The Office is a
mockumentary sitcom that was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on
BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written, and directed by
Ricky Gervais and
Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the
Slough branch of the fictitious Wernham Hogg Paper Company. Gervais also stars in the series, playing the central character,
David Brent.