10. Ashley Peacock and Claire Casey/Peacock 2003-2010 (137 votes)
After first wife Maxine was murdered by Richard Hillman in January 2003, Ashley struggled to raise her son Joshua and so hired a nanny called Claire Casey. They fell in love and they married on Christmas Day 2004. On their first anniversary, Claire told Ashley that she was pregnant and Thomas was born in July 2006. When Ashley’s dad Fred Elliott died in October 2006, Claire wished to change his name to Freddie in honour of his granddad.
During their six year marriage, the Peacocks have had their fair share of drama, from Claire’s post natal depression, Freddie being kidnapped by disturbed Casey Carswell who also tried to kill Claire and manipulate Ashley by having an affair with him. While Ashley has continued his father’s empire at the butchers shop, Claire has had various jobs, ranging from a bus driver, a helpline worker and currently works on the switch at Street Cars. As well as dramas, Ashley and Claire have starred in comic storylines that include a house swap with the Websters in 2008 and Claire forcing Ashley to have a vasectomy in 2009. In 2010, they planned to move to France but tragedy struck when Ashley was trapped in the bistro when the tram crashed into the street. The building collapsed and Ashley died. Claire and the children then left for France after Claire anonymously attacked Tracy Barlow in revenge of her abusing Ashley’s good name.
Were you fans of Ashley and Claire? Should they be in the top 10?
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They should have just let them leave the street together and have some kind of happiness. There was so much cannon fodder they could have gotten rid of during the tram crash. Ashley's death just seemed pointless. I remember back when the actor was hitting the weights and the self-tanner and would have scenes where he's answer the door in just a towel. That was great stuff!
ReplyDeleteI miss Claire and Ashley. I think they could still be doing great things on the street.
ReplyDeleteBad move to let that little family go...I loved little Joshua.