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 Sunday at 9pm on BBC2
Streaming rank this week: 254
Press clippings Page 10
My favourite TV show: The Office
For those of us who were teenagers when Ricky Gervais' sitcom arrived, The Office was more than just a great comedy - David Brent and his colleagues formed the basis for the way we relate to each other.
Edward Tew, The Guardian, 1st April 2014Ricky Gervais has idea to bring David Brent back to TV
Ricky Gervais has revealed he is working on an idea to bring his character David Brent back to television in a spoof music tour documentary.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd March 2014Opinion: In praise of The Office
I remember exactly where I was when I first saw The Office. In the office. Twelve years ago this spring, an advance VHS - remember those? - arrived. I'd like to boast that I immediately spotted a classic. What I actually spotted was a quite funny workplace-based sitcom starring the politically incorrect bloke from Channel 4's The 11 O'Clock Show.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th February 2014The Office to be re-made in Czech Republic
Broadcasting rights have been sold to a Czech company to produce its own version of The Office.
The Guardian, 20th December 2013Ricky Gervais sad Office building is being demolished
Fans of The Office are allegedly making pilgrimages to Slough to say goodbye to the building which facilitated David Brent's middle management before it is demolished.
Metro, 4th December 2013Stephen Merchant: The Office won't be revived
Stephen Merchant has told Digital Spy that he doesn't believe Ricky Gervais's plan to bring back David Brent in a movie means that there's any chance of a UK Office revival.
Alex Fletcher, Digital Spy, 16th October 2013Ricky Gervais to bring David Brent to the silver screen
The former Wernham Hogg boss will be seen trying to make it in the music industry.
Adam Sherwin, The Independent, 22nd August 2013Ricky Gervais won't appear in the US Office
Ricky Gervais has dashed hopes he would appear in the US version of The Office's final episode.
The Sun, 28th April 2013David Brent saved me from suicide... Fact
A suicidal dad told yesterday how he was seconds from killing himself - until hit comedy The Office accidentally flashed up on TV.
The Sun, 8th April 2013David Brent to live on via YouTube
Ricky Gervais's hit The Office character David Brent is to live on - via YouTube.
British Comedy Guide, 15th March 2013