Philip Bretherton (born 30 May 1955) is an English actor best known for his role as Alistair Deacon in the British television series As Time Goes By.
Bretherton was born in Preston, Lancashire, and studied English and drama at the University of Manchester, where he decided to become an actor.
Bretherton appeared in "Rumpole of the Bailey" in "The Barrow Boy" as Hugo Shillingford in November 1988 and made a brief appearance as "Rod" in Coronation Street also in 1988. He then returned as "Robert Weston" in 1991, and again as "Ian Davenport" in 2004.