Detective Inspector Ashley

Detective Inspector Ashley portrayed by Robin Lermitte was the local detective in Walford who was determined to shut down The Firm and its dodgy deeds. He was introduced later in the year of 1988, following the events of The Dagmar fire. He is occasionally seen wandering around the Square trying to shift any trouble that embarks in the area.

In December 1988, Donna Ludlow tells him that Rod Norman is the local drug dealer in the area, in order to get Rod in trouble after he dashed her dreams of becoming a waitress for Ian Beale, after telling him that Donna was a heroin addict. However, her plan failed, when Ashley saw straight through her lies.