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]

Chloe Ashcroft
Ashcroft in 2004
Born (1942-07-07) 7 July 1942 (age 82)
Occupation(s)Actress and former children's TV presenter
SpouseDavid Hargreaves

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]

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  1. ^ "Play School - six years of success with under fives". The Stage. 28 May 1970. Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Classic TV|Play School", BBC, Retrieved 12 October 2018
  3. ^ "TV Guide". Liverpool Echo. 30 March 1979. Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Weekend at Home". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 22 June 1968. Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Muir, John Kenneth (2008) A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television, McFarland & Co., ISBN 978-0786437160, p. 337
  6. ^ "An Enchanting Revival of Trelawny of the 'Wells". The Stage. 15 July 1965. Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "'Ghosts'". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1967. Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "The Father". The Stage. 31 March 1988. Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Getting the Balance Right". The Stage. 14 March 1991. Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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