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.
Streaming rank this week: 64
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The 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 2016Ricky Gervais planning to kill one of his characters
Ricky Gervais says he will kill off David Brent, "soon".
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 9th August 2016Groundbreaking comedy shows worth remembering
Take a trip down memory lane as we run through 2003's biggest comedy hits and check out the catchphrases that caught us hook, line and sinker.
Rachel Tierney, The Telegraph, 29th July 2016The awkward language of David Brent and The Office
As we know, David Brent actually has a lot of words, and most of them lead to podiacide, otherwise known as shooting yourself in the foot.
Susie Dent, Oxford Dictionaries, 22nd July 20168 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 2016