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Patrick Robinson (born 6 November 1963) is a British actor best known for his work in the long-running medical drama series Casualty on BBC One. He played Martin "Ash" Ashford who was, in the early years of the show, a staff nurse and then a charge nurse. In later years he returned to the role after Ashford had become a Consultant. Early life Robinson was the fifth of seven children born to a Jamaican-immigrant electrician father and his English-born wife. Robinson joined the South East London School Drama Group aged 14. The cousin of footballer and TV personality Ian Wright, Robinson was offered a trial at Southampton F.C., which he turned down to attend additional drama classes. After studying architecture for a year, he left to join the Robert Stigwood organisation as a messenger boy. He then graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Career On graduation he started his career in theatre, and then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, spending two seasons in Stratford-upon-Avon and then two in London. Robinson left the RSC to join the cast of Casualty as the character Martin "Ash" Ashford, a nurse, beginning in 1990. He left the series but returned in 2013-14 to reprise the Ashford role as a Consultant. He returned to Casualty in 2016 as part of the anniversary celebrations. Robinson played CIA agent Leon Washington in the 2003 action film Belly of the Beast, alongside Steven Seagal. He appeared in an episode in the last series of the popular CBBC drama The Story of Tracy Beaker (TV Series) as Crash Daniels's abusive father Theo. In late 2007, he played former slave Thomas Peters who went on to become a leader in Sierra Leone, in a stage adaptation of Rough Crossings by historian Simon Schama at the Liverpool Playhouse. From 2008 he appeared as Detective Constable Jacob Banks in the ITV police drama The Bill. In 2009 he participated in Let's Dance for Comic Relief with Lisa Maxwell dancing a routine based on Riverdance. In March 2011, he was appearing as a German cavalry officer 'Friedrich' in the New London Theatre production of War Horse. In 2013, Patrick participated in the eleventh series of Strictly Come Dancing. His dance partner was Anya Garnis, a new professional dancer that year. They were voted out in the semi-final. He played Gregory Brantner in Schooled for Murder, a two part episode of Midsomer Murders (2013, S15). In September 2015, he joined series 5 of Sky 1's Mount Pleasant as Policeman Cameron Miller, and returned for series 6 in September 2016. In March 2020 he played Marcus Ormansby, a novelist, in “The Trouble with Maggie Cole” an ITV drama with Dawn French. In June 2020 Patrick played Anthony Bryan in “Sitting in Limbo”, a feature-length factual BBC One drama about the Windrush scandal. In January 2021, he guest starred in Death in Paradise (S10:E1) as TV host Garfield Tourné. He played Father Benedict in Season 5 of The Last Kingdom, in 2022. In 2022 he played suspect Lloyd Anderson in series 7 of Shetland. Personal life Married, the couple have three daughters and one son. The family lives in Stratford-upon-Avon. A supporter of football club Arsenal F.C., where his cousin Ian Wright played, Robinson has played regularly for the club's ex-pro and celebrity team. He also plays street hockey with the Ashmead Cruisers, a team that he co-founded in 1980. The team was the runner-up in the national street hockey tournament twice in the 1980s. References External links Official website Patrick Robinson at IMDb Patrick Robinson at Biogs.com. Discover the Patrick Robinson popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Patrick Robinson books.
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Rama the Steadfast
M Valmiki, John Brockington & Mary BrockingtonWarriorprince Rama is about to be crowned Young King, when he hears the devastating news that his father, King of Ayodhya, has been tricked into banishing him to the forest. His de...
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The Book of Virtues
William J. BennettResponsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. Everyone recognizes these traits as essentials of good character. In order for our children to develop...
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The Fable of the Bees
Bernard Mandeville & Phillip HarthA physician with a particular interest in psychological disorders and satirist, Mandeville published versions of his notorious Fable of the Bees from 1714 to 1732. Each was a defen...
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Ghost Force
Patrick RobinsonThe year is 2011.An oilhungry world is starving . . .. . . and Argentina, with Russia's help, is determined to brutally wrest the petroleumrich Falkland Islands from British hands....
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Teach Me Surrender
Patrick RobinsonIt is not enough for her to have to take care of a troublesome sisterwho she barely knowsnow she has to write about lust, a feeling she has never experienced before because, at twe...
