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The Office
''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries.
The original series o ...
'' is a
British sitcom
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Most British sitcoms are recorded on studio sets, while some have an element of location filming. A handful are made almost exclusively on location ...
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in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2003 as the original series of ''
The Office
''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries.
The original series o ...
''. The television programme was created and written by
Ricky Gervais and
Stephen Merchant
Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, director, presenter and writer.
Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series ''The Office'' (2001–2003), and ...
; the former also played the main character, manager
David Brent
David Brent is a fictional character in the BBC television mockumentary ''The Office'', portrayed by the show's co-creator, co-writer and co-director Ricky Gervais. Brent is a white-collar office middle-manager and the principal character of ...
. The series is set in the
Slough office of a fictional paper merchant, Wernham Hogg, and is presented in a
mockumentary
A mockumentary (a blend of ''mock'' and ''documentary''), fake documentary or docu-comedy is a type of film or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
These productions are often used to analyze or comment on c ...
format depicting the everyday lives of its employees.
Brent tries to be a friend and an entertainer as well as a boss, and is often annoying as a result. His sycophantic assistant
Gareth Keenan
Gareth Keenan (born 17 April 1971) is a fictional paper salesman on BBC's comedy ''The Office'', portrayed by Mackenzie Crook. Gareth is a self-important team leader proud of his alleged Lieutenant status in the Territorial Army. He spends his d ...
(
Mackenzie Crook
Paul James "Mackenzie" Crook (born 29 September 1971) is an English actor, comedian, director and writer. He played Gareth Keenan in ''The Office'', Ragetti in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films, Orell in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones ...
) annoys and is often pranked by sales representative
Tim Canterbury
Timothy Canterbury is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom ''The Office'', portrayed by Martin Freeman. He is a sales representative at the Slough branch of Wernham Hogg Paper Merchants. He has a self-deprecating and ironic sense of humour.
...
(
Martin Freeman
Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor. Among other accolades, he has won an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
Freeman's most not ...
), whose relationship with receptionist
Dawn Tinsley (
Lucy Davis
Lucy Clare Davis (born 17 February 1973) is an English actress best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in the BBC comedy ''The Office'' (2001–2003).
She is also known for her roles as Hilda Spellman in the Netflix series '' The Chilling Adven ...
) is a major
story arc
A story arc (also narrative arc) is the chronological construction of plot in a novel or story. It can also mean an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, board games, vid ...
, despite her engagement to warehouse worker Lee (
Joel Beckett
Joel Beckett (born Joel Bygraves; 27 November 1973) is an English actor, known for playing Jake Moon in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and as Lee in the original version of the comedy series ''The Office''. Born in Potton, Bedfordshire, he wa ...
). Minor characters include droning and crass office worker Keith Bishop (
Ewen MacIntosh
Ewen Douglas MacIntosh (born 25 December 1973) is a British actor and comedian known for his role as Keith Bishop in ''The Office'' (2001–2003).
Early life
MacIntosh was born in Merionethshire. He was educated at Repton School in Derbyshire, ...
), Brent's brash and sexist friend
Chris Finch (
Ralph Ineson
Ralph Michael Ineson (; born 15 December 1969) is an English actor and narrator. Known for his deep, rumbling, Yorkshire-accented voice, his most notable roles include William in '' The Witch'', Dagmer Cleftjaw in ''Game of Thrones'', Amycus Ca ...
) and Brent's bosses Jennifer Taylor-Clarke (
Stirling Gallacher) and later Neil Godwin (
Patrick Baladi
Patrick Bashir Baladi (born 25 December 1971) is an English actor and musician. He is best known for playing Neil Godwin in the BBC sitcom ''The Office'', Michael Jackson in the Sky 1 drama '' Stella'' and Stephen Holmes in the ITV thriller ' ...
).
The programme ran for two series of six half-hour episodes each: the first aired from July to August 2001, and the second from September to November 2002. A two-part
Christmas special
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aired on 26 and 27 December 2003.
There are 14 episodes in total. Series 1 and 2 were originally broadcast on
BBC Two, but the Christmas episodes were moved to
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ...
to increase viewership following the previous series' popularity. Both series, as well as the Christmas specials, have been released on DVD in
Regions
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1, 2 and 4. The programme has won
numerous awards, including two
British Comedy Awards
The National Comedy Awards (known as the British Comedy Awards from 1990 to 2014) is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom, celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year.
The British Comedy Awards (1 ...
and two
Golden Globe. ''The Office'' has also been remade in
several countries, of which
the American adaptation has been the most popular and longest-running.
Episodes were shot on tape, then
filmized in post-production to achieve the documentary-type atmosphere. The deleted scenes on the DVDs are presented raw, pre-filmization.
Series overview
Episodes
Series 1 (2001)
Series 2 (2002)
Christmas specials (2003)
After the conclusion of the second series, creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant stated that no more series would be filmed.
However, they did write and film two additional episodes, 45 and 50 minutes in duration, which first aired in the United Kingdom on
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ...
on 26 December (
Boxing Day) and 27 December 2003.
''The Return of Brent'' (2013)
As part of
Red Nose Day 2013
Red Nose Day 2013 is a fundraising event organised by Comic Relief. A number of run-up events took place and the main event consisted of a live telethon broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of Friday 15 March 2013 to early the follo ...
and to celebrate ten years since the end of ''The Office'', a one-off special
short episode catches up with David, the former manager of the Slough branch of Wernham Hogg Paper Merchants.
See also
* ''
David Brent: Life on the Road''
References
External links
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