The Office - will there be a better sitcom?

The Office is the most successful British sitcom of all time. More importantly, it is probably the best. Will it ever be bettered?

Israel is the latest country to photocopy The Office

The Israeli version of The Office has been unveiled and it features an Arab character described as "intelligent and gentle".

The ego has landed: David Brent to star in US Office

Ricky Gervais to appear opposite Steve Carell as Slough's finest comes face-to-face with his American alter ego.

Ricky Gervais to guest star on The Office USA?

There are unconfirmed rumours that Ricky Gervais is seriously considering reprising his role as David Brent for the U.S. version of The Office later this season.

Ricky Gervais: 'Before The Office I never tried hard'

Ricky Gervais talks to The Guardian about the difference between sitcoms and film - and why he will never go back to his old lazy ways.

The Office is still the boss of all sitcoms

Last night's BBC2 special A Night at the Office confirmed that Ricky Gervais' creation is the smartest and funniest sitcom in TV history.

Who could have foretold, when The Office was first aired in 2001, that Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's comedy series would go on to be shown in 80 countries, "break" America and win a Golden Globe award? Tonight, BBC Two delights Wernham Hogg fans with a re-airing of the entire first series (six episodes). The programmes are interspersed with interviews with the cast, including Ricky Gervais, Mackenzie Crook and Martin Freeman. Comedy bigwigs - Richard Curtis and Ben Stiller among them - also offer their thoughts on the inimitable series.

Tonight, BBC Two is screening all six episodes of the first series of The Office, the landmark comedy that transformed the sound of fingernails being dragged down a blackboard into laughter. And like the commentary on a DVD, the episodes are interspersed with insights from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the co-stars Martin Freeman, Lucy Davis and Mackenzie Crook, and famous fans including Richard Curtis, Ben Stiller and Hugh Jackman.

It's right to love 'The Office', but foolish to revere

The longer you look at it, the more it looks like a work of art. It touches something universal and true about human behaviour in the life-sapping confines of the workplace. Where will it all end, though? The Office was first broadcast in the summer of 2001. We haven't reached the 10th anniversary yet and already the BBC is rolling out the red carpet.

Ricky Gervais writes about A Night At The Office

"I was very pleased when I heard that the BBC were planning a retrospective of The Office. Usually they make those things when the creator dies. This way I can watch it myself. Perfect."