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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Who's the real Ricky Gervais?
Life, death, Bowie, Brent and beyond - nothing is off-limits as Ricky Gervais shares all with Balance.
Balance, 9th October 2017Weirdest musical moments in British comedy
A selection of some of the strangest songs and musical moments in British comedy.
Anglonerd, 9th October 2017How The Office changed the British Sitcom
It was 16 years ago this month that The Office debuted on UK screens, and it remains to this day a high watermark of British comedy. It's perhaps the only 21st Century sitcom that can rival the stalwart classics of Blackadder and Fawlty Towers et al in terms of its lasting impact on UK popular culture.
Rob Keeling, Cult Box, 27th July 201716 years of The Office: David Brent's 12 finest moments
16 years ago on 9th July 2001 we were first introduced to David Brent, the general manager of Wernham Hogg, a fictitious paper company in Slough, and the role that made Ricky Gervais a household name.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 9th July 2017The mockumentary needs to die
Sixteen years since The Office first aired on British television, why does every subsequent sitcom pretend to be something it's not?
Angus Harrison, Vice.com, 21st March 2017Fawlty Towers named comedians' favourite sitcom
A survey of comedians has revealed that Fawlty Towers is their favourite sitcom, and Alan Partridge meeting his superfan is their favourite scene. "Don't tell him Pike" was picked as the favourite one-liner.
British Comedy Guide, 4th January 2017No laughing matter: the rise of the TV 'sadcom'
From Transparent and Master Of None to Fleabag and Flowers, the latest comedy series are ditching gags for harsh reality and breaking new ground in the process.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 11th October 2016Mrs Brown's Boys named best sitcom since 2000
Mrs Brown's Boys has come top of the Radio Times poll to name the best British TV sitcom broadcast since the year 2000.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd August 2016The Office relocates to Finland
BBC Worldwide announced today that it has sold The Office scripted format to Finnish broadcasters Elisa Entertainment and Nelonen. The show will be produced by Solar Republic.
BBC, 15th August 2016The Office - where are they now?
What has happened to the actors who helped to make The Office? We never did hear much from that man Gervais again...
Rupert Hawksley, The Telegraph, 11th August 2016