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"The Office" (2001) More at IMDbPro »TV series 2001-2003

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"The Office" (2001): :  -- US Home Video Trailer from Warner Bros.
"The Office" (2001): :  -- US Home Video Trailer from Warner Bros.

Overview

User Rating:
9.3/10   13,743 votes
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Release Date:
23 January 2003 (USA) more
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Plot:
The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager Brent as they continue their daily lives. full summary
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Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 21 wins & 11 nominations more
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Cast

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Ricky Gervais ... David Brent (14 episodes, 2001-2003)

Martin Freeman ... Tim Canterbury (14 episodes, 2001-2003)

Mackenzie Crook ... Gareth Keenan (14 episodes, 2001-2003)
Lucy Davis ... Dawn Tinsley (14 episodes, 2001-2003)

Ewen MacIntosh ... Keith (14 episodes, 2001-2003)
Ben Bradshaw ... Ben (14 episodes, 2001-2003)
Jamie Deeks ... Jamie (14 episodes, 2001-2003)
Jane Lucas ... Sheila (14 episodes, 2001-2003)
Emma Louise Manton ... Emma (14 episodes, 2001-2003)
Alexander Perkins ... Ralph (14 episodes, 2001-2003)
Philip Pickard ... Phillip / ... (14 episodes, 2001-2003)
Joel Beckett ... Lee (13 episodes, 2001-2003)
Patrick Baladi ... Neil Godwin (8 episodes, 2002-2003)

Julie Fernandez ... Brenda (8 episodes, 2002-2003)
Rachel Isaac ... Trudy (8 episodes, 2002-2003)
Howard Saddler ... Oliver (8 episodes, 2002-2003)
Stirling Gallacher ... Jennifer Taylor-Clark (7 episodes, 2001-2003)
Ralph Ineson ... Chris 'Finchy' Finch / ... (7 episodes, 2001-2003)
Oliver Chris ... Ricky Howard / ... (6 episodes, 2001)
Stacey Roca ... Rachel (6 episodes, 2002)
Robin Hooper ... Malcolm (6 episodes, 2001)
Angela Clerkin ... Jackie (6 episodes, 2001)
Patrick Driver ... Patrick (6 episodes, 2002)
Tony MacMurray ... Tony (6 episodes, 2002)
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Also Known As:
A hivatal (Hungary) [hu]
Kontor (Estonia) [et]
Konttori (Finland) [fi]
The Office (Argentina) [es]
The Office (France) [fr]
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Runtime:
29 min (12 episodes) | 40 min (1 episode) | 50 min (1 episode)
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The cleaner who always stands motionless and looks directly at the camera is creator/director Stephen Merchant's father. more
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Gareth: People look at me, they say he's tough, he was in the army he's gonna be hard, by the book. But I am caring, and sensitive. Isn't Schindler's list a brilliant film? more
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Handbags and Gladrags more

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58 out of 74 people found the following review useful.
Genius, 30 November 2004
Author: tim_bidet from London, England

"The Office" is quite simply worth watching. I am tired of hearing people criticising it. It's not that it's not worthy of criticism, but the fact that those who label it as "overrated" and "falling short of expectations" have only ever seen one episode, or the Christmas Special, or 'The Dance'. It defies logic to make a judgment on a 14 episode programme on 2 feature-length episodes that merely act as a means of updating and rounding-off the series. I have yet to hear anyone make a solid argument as to why The Office fails in any way.

If you have not yet seen it, get Series 1 and 2 and settle down on a rainy afternoon ready to emerse and commit yourself. Forget the hype, put the dance scene that you've seen a million times out of your mind, and just watch each episode in order. Then make your own judgment. If you liked it, you will want to see the Christmas Specials; if you didn't, you won't.

Using a cast of unknown, yet perfectly chosen actors, The Office is a sharp, funny, painful, emotional and fabulous take on office life.

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