Neil Alderton has been a member of the Emmerdale directing team since 2005, helming 278 episodes. He has also worked on Coronation Street.
Episodes directed by Neil Alderton[]
2000s[]
2005 (4 episodes)[]
- Episode 4240/4241 (25th December 2005)
- Episode 4242 (26th December 2005)
- Episode 4243 (27th December 2005)
2006 (12 episodes)[]
- Episode 4458 (7th September 2006)
- Episode 4459 (8th September 2006)
- Episode 4460 (10th September 2006)
- Episode 4461 (11th September 2006)
- Episode 4502 (27th October 2006)
- Episode 4503 (29th October 2006)
- Episode 4504 (30th October 2006)
- Episode 4505 (31st October 2006)
- Episode 4544 (14th December 2006)
- Episode 4545 (15th December 2006)
- Episode 4546 (17th December 2006)
- Episode 4547 (18th December 2006)
2007 (13 episodes)[]
- Episode 4774 (5th September 2007)
- Episode 4775 (6th September 2007)
- Episode 4776 (9th September 2007)
- Episode 4777 (10th September 2007)
- Episode 4809 (18th October 2007)
- Episode 4810 (19th October 2007)
- Episode 4811 (21st October 2007)
- Episode 4812 (22nd October 2007)
- Episode 4813 (23rd October 2007)
- Episode 4852 (6th December 2007)
- Episode 4853 (7th December 2007)
- Episode 4854 (9th December 2007)
- Episode 4855 (10th December 2007)
2008 (16 episodes)[]
- Episode 4992 (22nd May 2008)
- Episode 4993 (22nd May 2008)
- Episode 4994 (23rd May 2008)
- Episode 4995 (26th May 2008)
- You've Been Framed (15th July 2008)
- Episode 5039 (16th July 2008)
- Episode 5040 (17th July 2008)
- Episode 5135/5136 (6th November 2008)
- Episode 5137 (7th November 2008)
- Episode 5138 (10th November 2008)
- Episode 5180 (26th December 2008)
- Episode 5181 (29th December 2008)
- Episode 5182/5183 (30th December 2008)
2009 (16 episodes)[]
- Episode 5212/5213 (3rd February 2009)
- Episode 5214 (4th February 2009)
- Episode 5215 (5th February 2009)
- Episode 5348 (15th July 2009)
- Episode 5349 (16th July 2009)
- Episode 5350 (17th July 2009)
- Episode 5351 (20th July 2009)
- Episode 5390 (3rd September 2009)
- Episode 5391 (3rd September 2009)
- Episode 5392 (4th September 2009)
- Episode 5393 (7th September 2009)
- Episode 5427 (15th October 2009)
- Episode 5428 (15th October 2009)
- Episode 5429 (16th October 2009)
- Episode 5430 (19th October 2009)
2010s[]
2010 (19 episodes)[]
- Episode 5569 (30th March 2010)
- Episode 5570 (31st March 2010)
- Episode 5571 (1st April 2010)
- Episode 5572 (1st April 2010)
- Episode 5613 (20th May 2010)
- Episode 5614 (20th May 2010)
- Episode 5615 (21st May 2010)
- Episode 5646 (4th July 2010)
- Episode 5647 (5th July 2010)
- Episode 5648 (7th July 2010)
- Episode 5649 (8th July 2010)
- Episode 5712 (17th September 2010)
- Episode 5713 (20th September 2010)
- Episode 5714 (21st September 2010)
- Episode 5715 (22nd September 2010)
- Episode 5788 (14th December 2010)
- Episode 5789 (15th December 2010)
- Episode 5790 (16th December 2010)
- Episode 5791 (16th December 2010)
2011 (26 episodes)[]
- Episode 5836 (4th February 2011)
- Episode 5837 (7th February 2011)
- Episode 5838/5839 (8th February 2011)
