Ashley Cotton killed in a motorbike crash - EastEnders - BBC

Mark Fowler (Todd Carty) gives Ashley Cotton a hard time with devastating consequences. Dramatic scenes as Ashley is involved in a high speed motorcycle crash.
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[@danielr02]

The way this was filmed makes it seen like it should be more of 1981 death instead of 2001.

[@Ryan.90]

Definitely, ''So remember kids riding a bike without a helmet is dangerous..." (especially when your dad cut the break lines to kill his nemesis....)

[@AndrewChapman]

@@Ryan.90 😂😂😂

[@Itsliz1984]

"Ashley, it's me, it's Grandma" Gets me every time

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Devastating.

[@nilebiggs1828]

Directors back then must have failed physics at school. How did he end up flying over the handle bar frontways and end up hitting the glass with his back? The guy basically did a 180° turn in a split second 😂

[@therebel4332]

And somehow back = head as well haha. You don't die from a back trauma ffs.

[@Longlostpuss]

@@therebel4332 There was also wire mesh behind the glass, you couldn't have gotten a more cushioned impact. I think they just wanted him written out however, they didn't care if it didn't make sense 😆

[@therebel4332]

@@Longlostpuss TV and movies don't deal in realism to be fair haha.

[@kaledadam3955]

I don’t get it myself like poof he was gone after that

[@MANB91UK]

High speed? I've farted faster than that!

[@kevinlongman007]

It was not the speed that killed him.

[@FM_LEGENDARY]

Probably a cervical fracture, since he was able to break triplex glass! Sheesh!

[@danielr02]

@How Marvellous Am I What does being gay have to do with the speed of farts?

[@kakeyhol365]

@@danielr02 I bet you never thought you'd have to ask this question!

[@fiddlecastro1453]

@@danielr02 well if you get penetrated a lot won't that make the speed faster?

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

God bless June Brown - she never fails to turn shit into gold!

[@j_james_01]

God rest her soul

[@Nightopian1982]

I love how the brakes suddenly worked right at the end when he hits the kerb despite them apparently being cut by Nick. Good old BBC quality drama scenes eh?

[@emperorpalpatine783]

hahahahahahahaha you sicko i thought that too lol

[@skrq9167]

...and it looked like Ashley went through the window

[@stukafish4256]

That would not have killed him! The impact wasn't fast or hard enough

[@therebel4332]

Probably not no. For a start he landed on his back on both counts, first the window which would have broken most of his fall and then on his back at the end. Nowhere did he hit his head ffs hahaha.

[@saxongreen78]

Wrong. His neck likely broke...my uncle was killed this way.

[@passmybongback]

@@saxongreen78 a laundrette as well?

[@saxongreen78]

@@passmybongback Nope - a car.

[@bhammond4923]

1:32 you can see anthony waiting there lol

[@smokeylee1986]

2001 was without a doubt the best year of Eastenders, the one and only bad thing I can remember about it was this though. Very badly filmed and ridiculous how he died. It could have been a great exit.

[@Fordicles]

smokeylee1986 To be honest, 2003 - 2006 were probably the the best years of EE since the 80s/90s. I mean, c’mon, Jack Dalton, Dennis Rickman, Den Watts’ return and the rise and fall of Johnny Allen 💯

[@shanefolan]

@@Fordicles 2004 and 2006 were dreadful.

[@Fordicles]

@@shanefolan 2004 was a bit rocky, yeah. But 2006 kicked off with a good start. The 'get johnny week' in March of that year was intense

[@therebel4332]

1999-2000 was its peak. the whole Steve Owen/Matthew Rose storyline and the aftermath of that. Grant and Phil Mitchell as well. 2001 was the start of its decline with over the top storylines when it came to the gangland stuff, Johnny Allen was out of this world over the top. Nowadays its just a left wing propaganda diversity is our strength pile of steaming dog vomit, the acting is out of this world as well.

[@harrietmassey2856]

When Ashley is your drama teacher and you're nan starts showing you how she knew him before acting school...

