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1.6 The Office Explained
All British Comedy Explained… to Abigoliah Schamaun, by Tom Salinsky
1.6: The Office. Released 18 December 2025.
Despite having hardly any experience in television, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant created an indelible series which not only set the stage for a couple of decades of mockumentary and/or cringe comedy but which inspired versions in countries all over the world. We’re watching the first two episodes since this is an ongoing story. If you’d like to watch along, everything is available now on iPlayer.
Next time we’ll be watching The Day Today which is not currently streaming but…
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