| Dermot Ashton | |
|---|---|
| Hollyoaks character | |
| Portrayed by | Lauren Beales |
| Created by | Phil Redmond |
| First appearance | February 1996 |
| Last appearance | 18 November 1996 |
| Profile | |
| Date of death | 18 November 1996 |
Dermot Ashton is a fictional character on the long-running Channel 4 British television soap opera Hollyoaks. He was played by actor Lauren Beales in 1996 and left when the character died in a car accident. Dermot was best friends with Rob Hawthorne and was generally known as Rob's spineless sidekick.
Dermot appeared as the friend of villain Rob Hawthorne in early 1996. He took Natasha Andersen to Lucy Bensons 18th birthday where he and Rob spiked Natashas drink with a tablet in an attempt to get lucky with her. This led to Natashas death and Rob felt guilty over what had happened. Later in the year, Dermot began having trouble with money so he asked Rob to help him. They decided to raid Dermots dealers lockup and use the money to help Dermot with his financial trouble. They brought Lucy Benson and Carol Groves with them as alibis. While raiding the lockup, the dealer caught them in the act and a car chase ensued. Dermot tried to ditch the money out of the car window but Rob, who was driving, tried to stop him. Rob lost control of the car and they plunged into the River Dee. Rob, Lucy and Carol survived but Dermot was killed instantly.
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