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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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Ricky Gervais spills secrets from The Office's start

With the U.S. remake of The Office drawing to a close after an incredible nine series and rumours of a Brent comeback, I thought I'd write a personal retrospective about my little creation.

Ricky Gervais, The Wall Street Journal, 6th September 2012

David Brent may return as The Office USA comes to end

Ricky Gervais has hinted he could make a shock return to The Office as David Brent - perhaps to mark the end of the long-running US version of the series.

Metro, 22nd August 2012

Catherine Tate on 'The Office' USA as series regular?

Catherine Tate may be joining the cast of NBC's The Office as a series regular, it has been reported.

Zeba Blay, Digital Spy, 2nd June 2012

The Office: Tube Talk Gold

In 1998, a young BBC employee named Stephen Merchant was tasked with producing a short film as part of a training course. While his fellow trainees shot documentaries and the like, Merchant wanted to try something different...

Morgan Jeffery, Digital Spy, 25th February 2012

Catherine Tate returns to the US Office

British treasure Catherine Tate is reprising her role in the US Office, and her character Nellie this time indulges in a smooch with socially awkward Dwight.

Metro, 24th February 2012

German version of The Office wins film adaptation

Producers of Stromberg, now in its fifth season, raise 1m in a single week to ensure hit sitcom will reach the cinema.

Ben Child, The Guardian, 23rd December 2011

The Office goes global on iTunes

Fans of The Office are now able to get their hands on their favourite show for the first time, at the click of a button.

BBC Ariel, 26th October 2011

Catherine Tate to return to the US Office

Catherine Tate is to return to the US version of hit sitcom The Office.

BBC News, 23rd October 2011

David Brent tattoo scares Ricky Gervais

The Office star Ricky Gervais admitted a David Brent tattoo pictured on an anonymous fan's arm "scared" him.

The Sun, 15th September 2011

Interview with Ewen MacIntosh, AKA "Big Keith"

The character actor, familiar to millions through his TV work, talks to Suite 101 about his role on the famous UK sitcom that spawned imitations worldwide.

Adrian Peel, Suite 101, 12th August 2011

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