- Episode 5876 (24th March 2011)
- Episode 5877 (24th March 2011)
- Episode 5878 (25th March 2011)
- Episode 5879 (28th March 2011)
- Episode 5880 (29th March 2011)
- Episode 5961 (1st July 2011)
- Episode 5962 (4th July 2011)
- Episode 5963 (5th July 2011)
- Episode 5964 (6th July 2011)
- Episode 6001 (18th August 2011)
- Episode 6002 (18th August 2011)
- Episode 6003 (19th August 2011)
- Episode 6004 (22nd August 2011)
- Episode 6005 (23rd August 2011)
- Episode 6006 (24th August 2011)
- Episode 6035 (27th September 2011)
- Episode 6036 (28th September 2011)
- Episode 6037 (29th September 2011)
- Episode 6038 (29th September 2011)
- Episode 6111 (21st December 2011)
- Episode 6112 (22nd December 2011)
- Episode 6113 (22nd December 2011)
2012 (28 episodes)[]
- Episode 6198 (29th March 2012)
- Episode 6199 (29th March 2012)
- Episode 6200 (30th March 2012)
- Episode 6201 (2nd April 2012)
- Episode 6234 (10th May 2012)
- Episode 6235 (11th May 2012)
- Episode 6236 (13th May 2012)
- Episode 6237 (14th May 2012)
- Episode 6266 (21st June 2012)
- Episode 6267 (21st June 2012)
- Episode 6268 (22nd June 2012)
- Episode 6269 (24th June 2012)
- Episode 6332 (31st August 2012)
- Episode 6333 (3rd September 2012)
- Episode 6334 (4th September 2012)
- Episode 6335 (5th September 2012)
- Episode 6336 (6th September 2012)
- Episode 6337 (6th September 2012)
- Episode 6374 (18th October 2012)
- Episode 6375 (19th October 2012)
- Episode 6376 (22nd October 2012)
- Episode 6407 (27th November 2012)
- Episode 6408 (28th November 2012)
- Episode 6409 (29th November 2012)
- Episode 6434 (27th December 2012)
- Episode 6435 (27th December 2012)
- Episode 6436 (28th December 2012)
- Episode 6437 (31st December 2012)
2013 (24 episodes)[]
- Episode 6514 (29th March 2013)
- Episode 6515 (1st April 2013)
- Episode 6516 (2nd April 2013)
- Episode 6517 (3rd April 2013)
- Episode 6542/6543 (2nd May 2013)
- Episode 6544 (3rd May 2013)
- Episode 6545 (6th May 2013)
- Episode 6578 (13th June 2013)
- Episode 6579 (13th June 2013)
- Episode 6580 (14th June 2013)
- Episode 6581 (17th June 2013)
- Episode 6652 (6th September 2013)
- Episode 6653 (9th September 2013)
- Episode 6654 (10th September 2013)
- Episode 6655 (11th September 2013)
- Episode 6684 (14th October 2013)
- Episode 6685 (15th October 2013)
- Episode 6690 (18th October 2013)
- Episode 6691 (21st October 2013)
- Episode 6726 (29th November 2013)
- Episode 6727 (2nd December 2013)
- Episode 6728/6729 (3rd December 2013)
2014 (20 episodes)[]
- Episode 6864 (8th May 2014)
- Episode 6865 (8th May 2014)
- Episode 6866 (9th May 2014)
- Episode 6867 (12th May 2014)
- Episode 6908/6909 (8th July 2014)
- Episode 6910 (9th July 2014)
- Episode 6911 (10th July 2014)
- Episode 6912 (10th July 2014)
- Episode 6938 (6th August 2014)
- Episode 6939 (7th August 2014)
- Episode 6940 (7th August 2014)
- Episode 7006 (23rd October 2014)
- Episode 7007 (23rd October 2014)
- Episode 7008 (24th October 2014)
- Episode 7009 (27th October 2014)
- Episode 7058 (19th December 2014)
