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The Main Chance ''The Main Chance'' is a British television series first aired on ITV in four series between 1969 and 1975. It is a drama series that depicts the sudden transformation in the life of a solicitor, David Main (played by John Stride), after he mo ...

'' between 1969 and 1975 and the role of Gwen Riley in '' The Brothers'' between 1974 and 1976. In 1953, Ashcroft married British actor Morris Perry, and they remained married until her death in 2016. She was survived by Perry and their four children.

Selected television appearances

* '' The Brothers'' * '' Van der Valk'' * '' Doomwatch'' * ''

'' * '' McCallum'' * '' Armchair Theatre''

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* British television actresses 1931 births 2016 deaths Actors from Chelsea, London Actresses from London 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses English stage actresses {{UK-tv-actor-1930s-stub