Where to watch Peggy Ashcroft in the UK
Find every Peggy Ashcroft film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 4 August 2026.
Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, DBE, (22 December 1907 - 14 June 1991) known professionally as Peggy Ashcroft, was an English actress whose career spanned more than sixty years. Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was determined from an early age to become an actress, despite parental opposition.
Peggy Ashcroft films streaming in the UK
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Peggy Ashcroft TV shows streaming in the UK
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- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as The Rat Wife
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Rebekka West
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as The Mother
- Playhouse (1974) as Frau Messner
- The 39 Steps (1935) as The Crofter's Wife Margaret
- The Jewel in the Crown (1984) as Barbie Batchelor
- When the Wind Blows (1986) as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
- Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978) as Queen Mary
- A Passage to India (1984) as Mrs. Moore
- The Nun's Story (1959) as Mother Mathilde
- Playing Shakespeare (1984) Cast
- The Wars of the Roses (1965) as Queen Margaret
- Six Centuries of Verse (1984) as Self - Reader
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) as Mrs. Greville
- A Perfect Spy (1987) as Miss Dubber
- Madame Sousatzka (1988) as Lady Emily
- Secret Ceremony (1968) as Hannah
- Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) as Self
- Tell Me Lies (1968) Cast
- Joseph Andrews (1977) as Lady Tattle
- The Wars of the Roses (1965) as Queen Margaret
- Quiet Wedding (1941) as Flower Lisle
- Cream in My Coffee (1980) as Jean Wilsher
- October Revolution (1967) as Self (narrator)
- The Wandering Jew (1933) as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
- She's Been Away (1989) as Lillian Huckle
- Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) as Queen Mary
- The Pedestrian (1973) as Lady Gray
- Caught on a Train (1980) as Frau Messner
- The Heat of the Day (1989) as Nettie
- The Cherry Orchard (1962) as Madame Ranevsky
- The Wind and the Bomb (1986) Cast
- Little Eyolf (1982) as The Rat Wife
- Murder by the Book (1986) as Agatha Christie
- We Serve (1942) Cast
- Rhodes of Africa (1936) as Anna Carpenter
- Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978) as Lady Gee
- 3 Into 2 Won't Go (1969) as Belle
- Days in the Trees (1967) as The Mother
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Where can I watch Peggy Ashcroft films in the UK?
Peggy Ashcroft's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Peggy Ashcroft's most popular films?
Most-watched Peggy Ashcroft films currently: The 39 Steps (1935), When the Wind Blows (1986), A Passage to India (1984), The Nun's Story (1959), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971).
What TV shows has Peggy Ashcroft appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Great Performances (1971), BBC Play of the Month (1965), Theatre 625 (1964), The Wednesday Play (1964), Playhouse (1974).
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