr Rigby

5.1 / 10
Drama

The Grand is an ITV television drama series created and written by Russell T Davies and starring Rebecca Callard, Tim Healy, Susan Hampshire, Paul Warriner, and Mark McGann. Following WWI, the Bannerman family re-opens the Grand Hotel after a lengthy closure and a costly re-furbishing. The hotel has been in the family for a long time, and John Bannerman and his wife Sarah desperately want to make a go. Their son Stephen has returned from the wars without any physical harm but still suffers from the mental anguish of seeing so many of his comrades-in-arms falling on the battlefield. When they learn that their accountant has squandered what little money they had left, they must turn to John's brother Marcus, a successful businessman who has eschewed any interest in the hotel over the years but now seems ready to plunge into the business with both feet.

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#12Shadow of the Noose

Drama Series - 1989, 16 episodes as Elvey Robb

9.0 / 10
Drama

A look at the real cases and personal demons of Sir Edward Marshall Hall, Edwardian London's most celebrated barrister. Presiding over trials that made headlines and drew large crowds to the public gallery, the Old Bailey defence counsel was Britain's first legal celebrity. A champion of justice for all, Marshall Hall earns a reputation as The Great Defender as he pleads the innocence of clients other lawyers refuse to represent.

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#13Emmerdale 1918

Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes as Self

7.0 / 10
Documentary

Marking 100 years since the end of the First World War, Emmerdale 1918 uncovers the incredible untold stories of real Yorkshire men and women from the unique perspective of the cast of one of Britain’s favourite soaps.

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#14The Gambling Man

Drama Series - 1995, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

6.3 / 10
Drama

The Gambling Man is a three-part British television drama based on Catherine Cookson's 1975 novel of the same name. Produced by Tyne Tees Television for ITV, the serial stars Robson Green, Stephanie Putson, Ian Cullen, and David Nellist. Dissatisfied with his life, Tyneside rent collector Rory Connor decides to use his talents as a card player to improve his situation. He's soon able to purchase a boatyard and marry his childhood sweetheart Janie Waggett, but his success is built on a tangle of lies and deceit. Never one to shy away from high stakes, Rory is in the game of his life when he's asked to make the ultimate sacrifice for his brother.

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#15The World of Lee Evans

Drama Series - 1995, 16 episodes as Man Under Bed

7.0 / 10
Comedy

The World of Lee Evans was a BAFTA nominated TV show written by and starring Lee Evans and a range of actors, it followed Lee around getting stuck in tight situations and originally aired on Channel 4. The series was released on Channel 4 DVD in 2006 and features all episodes. The humour, which differs greatly from Evans' later stand-up humour, contains many elements of slapstick, and the show is similar in style to Mr. Bean. The series was a Granada Production in 1995 for Channel 4, and as Granada had adopted a new endboard cap at the end of their programs at this time, The World of Lee Evans was amongst the first ever shows to use the endboard. The series was quite popular though has had a very mixed reception in retrospect, some critics and Lee Evans fans saying the series is not as good as his other work. The series' slogan is If Lee Evans "needs to get from A to B, he starts at Z...".

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#16The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds

Movie - 1998, 2h 15m as Tony Warren

9.0 / 10

Sue Johnston stars in this intimate drama exploring the life of Coronation Street star Pat Phoenix. Follow her affair with fellow actor Tony Booth in the 50s that ended in heartbreak, and what eventually happened to the pair years later.

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#17Eden Valley

Movie - 1995, 2h 15m as Townie Husband

10.0 / 10
Drama

Set in the harness racing fraternity, this feature drama explores the conflict between urban and rural values and the relationship between an estranged father and son.

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