Please Sir! (film) Please Sir! (film) Please Sir! is a 1971 British comedy film starring John Alderton, spun off from the television series "Please Sir!" Mr. Hedges, the somewhat naive and idealistic teacher of the rebellious Class 5C, lobbies to have them allowed on the school camping trip despite much precedent to the contrary. Once on the camping trip Mr. Hedges pursues Penny Wheeler, the local barmaid, and the class indulge in their usual activities. A small feud with some stereotypical upper class children in red blazers is resolved with a false rape allegation. A case of some stolen money is resolved through
John Alderton then transferred to another top-rated ITV series when he played Thomas Watkins, the chauffeur, in "Upstairs, Downstairs", opposite his wife, Pauline Collins. They had a daughter (the actress Kate Alderton) and two sons and also acted together in spin-off series, "Thomas & Sarah", and another sitcom, "No, Honestly", as well as in "Wodehouse Playhouse" (1975–78), a series that featured adaptations of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse (primarily the "Mr. Mulliner" stories.) In the meantime, he appeared on the big screen against-type as 'Friend' in John Boorman's cult sci-fi film "Zardoz" (1974), before returning to more familiar territory, as 1930s