List of The Office (British TV series) episodes


The Office is a British sitcom that was originally broadcast by the BBC in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2003. The television programme was created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant; the former also played the main character, manager David Brent. The series is set in the Slough office of a fictional paper merchant, Wernham Hogg, and is presented in a mockumentary 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 annoys and is often pranked by sales representative Tim Canterbury, whose relationship with receptionist Dawn Tinsley is a major story arc, despite her engagement to warehouse worker Lee. Minor characters include droning and crass office worker Keith Bishop, Brent's brash and sexist friend Chris Finch and Brent's bosses Jennifer Taylor-Clarke and later Neil Godwin.
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 was also made and aired on 26 and 27 December 2003. There are 14 episodes in total. Although series 1 and 2 were originally broadcast on BBC Two, the Christmas episodes were moved to BBC One to increase viewership following the previous series' popularity. Both series, as well as the Christmas specials, have been released on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4. The programme has won numerous awards, including two British Comedy Awards and two Golden Globe. The Office has also been remade in several different 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 documentry-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 on 26 December and 27 December 2003.

''The Return of Brent'' (2013)

As part of Red Nose Day 2013 and to celebrate ten years since the end of The Office, a one-off special episode catches up with David, the former manager of the Slough branch of Wernham Hogg Paper Merchants.