By Anthony Bond PUBLISHED: 15:16 EST, 25 June 2013 | UPDATED: 02:30 EST, 26 June 2013 Homeless: Allan Debenham admitted conning a hotel into believing he was TV star Louis Theroux A homeless alcoholic who conned hotel staff into giving him a free room by pretending to be TV presenter Louis Theroux avoided jail today. Allan Debenham, 39, claimed to be the TV presenter and interviewer - and even provided a fake contact from the BBC’s finance department as proof. He used the bogus identity to blag a £70-a-night room at the Duke of York pub at Shepton Beauchamp, near Ilminster,  and gave hotel staff an order number so they could claim payment back from the Beeb.
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Allan Debenham used bogus identity at Duke of York pub near Ilminster
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39-year-old provided a fake contact from the BBC’s finance department
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He gave hotel staff an order number to claim payment back from BBC
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Debenham was today given a 12 month supervised community order
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