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 1, Episode 3 repeated Saturday at 9pm on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 289
Press clippings Page 9
8 times David Brent made us cringe
Slough's self-appointed 'best boss' David Brent made us cringe for three years in Ricky Gervais's genius mockumentary series, The Office. Here are his worst/best moments.
Readers Digest, 21st July 2016Radio Times launches a poll to name the best sitcom since 2000
Radio Times has launched a poll to name the best British TV sitcom broadcast since the year 2000. There are 40 shows in the shortlist.
British Comedy Guide, 19th July 2016Rated or dated: The Office
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's sitcom first aired this week in 2001. Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch takes a look to see if, 15 years later, it still measures up.
Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch, Standard Issue, 6th July 201615 ways The Office changed modern comedy (Link expired)
Its influence on modern comedy has been monumental. So to celebrate the show's big 15th birthday, here are 15 ways The Office changed modern comedy forever.
Alex Nelson, WOW247, 6th July 2016Why studio laughter has no place in modern sitcoms
From Friends to Father Ted, some of the greatest sitcoms of all time have had laughter included on the soundtrack. But audiences have grown more sophisticated - and TV needs to follow their lead.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 29th June 2016America: where British sitcoms go to die
It is the holy grail for British writers - having your sitcom remade for America. But can Raised By Wolves succeed where Fawlty Towers flopped?
Andrew Collins, The Guardian, 22nd June 2016Ricky Gervais shares first scathing Office review
The comedian shared a link to the review, penned by critic and producer Victor Lewis-Smith, back when the series debuted in 2001.
Caroline Westbrook, Metro, 4th May 2016How the new 'Office' spinoff will destroy Ricky Gervais's comedic legacy
He will always be a reference point for other shows using that style. And David Brent, the sap who started it all, will go down as one of the greats. Or, perhaps, he would have, had Gervais not decided to eke every tired wheeze out of this heavily flogged dead horse.
Joe Bish, Vice.com, 17th March 2016David Tennant auditioned to play David Brent's boss
Never mind David Brent, another famous David was very nearly in The Office - David Tennant.
Sarah Doran, Radio Times, 2nd March 2016Martin Freeman: "Ricky Gervais made me laugh more"
Martin Freeman has praised his Office co-star and creator Ricky Gervais, saying that the writer made him laugh more than anyone else while they were filming the hit BBC comedy.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 27th August 2015