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The Shark Mutiny
Patrick RobinsonAn oil tanker mysteriously explodes in the Persian Gulf. Then a second . . . and a third. To the President's National Security Adviser Admiral Arnold Morgan it is more than a tragi...
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Le Robinson antillais
Isabelle ConstantCet essai destiné aux nombreux admirateurs de Robinson Crusoé et aux lecteurs de Patrick Chamoiseau, ainsi qu'aux chercheurs et étudiants en littérature antillaise. Puisqu'à l'écri...
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U.S.S. Seawolf
Patrick RobinsonArmed with stolen U.S. military technology, the Chinese are producing a frightening new breed of weaponry,led by the ICBM submarine Xia IIIa vessel that just might be able to launc...
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The Hard SF Renaissance
David G. Hartwell & Kathryn CramerA major anthology of the "hard SF" subgenrearguing that it's not only the genre's core, but also its future.Something exciting has been happening in modern science fiction. After ...
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H.M.S. Unseen
Patrick RobinsonThe H.M.S. Unseen is one of the most efficient, lethal submarines ever built. But suddenly, on a training mission off the English coast, it vanishes, baffling military intelligence...
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Nimitz Class
Patrick RobinsonIt's as big as the Empire State Building, a massive floating fortress at the throbbing heart of a U.S. Navy Carrier Battle Group. Its supersonic aircraft can level entire cities at...
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Web of Lies
Beverley NaidooTwo years after their flight from Nigeria, 14yrold Sade, her younger brother Femi and her father are living in a council flat in London, waiting for their claim for asylum to be ap...
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark TwainMost of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one or two were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who were schoolmates of mine. Huck Finn is drawn from li...
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Castaway
Lucy IrvineTHE SHOCKING STORY OF A DESERT ISLAND DREAM THAT WENT SOUR'Writer seeks "wife" for a year on tropical island.' The opportunity to escape from it all was irresistible. Lucy Irvine ...
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Kilo Class
Patrick RobinsonIt's one of the stealthiest, most dangerous underwater warships ever builtand it's about to set off World War III.Silent at less than five knots and capable of a massive nuclear wa...
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An Introduction to Coping with Stress, 2nd Edition
Leonora BrosanA revised and updated edition in the popular 'Introduction to Coping with' series of selfhelp books. Written by the author of the popular selfhelp title Overcoming Stress, An Intro...
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Silent Service
Philip KaplanSee the secret and dangerous world of submarine life and warfare like never before.From the ingenious but impractical designs of seventeenthcentury inventors through the nuclearpow...
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Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe2019 celebrates the 300th anniversary of the story of Robinson Crusoe one of the most famous adventures of all time with a brand new introduction from expert survivalist Bear Gry...
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Nine Months
Rogers DavisCan a night of drinks change the course of your life? Can it wrap you up, tie you up…?Odette Miller thought that this would just be one more Friday night, going out with her friend...
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Tame Seducer
Rogers DavisMy name is Liam, I'm what they call a lucky bastard? Yes, that was me, until a hurricane dressed in a tiny black dress crossed my path. That day, I lost my mind. And just when I th...
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Hello Again
Simon ElmesIt’s now ninety years since the BBC made its first broadcast and the British love affair with radio began.This book is a journey through that fascinating history and a celebration ...
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The Worst Prison Is a Closed Heart
Patrick RobinsonFor Katheryne Cortéz, her daughter's life is the most important thing and she will save it at any price.Alessandro D'Angelo is an Italian architect known for his bad character. His...
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Between Shadows
Rogers DavisThe mystery surrounding the murder of Eva Tramell near a laboratory of a new methamphetamine called blue crystal becomes a challenge for her husband, the detective of the narcotics...
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Teach Me Stay
Patrick RobinsonThe moment Maximilian Farell signed her decalogue, Eve knew she had sold her soul to the devil, a sexy, handsome, and arrogant devil who would not only teach her how to fully disco...
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A New Ireland
Niall O'DowdIt’s not your father’s Ireland. Not anymore. A story of modern revolution in Ireland told by the founder of IrishCentral, Irish America magazine, and the Irish Voice newspaper...
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Barracuda 945
Patrick RobinsonThe enemy from within . . .Iranianborn British Commando Major Ray Kerman was a rising star in the SAS until he abruptly switched loyalties while on a mission in the Middle East. F...