Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold)

• Character

• Ashley Peacock

  

  1. D.O.B: 24 January 1977
  2. Deceased: 6 December 2010
  3. Address: 13 Coronation Street, Weatherfield
  4. Work: Proprietor of Elliott & Son Master Butchers

  First Appearance

  • 1 February 1995: Ashley was first seen assisting Fred Elliott in his butcher’s shop when Audrey Roberts called in.

  Street History

  • 1996: Starts dating childminder Kelly Thomson
  • Lodges with Don Brennan at number 5
  • 1997: Falls for hairdresser Maxine Heavey
  • Arrested under suspicion of arson when Don frames him for torching Mike Baldwin’s factory
  • Moves into number 4
  • Takes in single mother Zoe Tattersall and her baby Shannon
  • 1998: Upset when Zoe leaves him to join a religious cult
  • 1999: Discovers that his ‘uncle’ Fred is his real father and Beryl Peacock actually his aunt
  • Marries Maxine Heavey
  • 2002: Learns that Maxine slept with Matt Ramsden and their son Joshua might not be his
  • 2003: Distraught by Maxine’s murder at the hands of Richard Hillman
  • A paternity test reveals Joshua to be Matt’s son
  • Hires Claire Casey as Joshua’s nanny
  • 2004: Marries Claire in a Christmas ceremony
  • 2005: Takes part in a boxing match with rival butcher Marvin Maddocks under pressure from Fred
  • 2006: Reacts badly when Matt demands access to Joshua
  • Claire gives birth to Freddie but suffers badly from post-natal depression
  • 2007: Becomes embroiled in an affair with Claire’s former friend Casey: Claire throws him out but later takes him back
  • 2008: Encouraged by Claire into swapping houses with the Webster family
  • 2009: Is amused when Claire encourages Joshua’s football talent
  • Goes for a vasectomy, because Claire wants him to, but can't go through with it and lies that he did
  • 2010: Has plans to move to France with Claire and the boys but is caught in the devastating tram crash accident, and sacrificed his life to save Nick and Peter

  Likes

  • Football
  • Steak and chips

  Dislikes

  • Flying
  • Vegetarianism

  Key Relationships

  • Claire Peacock
  • Joshua Peacock
  • Freddie Peacock