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John Alderton
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John Alderton - what members say
review by A customer from Worthing
Best film I've seen in ages 6 October 2005
review by from Bracknel
Absolutely brilliant RENT IT 16 December 2004
review by from Chelmsford, Essex, UK
Moving portrayal by John Alderton 29 March 2004
John Alderton - filmography
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Calendar Girls
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Julie Walters, Helen Mirren, Linda Bassett
Director: Nigel Cole
Certificate: 
Based on a true story, Nigel Cole's CALENDAR GIRLS has a mix of comedy and heart-tugging emotion that compares with the comedies FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL and THE FULL MONTY. Annie (Julie Walters) and Chris (Helen Mirren), of bucolic Yorkshire, belong to the Women's Institute (WI), which ..read more »
 
69%
from 32,713 members
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Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Paul Freeman
Director: Ian Sharp
Certificate:
Ian Sharp's Mrs. Caldicot's Cabbage War concerns itself with Thelma Caldicot (Pauline Collins), whose life changes radically after the death of her husband. After her spouse dies, thanks to an errant cricket ball, Thelma is taken out of her home by her son Derek (Peter Capaldi) and her daughter-in-..read more »
68%
from 1,252 member
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Clockwork Mice
(1995)
Starring: Ian Hart, Catherine Russell, Ruaidhri Conroy
Director: Jean Vadim
Certificate: 
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Set in a school for emotionally disturbed children, CLOCKWORK MICE is a tender drama reflecting the effect one teacher can have on a child. When new teacher Steve (Ian Hart) challenges the rebellious Conrad (Rhuaidhri Conroy) in a race it sparks off a chain of events that will change both their lives.
70%
from 83 members
Not available for rental
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Forever Green - Series 2 - Complete
(1992)
Starring: Pauline Collins, John Alderton
Certificate: 
Harriet and Jack Boult are a London based couple who hardly enjoy the bustling city life. Their young daughter Freddy is in fact suffering from a series of breathing diseases and would benefit from a healthier environment. Thankfully, a timely inheritance puts the Boults in a position where they ..read more »
36%
from 9 members
Not available for rental
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Forever Green - Series 1 - Complete
(1989)
Starring: John Alderton, Pauline Collins
Director: David Giles
Certificate:
Jack and Harriet Boult are a couple who struggle to cope with the pressures of London life and whose daughter, Freddy, suffers from asthma and serious allergies. A lucky inheritance makes Harriet's dream of moving to the country a possibility, and the family soon find themselves relocating to rural ..read more »
57%
from 8 members
Not available for rental
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The Upchat Collection
(1977)
Starring: John Alderton, Robin Nedwell, Susan Jameson
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Sit-com favourites John Alderton and Robin Nedwell share the role of a homeless writer with a highly appropriate pen-name. Along with his many pseudonyms, the roguishly charming Mike Upchat has a rare ability to pass himself off as the character which best fits any given situation. And since Mike ..read more »
20%
from 1 member
Not available for rental
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No, Honestly - The Complete Series
(1974)
Starring: Pauline Collins, John Alderton
Director: David Askey
Certificate:
This gentle, romantic sitcom stars the real-life partnership of Pauline Collins and John Alderton as a couple recounting the eventful earlier years of their married life together. Written by another highly successful husband-and-wife team – Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham – the series’ novel ..read more »
37%
from 4 members
Not available for rental
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Zardoz
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman
Director: John Boorman
Certificate:
When Sean Connery abandoned the James Bond series to seek out new challenges, he turned to director John Boorman's sci-fi project, ZARDOZ. Connery stars as Zed, one of a carefully bred race of supervisors, the Exterminators, who oversee the agricultural labour of the neanderthal Brutals, since in ..read more »
52%
from 1,007 member
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Please Sir! - The Best Of Please Sir! - ...
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Noel Howlett
Director: Mark Stuart
Certificate:
The third volume in the series that collects the best episodes from 1970's comedy series in which the idealistic teacher Bernard Hedges (John Alderton) continually struggles win over his pupils. this disc contains the episodes "The Decent Thing," "The Generation Gap" and "The School Captain".
63%
from 177 members
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Please Sir!
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: John Alderton, Joan Sanderson, Deryck Guyler
Director: Mark Stuart
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Please Sir [1971] is the film of the hit TV comedy series starring John Alderton. A two-week stay in the country excludes class 5C, but their master is unable to convince the headmaster that it's just what they need.
67%
from 373 members
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Hannibal Brooks
(1968)
Starring: Oliver Reed, Michael J. Pollard, John Alderton
Director: Michael Winner
Certificate: 
Stephen Brooks is a prisoner of war, working in a zoo. Seeing an opportunity to escape he takes it, but cannot bear to leave behind the elephant he's been caring for. So both make their way to the Alps.
70%
from 55 members
Currently unavailable
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Emergancy Ward 10 Vol. 1
(1957)
Starring: Charles Tingwell, John Barron, John Alderton
Director: Antony Kearey
Certificate:
Set in the fictitious Oxbridge General Hospital, Emergency - Ward 10 concentrated as much on the private lives of the staff as it did on their jobs, setting the template for today's modern medical soaps. It also introduced the viewers to medical procedures, earning praise from the British Medical ..read more »
16%
from 3 members
Not available for rental
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Please Sir - Series 4 - Complete
Starring: John Alderton, Erik Chitty, Richard Davies
Director: Howard Ross
Certificate:
British comedy at its best, Please Sir is fondly remembered by an entire generation of TV viewers. Starring John Alderton as the idealistic teacher Bernard Hedges, who is put in charge of the worst class ever, come back to school and relive the hilarity with Please Sir!.
53%
from 10 members
Not available for rental
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John Alderton facts
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... good this British film was. Some well known faces, Art Malik, James Bolam and John Alderton in a very compelling and moving story set in a special needs school for disturb...
