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: 230
Press clippings Page 5
11 David Brent one-liners that will make fans laugh
Let's be honest, David Brent is one of the greatest television characters of the 21st Century.
The BBC sitcom is notorious for its cringe-worthy gags and brilliantly awkward humour, delivered mostly by Brent himself.
Angie Quinn, My London, 16th February 2021Keith from The Office couldn't get a job as Keith
"There was a thing came through for an advert for Norwich Union and on the brief they said we want a sort of Keith from The Office character..." "I went along - and I didn't get it."
Chortle, 23rd November 2020Beyond Spitting Image - more BritBox comedies available
Classic satirical comedy Spitting Image has just been revived for a new generation on BritBox. This is BritBox's first original commission, but there are also plenty of classic comedies available on the streaming service, which also features some of the best shows that have aired on the BBC, C4 and ITV over the years.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th October 202013 best British comedy shows on Netflix right now
The beauty of British comedy is how fleeting it is. The US version of The Office dragged on into nine interminable seasons. The British original? Fourteen episodes and done.
Esquire, 22nd August 2020What's the optimum number of series for a sitcom?
We try to pinpoint the TV comedy sweet spot, where 'sharp and consistent' has yet to become 'laboured and cliched'.
Ellen E. Jones, The Guardian, 27th July 2020Poll reveals the best sitcom Christmas specials
The finale of The Office has been voted as the best TV Christmas sitcom special by readers of Radio Times.
British Comedy Guide, 11th December 2019The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century
The Thick Of It is the highest rated British comedy in fourth place. Also listed: The Office (6), Fleabag (8), Peep Show (9), Nighty Night (16), Black Mirror (23), Spaced (29), Catastrophe (34), Brass Eye (37), Detectorists (38), Nathan Barley (47), Black Books (53), Inside No. 9 (66), Shameless (70), The Inbetweeners (74), Gavin and Stacey (81), Fresh Meat (86), Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (92), The Trip (95) and The Mighty Boosh (98).
The Guardian, 16th September 2019British comedy remakes that hit and missed in the US
The Office landed, while The Inbetweeners floundered - so what makes a good US remake?
Ben Allen, Radio Times, 29th May 2019The show that shaped me: Rhe-an Archibald on The Office
Gervais and Merchant's comedy of the mundane has seeped into everything the Mo Gilligan Show producer has done since.
Rhe-an Archibald, Broadcast, 24th April 2019Fawlty Towers tops Radio Times greatest British sitcom list
Fawlty Towers has come out top of a list of the greatest British sitcoms, as compiled by Radio Times magazine.
British Comedy Guide, 9th April 2019