Which British writer played  a star acting role in the documentary, "People Like Us"?
John Morton (writer) John Morton is a British writer and director for television and radio, perhaps best known as the creator of "People Like Us", which starred Chris Langham as the hapless documentary maker Roy Mallard. He is also the creator and writer of several other comedies for the BBC including "The Sunday Format", "Broken News", "W1A" and "Twenty Twelve".
David Spenser David Spenser (born David De Saram: 12 March 1934 – 20 July 2013) was a Sri Lankan-born British actor, director, producer and writer. Spenser played the title role in a 1948 radio production of Richmal Crompton's "Just William", and also appeared in popular films and TV series including "Doctor Who". His documentary about Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies won an International Emmy Award. He was the elder brother of actor Jeremy Spenser.