The Office. David Brent (Ricky Gervais)
The Office

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.

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Series 1, Episode 4 - Training

To fend off the increasing staff disillusionment a Training Day has been scheduled. Dawn's engagement to Lee is on the rocks and Tim begins to think that he may at last have a chance with her. In this great episode David hinders the productivity of the training expert and gives the staff some musical inspiration.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 30th July 2001
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 30th August 2009 10:45pm BBC2
Monday 25th March 2013 11:00pm Gold
Saturday 8th June 2013 10:40pm Gold
Sunday 9th June 2013 1:20am Gold
Sunday 22nd September 2013 9:40pm Gold
Monday 23rd September 2013 1:00am Gold
Saturday 8th February 2014 9:00pm Gold
Thursday 26th June 2014 11:00pm Gold
Friday 27th June 2014 2:00am Gold
Monday 22nd September 2014 10:00pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd September 2014 1:45am Gold
Saturday 10th January 2015 11:00pm Gold
Sunday 11th January 2015 9:00pm Gold
Friday 10th July 2015 11:40pm Gold
Saturday 11th July 2015 2:30am Gold
Saturday 3rd October 2015 9:00pm Gold
Sunday 4th October 2015 1:00am Gold
Sunday 31st January 2016 10:20pm Gold
Monday 2nd May 2016 11:30pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd May 2016 3:00am Gold
Friday 17th June 2016 10:20pm Gold
Sunday 20th August 2017 9:00pm Gold
Monday 21st August 2017 2:45am Gold
Thursday 19th October 2017 9:00pm Gold
Sunday 4th February 2018 9:00pm Gold
Saturday 31st March 2018 1:05am Gold
Thursday 26th July 2018 12:20am Gold
Thursday 26th July 2018 11:40pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd October 2018 10:00pm Gold
Wednesday 24th October 2018 8:40pm Gold
Thursday 18th July 2019 10:20pm Gold
Friday 19th July 2019 12:55am Gold
Saturday 14th September 2019 11:00pm Gold
Sunday 2nd August 2020 11:00pm Gold
Monday 3rd August 2020 2:15am Gold
Tuesday 15th September 2020 11:40pm Gold
Wednesday 16th September 2020 2:40am Gold
Sunday 7th February 2021 2:20am Gold
Monday 8th February 2021 2:00am Gold
Monday 22nd February 2021 9:40pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd February 2021 1:15am Gold
Friday 16th July 2021 10:00pm Gold
Saturday 23rd October 2021 11:40pm Gold
Sunday 24th October 2021 3:15am Gold
Sunday 5th December 2021 10:40pm BBC2
Tuesday 12th April 2022 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 12th April 2022 9:40pm Gold
Wednesday 13th April 2022 2:00am Gold
Wednesday 13th April 2022 2:35am Gold
Monday 29th August 2022 12:10am Gold
Monday 29th August 2022 10:50pm Gold
Tuesday 20th September 2022 10:00pm Gold
Wednesday 21st September 2022 3:00am Gold
Tuesday 25th April 2023 9:40pm Gold
Wednesday 26th April 2023 1:20am Gold
Sunday 23rd July 2023 11:20pm Gold
Monday 24th July 2023 2:25am Gold
Thursday 5th October 2023 11:15pm Gold
Friday 6th October 2023 3:00am Gold
Sunday 7th January 2024 9:00pm Gold
Monday 8th January 2024 12:00am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Ricky Gervais David Brent
Martin Freeman Tim Canterbury
Mackenzie Crook Gareth Keenan
Lucy Davis Dawn Tinsley
Joel Beckett Lee
Ben Bradshaw Ben
Jamie Deeks Jamie
Jane Lucas Sheila
Ewen MacIntosh (as Ewan MacIntosh) Keith Bishop
Emma Manton Emma
Alexander Perkins Ralph
Phillip Pickard Phillip
Oliver Chris Ricky
Robin Hooper Malcolm
Angela Clerkin Jackie
Sally Bretton Donna
Guest cast
Vincent Franklin Rowan
Richard Hollis Man in Video
Lucy O'Connell (as Lucy O'Connel) Woman in Video
Peter Purves Self
Writing team
Ricky Gervais Writer
Stephen Merchant Writer
Production team
Ricky Gervais Director
Stephen Merchant Director
Ash Atalla Producer
Anil Gupta Executive Producer
Jon Plowman Executive Producer
Nigel Williams Editor
Julie Harris Production Designer
Rachel Freck Casting Director
Sarah Tiffin (as Sarah Higbid) Costume Designer
Andy Hollis Director of Photography
Lucy Cain Make-up Designer
Jo Randall 1st Assistant Director

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