 In 1988, he starred as Surgeon Robert Sandy in "Tales of the Unexpected", in the episode The Surgeon, and from 1989 to 1992 he starred in the series "Forever Green" as the character Jack Boult.he also appeared in the film "Clockwork Mice" in 1995.Alderton played opposite his wife Pauline in "Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War" in 2002 and made something of a comeback in the 2003 film, "Calendar Girls".