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"The Office" (UK)
This groundbreaking comedy was a sleeper hit when it launched in 2001, only generating an audience when the first series was repeated. Running for just 14 episodes, it is now regarded as one of the best British sitcoms in television history and launched the careers of Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman ("Sherlock"), and Stephen Merchant (Logan) among others.
This groundbreaking comedy was a sleeper hit when it launched in 2001, only generating an audience when the first series was repeated. Running for just 14 episodes, it is now regarded as one of the best British sitcoms in television history and launched the careers of Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman ("Sherlock"), and Stephen Merchant (Logan) among others.
PeoplePatrick Baladi, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis, Julie Fernandez, Martin Freeman, Ricky Gervais, Ralph Ineson, Rachel Isaac, Alexander Perkins, Jamie Deeks, Ben Bradshaw, Ewen MacIntosh, Jane Lucas, Stacey Roca, Howard Saddler, Tony MacMurray, Patrick Driver, Emma Manton
TitlesThe Office
Photo by Adrian Rogers/BBC