[@rick182z]

Does he laugh at this

[@Hulk2k6]

Funny how Anthony miraculously popped up!

[@ImZyiMaNI]

Mark was supposed to be on the motorbike; nick tampered with it so basically he killed his own son 0_o

[@FM_LEGENDARY]

Not surprised, he actually tried to kill his own mother (Dot) 11 years before that

[@FM_LEGENDARY]

He even once got his own daughter (Dotty)to do it! But she betrayed him and put the crushed pills in his beer! My G Dotty!

[@Quirky_Ventriloquist]

No he didn't

[@ManilaChinchilla]

You know what, it looked more dramatic at the time. More effective. Maybe this has been edited.

[@SRPC21]

Mark was an underrated badass. It was a shame they made him look so weak when he crossed with Phil.

[@Longlostpuss]

Yeah unfortunately everyone finds their eventual level when they have to walk to the Arches.

[@gezatherton1071]

It's up there with Joe Macer's death as the funniest in 'Enders history

[@mongchilde]

i liked that doctor, whatever happened to him?

[@maninthemachine]

That poor bike

[@Longlostpuss]

Proper Wile E Coyote moment. Comedy gold.

[@jadelowe8050]

Shame about Ashley really, I reckon he could've returned with nick at some point to settle a few scores

[@danielhindson1840]

poor dot she loses all the people she cared for donna 1989, ashley 2001, dennis 2005, pauline 2006, bradley 2010, heather 2012 rip

[@jamkomedian5704]

Daniel Hindson Fatboy 2015 Charlie Cotton 2017

[@jdl.03]

You can't forget Ethel!!

[@paddystrongjaw9995]

Daniel Hindson and Lou - 1987

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Daniel Hindson yes all the legendary characters.

[@Zedd1500]

@@paddystrongjaw9995 Lou died in 1988.

[@eb7446]

Was Ashley the only kid Nick had that he even cared about? He treated Dotty like dirt and didn't seem too bothered about Charlie.

[@paradisek4277]

@@lizziejames4448dotty is his kid

[@terrynoble614]

I love how there's miraculously a doctor nearby

[@xprinceofspainx]

stuff lik this always makes me cry ...

[@Luke_-_]

The description says “high speed crash” he wasn’t going faster than 10mph...they should of said ‘slow speed crash’

[@SteRDLK]

I've had faster shits

[@jo979]

I miss Mel and Steve. They were a great couple.

[@LightLife4]

I was a bit at odds to understand how that could've even killed him. He must barely have hit the window hard enough for it to have killed him. Also Ashley and Nick's attitude is of the typical personal traits; 'it's always someone else's fault when you've wrecked your own life. Never take any responsibility for your own rubbish'.

[@arianaajbeaverhausen8175]

I'm guessing his neck broke when gravity kicked back in 😂

[@Nightopian1982]

To be fair, it's hard to say you've had the best start in life when Nick Cotton is your father!

[@saxongreen78]

Yep - broken neck...my uncle was thrown from a bike and died instantly - there wasn't a mark on him.

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

So sad. So hard for the Cottons.

[@oulbeever]

lol at 1:33 you can see Dr Trueman behind the doors waiting for his cue to come out

[@FM_LEGENDARY]

Lool

[@startracker5895]

I can’t see him at all..

[@BarnSt0rmer]

Because he hit it with his head, and it's not just a window, there's a metal mesh behind it. Broken kneck, it was probably supposed to be.

[@SmallGirlBigJapan]

You would be surprised at how easily someone can die in a crash.

[@chrisades]

When I watched this when I was 8 I thought it was really intense, watching it now it looks so bad lol

[@FM_LEGENDARY]

So ur 25 yrs old?

[@peterbrown6434]

So what i watched it when i was 6 minutes old and thought it was shite!!!!!

[@IndiaHarlow]

Todays episode had me in tears though :(

[@YOLOXOXO1111]

The guy that plays Ashley is the director of my theatre club 😂😭

[@tonightwefly]

the good sdays when eastenders was worth watching!!

