John Alderton married his co-star, Jill Browne, but they later divorced. After an uncredited role in "Cleopatra" (1963), and appearing in British films such as "The System" (1964), "Assignment K" (1968), "Duffy" (1968) and "Hannibal Brooks" (1969), he played the lead in the comedy series "Please Sir!", as hapless teacher Mr Hedges, which later resulted in him also playing the character in the 1971 feature film of the same name. In 1972 he appeared with Hannah Gordon in the BBC comedy series "My Wife Next Door" which ran for 13 episodes, and for which he won a Jacob's Award in 1975. He
Fred Paul Hedges Fred Paul Hedges Fred Paul Hedges (March 27, 1921 – June 19, 1999) was a master guitar builder and guitar teacher from Nashville, Tennessee. Hedges designed and built machines to mass-produce acoustic guitars for both the Grammer and Gower guitar companies in Nashville during the mid to late 1960s. Originally from Ewing, Illinois, Freddie Paul Hedges was a long-time friend of Grand Ole Opry star Billy Grammer who hired Hedges to help establish Grammer's newly formed guitar company. Before moving to Tennessee in 1962, Hedges was a machinist and labor union leader in southern Michigan where he developed the necessary