John Alderton

John Alderton is an English retired actor who was born in Gainsborough and grew up in Hull. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1961, and first became known to television viewers in 1962 as Dr Moone in the soap opera Emergency Ward 10. He later led the comedy series Please Sir! as the hapless teacher Mr Hedges and repeated the part in a 1971 film version. His screen credits include Hannibal Brooks (1969), Zardoz (1974) and Calendar Girls (2003). On television he appeared in Upstairs, Downstairs and Thomas & Sarah, and he won a Jacob's Award in 1975 for My Wife Next Door. He also worked in theater, playing Estragon in Waiting for Godot at the National Theatre, and provided narration and voices for the children's series Little Miss and Fireman Sam. Later roles came in Doc Martin and Little Dorrit.