D.I. Ashley

D.I. Ashley
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About
Portrayed by	Robin Lermitte (search)
Introduced by	Julia Smith (1988)
Gender	Male
First Appearance	24 November 1988
Last Appearance	30 March 1989
Duration	1988-1989
Episode Count	19
Status	Alive
Occupation	Police officer
Classification	Former; recurring
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DI Bob Ashley made his first appearance on 24 November 1988 and last on 30 March 1989. He was portrayed by Robin Lermitte.

Storylines

Bob is a police Detective Inspector who is determined to shut down The Firm. He arrests Den Watts for arson on The Dagmar. He also arrests James Willmott-Brown when he tries to bribe Kathy Beale into dropping her statement to the police about raping her. Ashley appears again questioning Junior Roberts about the racist graffiti found on Ashraf Karim's shop. Later he informs Sharon Watts and Michelle Fowler that he and the police are 99% certain that Den is dead despite not yet being able to find his body in the canal. DI Ashley keeps Sharon up to speed with any progress in the investigation regarding Den.

List of appearances

Note: ⏱ denotes an hour-long episode (d) denotes a duff duff (f) denotes a flashback (u) denotes an uncredited appearance (v) denotes a voice-only appearance

1988

1. 24 November 1988
2. 29 November 1988
3. 1 December 1988
4. 6 December 1988
5. 8 December 1988
6. 13 December 1988
7. 20 December 1988
8. 27 December 1988
9. 29 December 1988

1989

1. 3 January 1989
2. 5 January 1989
3. 12 January 1989
4. 31 January 1989
5. 21 February 1989
6. 23 February 1989
7. 28 February 1989
8. 23 March 1989
9. 28 March 1989
10. 30 March 1989