Matthew Alderton

Ryan Alderton

Matthew Alderton is the brother of Ryan Alderton, a teenager who was killed. He has appeared since March 2021. He left in November 2021, when the character was killed off, however the character will appear in flashbacks up until December.

## Storylines

In February 2021, George confronts an unsympathetic Ryan Alderton, who killed George's brother Morgan on New year's day. In anger, George pushes Ryan into the the river, and leaves him. The following day, George hears the news that a teenager has been found dead in the river. Weeks later, Ryan's brother Matthew turns up, and threatens George, saying he knows he killed Ryan. In April 2021, Matthew and his gang then beat up Damian Evans and John Barlow, who both recover. He then goes on a fake date with Chloe Evans, who he attacks. He then kills Charlie, Morgan's friend, after he threatens to go to the police. He is also revealed to be the brother of John Barlow and Jennifer Lloyd. In June 2021, he tries to kill John by running him over in his car, but ends up hitting Lewis Roberts, killing him. In July 2021, Matthew winds up Jade, asking her whether she's male or female, calling her a crossdresser, and then singing a mocking song, resulting is Jade punching him in the face, throwing his drink in his face, and barring him from The Tumpetty. In September 2021, Matthew harasses Johnny James, but is stopped by Katherine Wood. In October 2021, Johnny, Jade, Emma Murphy and Emma Pastry go to the opening night at The Cloud nightclub. They are horrified when Matthew shows up. Matthew spots them, and harasses them, referring to Jade and Johnny as "crossdressers". Johnny orders him to leave, and he pretends to leave, then turns around and grabs Johnny by the shoulder. Johnny turns around and stabs Matthew in the stomach with a knife he borrowed from Denzil Spider. Jason Tomlinson, who owns The Cloud, phones an ambulance, but tells Matthew it was his own fault for harassing the others. In November 2021, Chloe finds out she is pregnant with Matthew's baby. Matthew goes around causing problems, threatening George, who tells Lauren and Maisie about Morgan's death. He then reveals to Damian and John that he had them beaten up. He is then told by Jennifer to stop, however he wont listen to her. He then goes and threatens Johnny in his house, and is joined by Fiona, who is told by Matthew that he killed Lewis. Damian, John, Jennifer, Jade, Chloe, Johnny, Fiona, George, Lauren and Maisie are all shown either leaving their houses, or looking vengeful. Later that night, Matthew is found dead outside The Tumpetty. His funeral is only attended by five people: Jennifer, Jamie, John, Damian, and Matthew's father Charles. Charles later tells the others he's going to kill the killers of his sons.

## Background Info

In March 2021, Matthew makes an unannounced arrival. NJE described him as a "completely dislikeable villain" who would "cause havoc for the residents of Hole Street". He is involved in a homophobia storyline. In August 2021, NJE announced that Matthew and Joseph Andrews (Andrew Scarborough) were both leaving in late 2021. Matthew was killed off in November 2021, when he was killed by an unknown assailant, with the culprit being revealed over Christmas 2021. Bowden will appear in flashbacks during this time.