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Paddy Ashdown(1941-2018)

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Paddy Ashdown in Good Morning Britain (2014)
Paddy Ashdown was born on 27 February 1941 in New Delhi, British India. He was married to Jane Courtenay. He died on 22 December 2018 in the UK.
BornFebruary 27, 1941
DiedDecember 22, 2018(77)
BornFebruary 27, 1941
DiedDecember 22, 2018(77)
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Known for

A Week in Politics (1982)
A Week in Politics
TV Series
  • Self
Walden
TV Series
  • Self
On the Record
TV Series
  • Self
Gardeners' World (1968)
Gardeners' World
8.4
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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  • Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard in Good Morning Britain (2014)
    Good Morning Britain
    3.0
    TV Series
    • Self - Guest
    • Self - Former Liberal Democrats Leader
    • Self - Former Liberal Democrat Leader (as Lord Paddy Ashdown)
    • 2016–2018
  • Election 2017: ITV News Special (2017)
    Election 2017: ITV News Special
    TV Special
    • Self - Former Liberal Democrat Leader (as Lord Ashdown)
    • 2017
  • ITV News Election 2017 Live: The Results (2017)
    ITV News Election 2017 Live: The Results
    TV Special
    • Self - Liberal Democrat 1988-99
    • 2017
  • EU Referendum: The Result
    6.6
    TV Special
    • Self - Liberal Democrat Leader 1988-1999 (as Lord Paddy Ashdown)
    • 2016
  • Fern Britton Meets...
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2015
  • Question Time (1979)
    Question Time
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1983–2015
  • Election 2015
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Self - Former Liberal Democrat Leader (as Lord Ashdown)
    • 2015
  • South at Six (1961)
    South at Six
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2012–2015
  • BBC Weekend News (1992)
    BBC Weekend News
    3.7
    TV Series
    • Self - Contributor (Former Liberal Democrat Leader) (as Lord Ashdown)
    • 2015
  • Newsnight (1980)
    Newsnight
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Self (as Lord Ashdown)
    • 2014
  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (2005)
    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Self - High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (as Lord Ashdown)
    • 2006–2014
  • Mykel Hawke in The Greatest Ever War Films (2014)
    The Greatest Ever War Films
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 2014
  • War Hero in My Family (2012)
    War Hero in My Family
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2012
  • State Opening of Parliament (2012)
    State Opening of Parliament
    TV Special
    • Self - Liberal Democrat (as Lord Ashdown)
    • 2012
  • The Most Courageous Raid of WWII
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Self - Presenter
    • 2011

Archive Footage

  • Cows, Cash & Cover-ups? Investigating VCJD (2019)
    Cows, Cash & Cover-ups? Investigating VCJD
    8.0
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2019
  • Benedict Cumberbatch in Brexit (2019)
    Brexit
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Brexageddon?! (2016)
    Brexageddon?!
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Thatcher:
    Video
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2008
  • David Morrissey and Michael Sheen in The Deal (2003)
    The Deal
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2003

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Parliament
    • Party_bio
  • Alternative names
    • Lord Paddy Ashdown
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • February 27, 1941
    • New Delhi, British India
  • Died
    • December 22, 2018
    • UK(bladder cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Jane Courtenay1962 - December 22, 2018 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    (2012 Book: "A Brilliant Little Operation - The Cockleshell Heroes and the Most Courageous Raid of World War 2". London. Aurum Press Ltd. ISBN: 1845137019
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    [1988-1999] Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party. He was made a life peer on his retirement from the House of Commons in 2001.
  • Quotes
    I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.
  • Nicknames
    • Action Man
    • Paddy Pantsdown
    • Paddy Backdown

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