[@dylanduffy1995]

Apparently CPR doesn't exist in Walford

[@jdl.03]

It wouldn’t work in this situation. He died from injuries

[@corey1054]

CPR isnt going to do an awful lot for severe head trauma and a broken neck.

[@abc-ni9uw]

Cheapest crash I've ever seen. Even when I was 15 or 16 it was still shit

[@JayGo1411]

Poor dot she seen lots of pepole die

[@FM_LEGENDARY]

Latest comment by me, all the way on the top!

[@ablueberrya10]

@John Gilmore she not, she the victim

[@durner1]

Looks so much like his dad!

[@covblazebabe21]

all ash ever said was "SO WHATS THE PLAN DAD"

[@fireenginemoodragon]

this is the worst thing ever. they could've done it better, like they shoot deaths now. lots of build up and suspense first. the way it was shown is like crashing a motorbike is as normal as buying a pint!

[@startracker5895]

Why didn’t the doctor try to resuscitate Ashley?

[@laurencelake007]

yeah i just cant wait till he says.."Allo Maa" :D

[@RandomPeter94]

that was really well played by june brown.

[@innovativeinnovation6629]

Mel was lovely then and when she came back, I felt sick looking at her.

[@talented6572]

I might have to do a remix of this! This video is bugging me!

[@Gabriellephantx3]

OMG! the acting is fantastic someone should win an award!... wait what am i saying this is eastenders we're talking about

[@listeningtofire]

You know I bet when they built that launderette there was the one guy who insisted they should have a wire grate behind each window, only to be laughed at by his colleagues. Wherever he is and whatever he's doing I bet he's going "... ha, I told you so..."

[@dwainesworld1019]

R.I.P Beautiful boy

[@underneonloneliness2]

lol that would never kill someone

[@af-dz4sf]

Idk how the car crash killed danielle tho so ya know

[@sophiescullion586]

He would have hit his head hard

[@sophiescullion586]

Ye I kno duhh

[@bhammond4923]

are you a doctor that's very confusing

[@nath909]

love how Nick comes out of his cave for it. that was badly filmed it looked like he was doing about 4mph

[@sparkidee]

These times were good in Enders, good characters like the Cottons, Di Marco's and Grant Mitchell was in it around about the late 90s etc. But this scene was shit! lol so unrealistic

[@therebel4332]

That's just it. There were diverse characters in it back then, the Di Marcos were Italian, Anthony/Paul Truman were black, I'm sure there were Asians in it back then as well. But back then it didn't feel cheap, the characters had a story behind them, nowadays the show forces its messaging on everyone and totally neglects to actually write solid and relatable characters.

[@SteRDLK]

@@therebel4332 What messaging are they forcing on everybody?

[@stiffcookie]

it's not bad acting. It's supposed to be like real life....it's a soap...not a movie

[@aidantimms4978]

was his and nicks fault nick sabbotaged the bike ashley learned his lesson

[@markhiggins612]

Nick wanted to kill Mark Fowler and he wasn't expecting seeing Ashley on the bike

[@Johnno9989]

I understand that doctors would check the corpses' pulses to see if they're still alive, but how come Dr Trueman only checked the pulse around Ash's neck and not his chest and wrists as well? Come to think of it, it looked like Dr Trueman was strangling Ash!

[@drexlspivey5828]

I could have sprinted into the shop window faster than that and walked away unhurt

[@CodeDeb]

CPR anyone? No takers?

[@flashing101]

high speed, bollocks he wasnt even going 25 DADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!

[@nath909]

0:57 what just happened?

[@JOSHBATTLE]

Pause at 2:26 dot face! lmafo She say "NO" haha

[@JosephBeaver]

Yes they can tell if a person is dead that quickly. Only a doctor or paramedic can declare someone dead

[@scotty87able]

1;47 nick must have thought mark was on the bike

[@FM_LEGENDARY]

He wanted to kill Mark, that's why he tampered with the bike. But Ashley Cotton came at the wrong place at the wrong time...

