The Office (2001)
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2001 - 2003
- 14 episodes (2 series)
A BBC documentary team film the office of David Brent, manager from hell: he's tactless and talentless, yet somehow thinks everyone loves him. Stars Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis, Joel Beckett and more.
- Series 2, Episode 5 repeated Saturday at 9pm on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 349
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Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2001 - 2003
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 14 (2 series)
- Creators
- Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant
- Stars
- Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis, Joel Beckett, Ben Bradshaw, Jamie Deeks, Jane Lucas and more
- Writers
- Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant
- Directors
- Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant
- Producers
- Ash Atalla, Anil Gupta and Jon Plowman
- Company
Filmed in the style of a fly-on-the-wall documentary, The Office records the working day of manager David Brent and his staff.
Brent is the manager from hell; he is tactless, talentless, egotistical, prejudiced, cowardly and conniving - yet somehow thinks everyone loves him.
His long-suffering employees include the weasley Gareth, unlucky-in-love Tim, and the object of Tim's affections, receptionist Dawn.
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Additional details
- Production setting
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Theme tune Handbags And Gladrags by Mike d'Abo. Arranged by Big George. David Brent's single arranged by Glyn Hughes.
Website links
- BBC Homepage
The offical BBC homepage for The Office. - Ricky Gervais' Website
A guide to the series of Ricky Gervais' official website. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 9th July 2001 at 9:30pm on BBC Two
- Next repeats
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- Series 2, Episode 5: Saturday at 9pm on U&Dave
- Series 2, Episode 6: Saturday at 9:40pm on U&Dave
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 5th July 2025 at 9:40pm on U&Dave - Series 2, Episode 4
- Saturday 5th July 2025 at 9:00pm on U&Dave - Series 2, Episode 3
- Saturday 28th June 2025 at 9:40pm on U&Dave - Series 2, Episode 2
Recording details
- Teddington Studios
- Slough - Opening title sequence.