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The Office - Series 1 Reviews

2001

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The entire first series of the award-winning spoof fly-on-the-wall docu-comedy set in the offices of Wernham Hogg, a Slough paper merchants. Ricky Gervais' excruciatingly funny portrayal of the tragically inept manager David Brent drew favourable comparisons with John Cleese's role in Fawlty Towers, and THE OFFICE is assured a .. Read more

Starring	Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis
Director	Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Genres	Comedy, Television

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- - 30
  - 5
  Disk two is a waste of time!
  
  Disk Two is a bonus disk and contains NO episodes on it. Thought it was just my dvd player playing up at first and loading the wrong menu but nope, the only ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Devon, England
  - 21 Jul 2004 at 00:01
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- - 0
  - 3
  Load of Rubbish
  
  A load of rubbish, turned it of a 1/4 of the way through and cancelled my other discs, wouldn't waste my money getting the other discs.
  
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- 999038
- - Trisha1
  - 13 reviews
  - Grimsby
  - 31 May 2011 at 13:16
- - 1
  - 0
  David Brent - cringe, cringe and cringe again
  
  The Office really is a piece of comedy genius. Ricky Gervais plays the role to perfection - the number of times I screwed up my face and had to watch from ... read more »
  
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- 975414
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - gigglanecraig
  - 15 reviews
  - Bury, Lancashire
  - 22 Mar 2011 at 22:08
- - 3
  - 0
  Still Laughing
  
  I am only sorry I got on board with the Office this late in the day. I am still chuckling several days after watching it. There is enough humour in here (both ... read more »
  
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- - Boredsecretary
  - 6 reviews
  - Chigwell
  - 05 Jan 2011 at 13:01
- - 1
  - 0
  WATCH THIS!!
  
  Ah this is fantastic - especially if you work in an office! A definite must see, and its even better the second and third times you watch it - I would say rent ... read more »
  
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- 861764
- - a customer
  - London
  - 15 Feb 2010 at 12:11
- - 2
  - 2
  Rubbish
  
  More rubbish
  
  From a little man with a big ego.
  
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- 859229
- - a customer
  - England
  - 08 Feb 2010 at 17:13
- - 0
  - 0
  Unmissable
  
  Once you have accepted the original style format - docu/comedy, it really is cringingly awesome. The character of BRENT is so odious, you just love him. ... read more »
  
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- 852715
- - Steve Hatton
  - Cornwall, UK
  - 23 Jan 2010 at 19:13
- - 0
  - 0
  Interesting
  
  Very short, and sometimes humourous interview with GERVAIS and MERCHANT along with a few cut scenes. Not one to go out of your way for, but as an accompaniment ... read more »
  
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- 852714
- - Steve Hatton
  - Cornwall, UK
  - 23 Jan 2010 at 19:11
- - 0
  - 0
  Just Incredible
  
  Once you realise the format of this docucomedy, then the cringingly funny escapades are non-stop. One of the few seminal comedies that spawned a generation of ... read more »
  
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- 852712
- - Steve Hatton
  - Cornwall, UK
  - 23 Jan 2010 at 19:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Enjoyed it once i got used to it
  
  I hadnt previously seen any of the office and when i first started watching it, to be honest, i wasnt really sure i liked it and didnt plan on watching the 2nd ... read more »
  
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- 791949
- - Footiechick
  - 17 reviews
  - Southampton
  - 31 Jul 2009 at 15:06
- - 0
  - 0
  Brilliant
  
  Take a couple of episodes to get into it but definately worth sicking with!
  
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- - Jude86
  - 5 reviews
  - St. Neots
  - 19 Jun 2009 at 13:40
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- - 30
  - 5
  Disk two is a waste of time!
  
  Disk Two is a bonus disk and contains NO episodes on it. Thought it was just my dvd player playing up at first and loading the wrong menu but nope, the only ... read more »
  
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- 11497
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  - a customer
  - Devon, England
  - 21 Jul 2004 at 00:01
- - 14
  - 10
  Something Missing!
  
  If you like me resent being 'ripped off', start complaining! This DVD is not 'The Office:
  
  Series 1 - Disc 2; this is 'The Office'... read more »
  
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- - Chus
  - Somerset
  - 07 Nov 2003 at 15:49
- - 9
  - 5
  Absolutely brilliant.<...
  
  Absolutely brilliant.
  
  Ricky Gervais as David Brent is an amazing contortionist - able to put both feet in his mouth at once, and still be able to dig... read more »
  
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- - Gareth
  - Slough
  - 24 Sep 2004 at 23:57
- - 8
  - 5
  Disappointing
  
  Unfortunately, I received the disc # 2 containing the 'behind the scenes info' i.e: interviews and a few out-takes etc ---- Not what I was expecting and... read more »
  
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- 7257
- - a customer
  - Littlehampton, West Sussex, England
  - 07 Jun 2004 at 21:35
- - 6
  - 0
  Disk 2 = extras only
  
  I guess it was more an oversight on my part, but disk 2 does not have any TV footage on it all. It is just a small snippet of the writers chatting and giving a ... read more »
  
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- 299467
- - GandK
  - Hampshire
  - 11 Feb 2004 at 11:30
- - 6
  - 1
  Ricky Gervais most over rated comic in the world?
  
  I have tried really really hard to like this stuff but its no good. It leaves me completely cold. Its just not funny.
  
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- - a customer
  - Caroline, London
  - 19 Sep 2006 at 23:57
- - 5
  - 0
  Its just a classic
  
  I had already seen all the epsiodes from this series but david brent (ricky gervais) is just so funny in this role it can make me laugh over and over again. The... read more »
  
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- - Duke
  - Essex
  - 07 Feb 2005 at 12:10
- - 5
  - 2
  Smut is no substitute for sharp scripting.
  
  The acclaim this series has recieved only emphasises the poverty of situation comedy in this country. Blatant sexual innuendo (blow up penises-how cheap a laugh... read more »
  
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- 237082
- - a customer
  - Wymondham, Melton Mowbray.
  - 25 Apr 2006 at 16:15
- - 4
  - 0
  No, I get it...it was just too boring
  
  I had heard so many wonderful reviews in regards to this series. Being Canadian, I took a chance in it's Comedy style. Yes, I got the jokes, I just didn'... read more »
  
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- 201728
- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 02 Feb 2006 at 13:04
- - 4
  - 0
  BRILLIANT
  
  David Brent, what can i say
  
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- 380630
- - Richard Galloway
  - Selby, north Yorkshire
  - 03 Nov 2006 at 07:47

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- The Office - Series 1
  
  The entire first series of the award-winning spoof fly-on-the-wall docu-comedy set in the offices of Wernham Hogg, a Slough paper merchants. Ricky Gervais' excruciatingly funny portrayal of the tragically inept manager David Brent drew favourable comparisons with John Cleese's role in Fawlty Towers,...