People Like Us
Before there was The Office, there was People Like Us. A mockumentary in the style of the "docusoap" British reality television shows popular at the time about regular people and their regular lives, People Like Us follows actors playing average citizens going about their days working (or failing to do so), with an inept interviewer in tow, frequently getting sidetracked or becoming haplessly involved with his subjects. It is perfectly droll and quintessentially British, with a slew of great deadpan actors, some of whom have gone on to gain larger fame.
- 1999-2001
- 2 seasons
- Comedy
Before there was The Office, there was People Like Us. A mockumentary in the style of the "docusoap" British reality television shows popular at the time about regular people and their regular lives, People Like Us follows actors playing average citizens going about their days working (or failing to do so), with an inept interviewer in tow, frequently getting sidetracked or becoming haplessly involved with his subjects. It is perfectly droll and quintessentially British, with a slew of great deadpan actors, some of whom have gone on to gain larger fame.
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2001
Episode 1
The Vicar
Roy Mallard visits Vicar Andrew Treverton of St John the Baptist Church in Thame, Oxfordshire, as he undertakes the mundane and bizarre everyday duties of caring for his committed flock - just not his wife.
Episode 2
The Mother
Roy Mallard spends the day with Jenny, a new mother, on her first day back at work as an NHS administrator.
Episode 3
The Journalist
Episode 4
The Actor
Roy Mallard follows actor Rob Harker's day which starts in a Soho recording studio to do a voiceover for an ad.
Episode 5
The Bank Manager
Episode 6