---
name: "Ashley Pharoah"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ashley-pharoah"
fi1m_id: "ashley-pharoah"
imdb_id: "nm0679683"
tmdb_id: 150546
wikidata_id: "Q4805550"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "13 September 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-07T11:25:36.568193+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ashley Pharoah

## Identity

Ashley Pharoah

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ashley-pharoah
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ashley-pharoah
- **IMDb ID:** nm0679683
- **TMDB ID:** 150546
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4805550
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Pharoah, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4805550, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0679683/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/150546

Writer. Born 13 September 1959 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 13 September 1959, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1986–2008
- **Frequently works with:** [Catherine Morshead](https://film.one/person/catherine-morshead.md), [Dean Andrews](https://film.one/person/dean-andrews.md), [Julie Rutterford](https://film.one/person/julie-rutterford.md), [Mark Greig](https://film.one/person/mark-greig.md), [Marshall Lancaster](https://film.one/person/marshall-lancaster.md), [Matthew Graham](https://film.one/person/matthew-graham.md), [Philip Glenister](https://film.one/person/philip-glenister.md), [SJ Clarkson](https://film.one/person/sj-clarkson.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 68 (1), 2000s 74 (2)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Mystery 1, Soap 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Pharoah, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4805550, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0679683/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/150546

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Casualty*](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md) (68), [*Ashes to Ashes*](https://film.one/tv/ashes-to-ashes.md) (64)
- **BritBox:** [*Life on Mars*](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ashley Pharoah is a British screenwriter and television producer. Born on 13 September 1959 in Southampton, he grew up in Nailsea, North Somerset, and studied at the University of Sussex and the National Film and Television School, where his graduation film was nominated for a BAFTA.

He began his television career writing for EastEnders in the early 1990s and went on to create series including Where the Heart Is and Wild at Heart. Pharoah co-created Life on Mars (2006–2007) and its sequel Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010) with Matthew Graham, winning two International Emmys for the former. Other credits include Hustle, Case Histories, The Living and the Dead, and Around the World in 80 Days.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Ashes to Ashes* (2008), Fi1m 64, Writer, Creator — [page](https://film.one/tv/ashes-to-ashes.md)
- *Life on Mars* (2006), Fi1m 84, Creator, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md)
- *Casualty* (1986), Fi1m 68, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Around the World in 80 Days* (2021), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *A Discovery of Witches* (2018), series, Executive Producer
- *The Living and the Dead* (2016), series, Writer, Screenplay, Creator
- *Eternal Law* (2012), series, Creator
- *Case Histories* (2011), series, Writer
- *La chica de ayer* (2009), series, Original Series Creator
- *Life on Mars* (2008), series, Creator
- *Bonekickers* (2008), series, Creator
- *Ashes to Ashes* (2008), series, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/ashes-to-ashes.md)
- *Wild at Heart* (2006), series, Creator
- *Life on Mars* (2006), series, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md)
- *Under The Greenwood Tree* (2005), Screenplay
- *Tom Brown's Schooldays* (2005), Writer
- *Hustle* (2004), series, Writer
- *Paradise Heights* (2002), series, Writer, Creator
- *Down to Earth* (2000), series, Writer
- *Life Support* (1999), series, Writer, Creator
- *Where the Heart Is* (1997), series, Writer, Creator
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, Writer
- *Water's Edge* (1988), Writer
- *Casualty* (1986), series, Writer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *White Elephant* (1984), Writer

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