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 18 September 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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- 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
- The Wars of the Roses (1965) as Queen Margaret
- A Passage to India (1984) as Mrs. Moore
- Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978) as Queen Mary
- When the Wind Blows (1986) as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
- The Nun's Story (1959) as Mother Mathilde
- Six Centuries of Verse (1984) as Self - Reader
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) as Mrs. Greville
- A Perfect Spy (1987) as Miss Dubber
- Playing Shakespeare (1984) Cast
- Secret Ceremony (1968) as Hannah
- Joseph Andrews (1977) as Lady Tattle
- Madame Sousatzka (1988) as Lady Emily
- Days in the Trees (1967) as The Mother
- Tell Me Lies (1968) Cast
- Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) as Queen Mary
- The Wars of the Roses (1965) as Queen Margaret
- Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) as Self
- Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978) as Lady Gee
- She's Been Away (1989) as Lillian Huckle
- Murder by the Book (1986) as Agatha Christie
- Cream in My Coffee (1980) as Jean Wilsher
- Caught on a Train (1980) as Frau Messner
- The Cherry Orchard (1962) as Madame Ranevsky
- 3 Into 2 Won't Go (1969) as Belle
- The Wandering Jew (1933) as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
- October Revolution (1967) as Self (narrator)
- Quiet Wedding (1941) as Flower Lisle
- The Pedestrian (1973) as Lady Gray
- Little Eyolf (1982) as The Rat Wife
- Rhodes of Africa (1936) as Anna Carpenter
- The Heat of the Day (1989) as Nettie
- From Chekhov with Love (1968) as Olga Knipper
- Terminus (1961) as Mother (uncredited)
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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), A Passage to India (1984), When the Wind Blows (1986), 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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