Marshall Lancaster (born 5 October 1974) is an English former actor. He has appeared in television dramas including ''
Coronation Street'', ''
Holby City'', ''
The Lakes'' and ''
Family Affairs
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Chris Skelton
PC/DC Christopher Daniel "Chris" Skelton is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/ police procedural drama, ''Life on Mars'' and its spin-off '' Ashes to Ashes''.
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'', the former set in 1973, and the latter set between 1981 and 1983.
Lancaster is a former member of the Macclesfield-based theatre groups SCAMPS Youth Company, Paragon Youth Theatre and Macclesfield Amateur Dramatic Society.
Until 23 August 2008 he starred in the York Theatre Royal's production of
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In January 2013 he started his own construction company, Marshall Lancaster Plastering, and works as a contractor in Macclesfield and surrounding areas.