- Episode 7059 (22nd December 2014)
- Episode 7060 (23rd December 2014)
- Episode 7061 (24th December 2014)
2015 (17 episodes)[]
- Episode 7094 (30th January 2015) (co-directed with Paul Copeland)
- Episode 7095 (2nd February 2015) (co-directed with Paul Copeland)
- Episode 7096 (3rd February 2015) (co-directed with Paul Copeland)
- Episode 7097 (4th February 2015) (co-directed with Paul Copeland)
- Episode 7216 (23rd June 2015) (co-directed with Paul Copeland)
- Episode 7217 (24th June 2015)
- Episode 7218 (25th June 2015)
- Episode 7219 (25th June 2015)
- Episode 7257 (7th August 2015)
- Episode 7258 (10th August 2015)
- Episode 7259 (11th August 2015)
- Episode 7300 (24th September 2015) (co-directed with Vicky Thomas)
- Episode 7301 (25th September 2015)
- Episode 7302 (25th September 2015)
- Episode 7303 (28th September 2015)
- Episode 7326/7327 (22nd October 2015)
2016 (12 episodes)[]
- Episode 7456 (22nd March 2016)
- Episode 7457 (23rd March 2016)
- Episode 7458 (24th March 2016)
- Episode 7459 (24th March 2016)
- Episode 7500 (12th May 2016)
- Episode 7501 (12th May 2016)
- Episode 7502 (13th May 2016)
- Episode 7503 (16th May 2016)
- Episode 7537 (24th June 2016)
- Episode 7538/7539 (28th June 2016)
- Episode 7540 (29th June 2016)
2017 (20 episodes)[]
- Episode 7812 (28th April 2017)
- Episode 7813 (1st May 2017)
- Episode 7814 (2nd May 2017)
- Episode 7815 (3rd May 2017)
- Episode 7816 (4th May 2017)
- Episode 7817 (4th May 2017)
- Episode 7847 (9th June 2017)
- Episode 7848 (12th June 2017)
- Episode 7849 (13th June 2017)
- Episode 7850 (14th June 2017)
- Episode 7887/7888 (25th July 2017)
- Episode 7889 (26th July 2017)
- Episode 7890 (27th July 2017)
- Episode 7891 (27th July 2017)
- Episode 7927 (5th September 2017)
- Episode 7928 (6th September 2017)
- Episode 7929 (7th September 2017)
- Episode 7930/7931 (7th September 2017)
2018 (13 episodes)[]
- Episode 8171 (8th June 2018)
- Episode 8172 (11th June 2018)
- Episode 8173/8174 (12th June 2018)
- Episode 8175 (13th June 2018)
- Episode 8214 (26th July 2018)
- Episode 8215 (26th July 2018)
- Episode 8216 (27th July 2018)
- Episode 8217 (30th July 2018)
- Episode 8279 (8th October 2018)
- Episode 8280/8281 (9th October 2018)
- Episode 8282 (10th October 2018)
2019 (10 episodes)[]
- Episode 8607 (1st October 2019)
- Episode 8608 (2nd October 2019)
- Episode 8609 (3rd October 2019)
- Episode 8610 (3rd October 2019)
- Episode 8611 (4th October 2019)
- Episode 8658/8659 (26th November 2019)
- Episode 8660 (27th November 2019)
- Episode 8661 (28th November 2019)
- Episode 8662 (28th November 2019)
2020s[]
2020 (3 episodes)[]
2021 (8 episodes)[]
- Episode 9013 (5th April 2021)
- Episode 9014 (6th April 2021)
- Episode 9015 (7th April 2021)
- Episode 9016 (8th April 2021)
- Episode 9017 (8th April 2021)
- Episode 9075/9076 (17th June 2021)
- Episode 9077 (20th June 2021)
2022 (7 episodes)[]
- Episode 9313/9314 (17th March 2022)
- Episode 9315 (18th March 2022)
- Episode 9371 (24th May 2022)
- Episode 9372 (25th May 2022)
- Episode 9373/9374 (26th May 2022)