[@kevinlongman007]

It was Mark's bike.

[@Gareth2061]

If I paid for a TV license I would be pissed off that it went towards this.

[@GovermentG]

The funniest thing is dr trueman lmao when he jumps out of nowhere and looks acts as though hes just run a marathon lool

[@KodeBmac]

lmao i wish i lived in walford you hurt yaself the doc comes in less than 5 secs haha

[@vimto89]

I dont understand why Dot keeps forgiving Nick especially that he pushed her grandson to his own death

[@arserobinson7118]

The green mile guy steps in to resurrect Ashley but "he couldn't help it" lol.

[@BlaiddDrwg2009]

CPR? Anyone? Jeez don't these people watch Casualty?

[@oulbeever]

have u got the episode of ashleys funeral i really want 2 see it again :$

[@YouTubed]

No rear break on that bike!?

[@annie10103]

if you pause quickly when the body falls down from smashing into the window you can see its a dummy. it falls like a pile of clothes too.

[@hollyheaphy1370]

Who was the actor who played him

[@Babs20]

What kind of death is that?!?

[@oulbeever]

also id like 2 no if u have the second episode ever

[@markpieexplores]

@oulbeever damn time flies!

[@joecifsupreme]

that wouldn't kill someone ffs

[@chinesegeordie]

can't wait for nasty nick to stir up even more trouble when he returns to enders soon! :)

[@BattleBecause]

That got rid of Ashley too soon.

[@ShamelessGuess]

Im happy he only lasted not even a year.

[@WeirdAndWonderful647]

I know he was going pretty fast and Crashed into some glass but would that REALLY Kill someone or would they just be baddly hurt ?

[@smokepepsi]

Ashley was so pathetic

[@PuppyzLuverz]

This is actually kinda sad

[@x1star1x]

i always remember this, but watching it again it seems sooo poorly acted, no explosion or anythin

[@driller007]

the crash looked extremely unrealistic

[@666DANTEDEVIL666]

LOL DOT BREASTFEEDS HIM AT 2:43

[@hols94]

Nick doesnt look upset to me

[@chrisrowl5001]

No attempt at CPR by dr trueman there

[@Jamie_Dodger]

is this true?

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

1:53 Should've just kept going around in circles until you slowed down!! :(

[@BubblesSong]

Also... The description says, Ashley died in a "High Speed Motorcycle crash"..... high speed ??? Really ?? lol.... He was going about 6 mph and clipped the pavement lol... Oh how technology and screenplay has advanced lol....

[@Johnno9989]

Nick has now joined his son, Mark and Pauline in heaven

[@danielhindson1840]

***** Nick ain't dead

[@mastakilla_2k218]

nick is still alive as proved in yesterdays episode when he saw dot

[@Johnno9989]

I'll have to check it out

[@Johnno9989]

I know

[@Johnno9989]

***** Yeah, I missed the halloween episode, but I did see him in some of the next episodes I guess it was quite an unexpected event in EastEnders history, to see Nick 'back from the dead'. Yet again, that's the same with Dirty Den

[@stevil2006]

Voltar has not been portained. Tralagh?

[@CheekyChic109]

I feel terrible for Dot as hes died Bradleys died and a whole bunch of other people she watched die AWWWWWW

[@Danathema]

He's one of the worst actors I've seen in my life.

[@ButWhatIfItIs]

June Brown was the only thing in this scene that looked believable

[@karenshipwright4983]

Ashley is my drama teacher to

[@rick182z]

Does he laugh at this scene

[@MaddiMcMurray]

Woww, impressive acting...

[@GibbsiesTUTSxUKx]

pause at 0:45

[@hetty100]

this was so ridiculous infact who the hell was he again

[@seank135]

this is proper eastenders

[@Darren-wi2kt]

If only Nick had been sent down for Eddie Royle's murder at the January 1993 trial, Ashley would still be alive!!