Chloe Ashcroft Explained

Chloe Ashcroft
Birth Date:	7 July 1942
Occupation:	Actress and former children's TV presenter
Spouse:	David Hargreaves

Chloe Ashcroft (born 7 July 1942) is a British actress and a former presenter of several BBC children's TV programmes, including Play School,^{[1] [2]} Play Away, Hokey-Cokey, Excuse Me,^[3] All Change,^[4] and Pie in the Sky. She also appeared in the Doctor Who story Resurrection of the Daleks (1984), playing Professor Laird.^[5]

Before her television career, she appeared in several stage plays in the 1960s, and returned to the stage in the 1980s.^{[6] [7] [8]} Outside of acting, she has worked as a teacher. She now lives in Whiteshill and Ruscombe in Gloucestershire with her husband, the actor David Hargreaves, with whom she has two children.^[9]

Notes and References

1. News: Play School - six years of success with under fives . The Stage . 28 May 1970 . 12 October 2018 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
2. "Classic TV|Play School", BBC, Retrieved 12 October 2018
3. News: TV Guide . Liverpool Echo . 30 March 1979 . 12 October 2018 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
4. News: Weekend at Home . Newcastle Evening Chronicle . 22 June 1968 . 12 October 2018 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
5. Muir, John Kenneth (2008) A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television, McFarland & Co.,, p. 337
6. News: An Enchanting Revival of Trelawny of the 'Wells . The Stage . 15 July 1965 . 12 October 2018 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
7. News: 'Ghosts' . Birmingham Daily Post . 15 June 1967 . 12 October 2018 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
8. News: The Father . The Stage . 31 March 1988 . 12 October 2018 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
9. News: Getting the Balance Right . The Stage . 14 March 1991 . 12 October 2018 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .