The Office

The Office is the title of a number of mockumentary sitcoms based on a British series originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as The Office in 2001. The original series also starred Gervais as the boss and main character of the show. The two seasons were broadcast on BBC Two in 2001 and 2002, totalling 12 episodes, with two special episodes in 2003, and an extra short spectacular ten years later.[1] Versions of the original were subsequently made in Germany, the United States, and many other countries.

Title card for the UK original (top) and U.S. version (bottom)

Notable adaptations

The German version was titled Stromberg and ran for 46 episodes over five seasons, starting in 2004, and the follow-up film Stromberg – Der Film was released in German cinemas in 2014.

The longest-running version of the series, the US adaptation, ran for nine seasons on the NBC Television Network from 2005 to 2013, with a total of 201 episodes. According to Nielsen Ratings as of April 2019, the US version of The Office was the No. 1 streamed show on Netflix in the United States.[2]

International versions

Country/Region Title Network Original run
 Australia The Office Australia Amazon Prime Video 2024 (in production from June 2023)[3][4]
 Brazil Os Aspones Rede Globo 5 November 2004 –
17 December 2004
 Canada La Job 9 October 2006 –
1 January 2007
 Chile La ofis Canal 13 6 August 2008 –
22 November 2008
 Czech Republic Kancl ČT1 1 December 2014 –
17 December 2014
 Finland Konttori Nelonen 3 March 2017 –
15 February 2019
 France Le Bureau Canal+ 25 May 2006 –
30 June 2006
 Germany Stromberg ProSieben 11 October 2004 –
31 January 2012
 Greece TBA ANT1 TBA, 2023
 India The Office Hotstar 28 June 2019 –
15 September 2019
 Israel HaMisrad yes Comedy 10 August 2010 –
3 October 2013
 Poland The Office PL Canal+ 22 October 2021 –
present
 Saudi Arabia Al Maktab MBC 28 October 2022 – present[5][6]
 Sweden Kontoret TV4 12 February 2012 –
17 March 2013
 United Kingdom The Office BBC Two 9 July 2001 –
27 December 2003
 United States The Office NBC 24 March 2005 –
16 May 2013
  • Note that the premise of the German version is more distinct from the original than most of the other versions. The characters are rough counterparts in terms of their role in the series. They generally have different job descriptions and, in a few cases, may not even work for the company at all. This is mostly because, unlike the other derivatives, Stromberg was not an official adaptation of the original series but merely inspired by it.
  • A Russian language version for Channel One Russia with an initial run of 24 episodes was announced in 2008, but never produced.[7]

Counterparts

English-language German-language French-language Spanish-language Hebrew-language Swedish-language Czech-language Finnish-language Hindi-language Polish-language
United Kingdom United States Germany France Canada Chile Israel Sweden Czech Republic Finland India Poland
NameThe OfficeThe OfficeStrombergLe Bureau
("The Office")
La Job
("The Job")
La ofis
("The Office")
HaMisrad (המשרד, "The Office")Kontoret
("The Office")
Kancl ("The Office")Konttori
("The Office")
The OfficeThe Office PL
FirmWernham HoggDunder Mifflin[lower-alpha 1] Capitol-Versicherung AGCogirepLes Papiers JenningsPapeles Lozanoפייפר אופיס (Piper Office)Svensk kontorshygien AB Papír a printLeskisen paperiWilkins ChawlaKropliczanka
BusinessPaperPaper and Office Supplies[lower-alpha 1]InsurancePaperPaperPaperOffice suppliesOffice hygiene PaperPaperPaperMineral water
LocationSloughScrantonUnspecified, but filmed in CologneVillepinteCôte-de-LiesseSantiago CentroYehudUpplands-VäsbyBrnoRiihimäkiFaridabadSiedlce
Regional
Manager
David Brent
(Ricky Gervais)
Michael Scott
(Steve Carell)
Andy Bernard
(Ed Helms)
Bernd Stromberg
(Christoph Maria Herbst)
Gilles Triquet
(François Berléand)
David Gervais
(Antoine Vézina)
Manuel Cerda
(Luis Gnecco)
Avi Meshulam
(Dvir Benedek)
Ove Sundberg
(Henrik Dorsin)
Marek Chvála

(Václav Kopta)

Pentti Markkanen
(Sami Hedberg)
Jagdeep Chadda
(Mukul Chadda)
Michał Holc
(Piotr Polak)
president

Patrycja Kowalska
(Vanessa Aleksander)
vicepresident
Senior Sales
Representative
Tim Canterbury
(Martin Freeman)
Jim Halpert
(John Krasinski)
Ulf Steinke
(Oliver Wnuk)
Paul Delorme
(Jérémie Elkaïm)
Louis Tremblay
(Sébastien Huberdeau)
Diego Ramírez
(Pablo Cazals)
Yossi
(Eldad Fribas)
Erik Lundkvist
(Kim Sulocki)
Tomáš Trojan
(Michal Dalecký)
Timo
(Pyry Äikää)
Amit Sharma
(Sayandeep Sengupta)

Franek Wójcik
(Mikołaj Matczak)
new marketing specialist
Assistant (to the) Regional ManagerGareth Keenan
(Mackenzie Crook)
Dwight Schrute
(Rainn Wilson)
Berthold "Ernie" Heisterkamp
(Bjarne Mädel)
Joel Liotard
(Benoît Carré)
Sam Bisaillon
(Paul Ahmarani)
Cristián Müller
(Mauricio Dell)
Yariv Shauli
(Maayan Blum)
Viking Ytterman
(Björn Gustafsson)
Jáchym Kořen
(Radim Novák)
Jaakko
(Antti Heikkinen)
T.P. Mishra
(Gopal Datt)
Darek Wasiak
(Adam Woronowicz)
head of the logistics department
ReceptionistsDawn Tinsley
(Lucy Davis)
Pam Beesly
(Jenna Fischer)
Erin Hannon
(Ellie Kemper)
Tanja Seifert
(Diana Staehly)
Laetitia Kadiri
(Anne-Laure Balbir)
Anne Viens
(Sophie Cadieux)
Rocío Poblete
(Nathalia Aragonese)
Dana
(Mali Levi)
Therese Johansson
(Sissela Benn)
Anna Kručinská
(Sara Venclovská)
Anna
(Linda Wiklund)
Pammi
(Samridhi Dewan)
Asia Kasprzyk
(Kornelia Strzelecka)
TempRicky Howard
(Oliver Chris)
Ryan Howard
(B. J. Novak)
Jonas Fischer
(Max Mauff)
Felix Pradier
(Xavier Robic)
Felipe Tomic
(César Sepúlveda)
Regev Steiner
(Amir Wolf)
Ota Kačer
(Jiří Hájek)
"OP"
(K. Puura)
Sapan Gill
(Abhinav Sharma)
Corporate
Supervisors
Jennifer Taylor‑Clarke
(Stirling Gallacher)

Neil Godwin
(Patrick Baladi)

Jan Levinson
(Melora Hardin)
Gabe Lewis
(Zach Woods)
Tatjana Berkel
(Tatjana Alexander)
Juliette Lebrac
(Astrid Bas)
Emmanuelle Sirois-Keaton
(Nathalie Coupal)
Jimena Ibarra
(Liliana García)
Yelena
(Helena Yaralova)
Idun Falkenberg
(Lisa Linnertorp)
Lenka Falešníková-Vondráčková
(Pavla Vitázková)
Katariina
(Vera Kiiskinen)
Riya Pahwa
(Gauahar Khan)
AccountantsSheila
(Jane Lucas)
Angela Martin
(Angela Kinsey)
Daniel Gabarda
(Frédéric Merlo)
Yanni
(Jimena Nuñez)

Teresita
(Luz María Yacometti)
Karol
(Roberto Pollak)

Ababa "Avi" Sharon
(Yossi Vassa)
Lennart Forsström
(Rikard Ulvshammar)

Anna Norén
(Anna Åström)

Margareta Wivallius
(Ingbritt Hjälm)
Petra
(Barbora Sousa)
Maarit
(Lotta Lindroos)
Anjali
(Priyanka Setia)
Sebastian Sołtys
(Jan Sobolewski)
Oliver
(Howard Saddler)
Oscar Martinez
(Oscar Nunez)
Viktor
(Tomáš Sýkora)
Farzin
(Mazdak Nassir)
Rinchin
(Chien Ho Liao)
Keith Bishop
(Ewen MacIntosh)
Kevin Malone
(Brian Baumgartner)
César
(Alfredo Portuondo)
Teppo
(Jan Nyquist)
Kutti
(Gavin Methalaka)
Travelling Sales
Representative
Chris Finch
(Ralph Ineson)
Todd Packer
(David Koechner)
Theo Hölter
(Andreas Schmidt)
Didier Leguelec
(Jean-Pierre Loustau)
Rocky Larocque
(Yves Amyot)
Carlitos García
(Sergio Piña)
Shimi Guetta
(Shai Avivi)
"Boozen"
(Kristoffer Appelquist)
Jiří Nebeský
(Rastislav Gajdoš)
Prem Chopra
(Ranvir Shorey)
Receptionist's
fiancé
Lee
(Joel Beckett)
Roy Anderson
(David Denman)
Roland
(off camera)
Ludovic Correia
(Julien Favart)
Luc
(Martin Tremblay)
MarcoLavi
(Alon Hamawi)
Kenneth Gustavsson
Peter Jansson
Libor
(Dušan Vitázek)
Ripa
(Leo Honkonen)
Parmeet
(Kunal Pant)
Senior Sales Representative's
girlfriend
Rachel
(Stacey Roca)
Katy Moore
(Amy Adams)
Karen Filippelli
(Rashida Jones)
Tanja Seifert
(see above)
Julie
(Évelyne Rompré)
Catalina
(María José Urúza)
Shiri
(Noa Wollman)
Loveleen
(Anandita Pagnis)
Other office
co-workers
Jamie
(Jamie Deeks)

Ben
(Ben Bradshaw)

Emma
(Emma Manton)

Donna
(Sally Bretton)

Joan
(Yvonne D’Alpra)

Malcolm
(Robin Hooper)

Brenda
(Julie Fernandez)

Trudy
(Rachel Isaac)

Stanley Hudson
(Leslie David Baker)

Phyllis Lapin-Vance
(Phyllis Smith)

Kelly Kapoor
(Mindy Kaling)

Toby Flenderson
(Paul Lieberstein)

Meredith Palmer
(Kate Flannery)

Creed Bratton
(Creed Bratton)

Erika Burstedt
(Martina Eitner-Acheampong)

Jennifer Schirrmann
(Milena Dreißig)

Lars Lehnhoff
(Laurens Walter)

Nicole Rückert
(Angelika Richter)

Hans Schmelzer
(Ralf Husmann)

Sabine Buhrer
(Maja Beckmann)
Trini
(Karla Matta)

Jesús
(Marcelo Valdivieso)

Benito Rojas

Dante Espinoza
Yevgeni
(Dima Ross)

Leah
(Ayelet Robinson)

Riki
(Hilla Sarjon)

Abed
(Jamil Khoury)
Britt-Marie Lind
(Veronica Dahlström)

Massoud Ghorbani
(Hassan Brijany)

Robin T. Larsson
(David Druid)

Örjan Almqvist
(Christoffer Olofsson)
Aune
(Paula Siimes)

Leyla
(Ushma Olava)
Saleem
(Sunil Jetly)
Sarla Bansal
(Preeti Kochar)
Madhukar
(Mayur Bansiwal)
Kitty Kataria
(Mallika Dua)
Bożena Grabowska
(Milena Lisiecka)

Gosia Uszyńska
(Monika Obara)

Agnieszka Majewska
(Monika Kulczyk)

Levan Kobiaszwili
(Marcin Pempuś)

"Łuki" Gnatowski
(Adam Bobik)
Warehouse
Foreman
Glynn "Taffy"
(David Schaal)
Darryl Philbin
(Craig Robinson)
Sami
(Yaniv Suissa)
Kenneth Gustavsson
(Peter Jansson)
Roman
(Martin Tlapák)
Rajinder
(Manpreet Singh)
Notes
  1. From Mid-Season 6 to the conclusion of Season 8, Dunder Mifflin was a subsidiary of Sabre – a printer company. During this time, Dunder Mifflin also sold Sabre printer and printing supplies

Selected major awards

References

  1. Morris, Lauren (9 July 2021). "How The Office changed the face of sitcoms". Radio Times. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. Metz, Nina (3 July 2019). "'The Office' was Netflix's most popular show, even though it was made for and originally aired on an old-school broadcast network. Oh, the irony". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. Keast, Jackie (31 May 2023). "Felicity Ward to lead Australian version of 'The Office'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. Harmon, Steph (31 May 2023). "The Office is coming to Australia – with Felicity Ward starring as a 'modern-day David Brent'". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  5. "Al Maktab: Everything You Need To Know About The Office's Arabic Remake - Harper's Bazaar Arabia". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. Jambi, Rahaf (27 October 2022). "MBC Studios, Shahid platform celebrate launch of Arabic version of 'The Office'". Arab News. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  7. Smith, Neil (20 February 2018). "The Office: 10 David Brents from around the world". BBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  8. The 2001 British Academy Television Awards, winners and nominees.
  9. The 2002 British Academy Television Awards, winners and nominees.
  10. The 2003 British Academy Television Awards, winners and nominees.
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