The Office (UK) (2001 - 2003)

The Office (UK)

96%

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85%

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Series Info

The terrific Britcom about a dysfunctional workplace from hell helped put BBC America on the TV map, attracting a wider audience of hip, young viewers. This wickedly funny mockumentary tracks the monotonous doings at a paper-product firm in the dreary London suburb of Slough. Ricky Gervais (who wrote and directed the series with Stephen Merchant) plays it perfectly deadpan as David Brent, the inept office manager who has deluded himself into thinking that he's both a funny guy and a great boss.

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Seasons

92%
Critics Consensus: Bittersweet, satisfying and surprisingly hopeful, this 2-part epilogue of The Office has perhaps done the unthinkable -- redeemed David Brent.

2003, BBC Two, 2 episodes

100%
Critics Consensus: Ending the only way a show about an office really could -- with resignations and promotions -- The Office concludes on a high note that remains utterly rewatchable.

2002, BBC Two, 6 episodes

96%
Critics Consensus: With a first season that altered the TV comedy landscape, the original British version of The Office proves the most mundane parts of daily life can be as hilarious as they are cringeworthy.

2001, BBC Two, 6 episodes

Cast

Ricky Gervais
as David Brent
MacKenzie Crook
as Gareth Keenan
Martin Freeman
as Tim Canterbury
Lucy Davis
as Dawn Tinsley
Ralph Ineson
as Chris Finch
Ewan Macintosh
as Keith Bishop
Stirling Gallacher
as Jennifer Taylor Clarke
Oliver Chris
as Ricky Howard
Joel Beckett
as Lee
Robin Hooper
as Malcolm
Sally Bretton
as Donna
Patrick Baladi
as Neil Godwin
Stacey Roca
as Rachel
David Schaal
as Glynn
Howard Saddler
as Oliver
Rachel Isaac
as Trudy
Nicola Cotter
as Karen Roper
Stephen Merchant
as Oggmonster
Tom Goodman-Hill
as Ray
Sterling Gallacher
as Jennifer Taylor Clark
Jennifer Hennessy
as Jude
Robin Ince
as Stuart Foot
Matthew Holness
as Simon
Neil Fitzmaurice
as Alex
Bruce MacKinnon
as Jimmy the Perv
Hugh Parker
as Photographer
Tiffany Stevenson-Oake
as Girl in Nightclub 1
Ellen Collier
as Girl in Nightclub 2
Che Given
as Speaker 1
Olivia Colman
as Helena
Richard Wills-Cotton
as Speaker 2
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Series Details

TV Network: BBC Two
Premiere Date: Jul 9, 2001
Genre: Comedy
Executive Producer: Jon Plowman
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