Born in Chadderton , near Oldham , Ash 's first TV appearance was as Spike in Coronation Street aged 10 . He then had a regular role as Nicky in '' Making Out '' ( 1989-91 ) . He then had a regular role in the ITV series '' Where the Heart Is '' . He has since appeared in '' Mad About Mambo '' , '' Clocking Off '' , '' Children 's Ward '' , '' Lilies '' , '' Born to Run '' , '' Burn It '' , '' All the King 's Men '' , '' ShakespeaRe-Told ( A Midsummer Night 's Dream ) '' , '' Doctor Who '' , the miniseries '' Conviction '' , '' Hush '' , '' Waterloo Road '' and '' Shameless '' . In 2006 he portrayed the Manchester United footballer Albert Scanlon in an edition of the BBC series '' Surviving Disasters '' about the Munich air disaster of 1958 , of which Scanlon was a survivor
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
William Ash (actor)