John Morton (writer)

This article is about the British writer and director on BBC, for other uses see John Morton .

John Morton is a British writer and director associated with the BBC Radio and television networks. He is perhaps best known for writing People Like Us, which starred Chris Langham. Originally produced for BBC Radio 4, it was later adapted for BBC Two. In a similar vein to the People Like Us was BBC Four's spoof arts review The Gist from 2001, which was presented by Robert Webb. For radio, he also created spoof 'glossy magazine' The Sunday Format.

Helen Atkinson-Wood says that, on first hearing People Like Us, she rang the BBC in praise of the programme, was given Morton's phone number, and turned his own "Are you married?" 'catchphrase' on him. He is now – to her.

In August 2010, the BBC announced a new six part series Twenty Twelve, written and directed by Morton. This series is centered on the organisers of the 2012 Olympic Games in London similar to ABC Australia's The Games. John Clarke and Ross Stevenson, creators of The Games claimed to have had many phone conferences, meetings and over four years of email exchanges with Morton and yet the series was made without their participation or permission. The series premiered on 14 March 2011 on BBC Four.

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