The Office (UK) (2001 - 2003)

Name: The Office (UK)
Rating: 95
Cast: Ricky Gervais, MacKenzie Crook, Martin Freeman, Lucy Davis, Ralph Ineson

AVERAGE TOMATOMETER

95%

96%

Critic Consensus: No consensus yet.

AVERAGE AUDIENCE SCORE

83%

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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.

Creators: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant

Starring: Ricky Gervais, MacKenzie Crook, Martin Freeman

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Seasons

The Office (UK): Christmas Special

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

The Office (UK): Season 2

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

The Office (UK): Season 1

95%

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