Widely acclaimed when a virtually all successful BBC comedy in this decade, both six-episode series of the British version of The Professional develop been mass produced, along by using the pair of 45-microscopic Christmas specials.

The Office (British)

A British indicate is placed around Slough, England, in a little branch of the fictitious paper company Wernham Hogg. A professional is managed by David Brent (Gervais) along with his adjunct Gareth Keenan (Mackenzie Crook), a lieutenant in the Territorial Army. Tremendously of the comedic profits of the series stems from either David, world health organization endeavors to become his employees' right friend just as he is an professional tyrant.

David's character flaws come utilized to comical burden, including many verbal solecism, unconscious racism, sexism & more social faux-pas. A British indicate is in the mockumentary style (mostly because when it began, a indicate's budget was lean) using there are no laugh track.

More characters include a retiring Tim Canterbury (Martin Freeman), whose flirtation using bored receptionist Dawn Tinsley (Lucy Davis) is a major arc in the series. Their flirt shortly builds to the reciprocal romanticist attraction, despite her engagement to laddish storage warehouse worker Lee (Joel Beckett).

Episodes
Series 1
In the indicate's foremost series, David oversees the turbulent spell at his professional. Either his branch or even an additional at Swindon must downsize — jobs will be eliminated & the staff needs a boss world health organization could fight for the children.

David likewise has the household quandary while he discovers that Donna (his right friend's girl, temporarily staying at David's home), is dating a professional temporary worker, Ricky.

Series 2
A Swindon branch is downsized & a workers world health organization were non placed hit there are transferred to the Slough branch. David assures a newly workers that he is an fantabulous boss & that blast lie leading. David battles using his newly boss & apparent nemesis, a magnetic & popular Neil Godwin (former manager of the Swindon branch).

A 2nd series of The Professional was originally broadcast in the UK between September 30 and November 4, 2002.

Specials
When Gervais & Merchandiser said there is there are no farther series, it did write deuce extra 45-microscopic episodes, which foremost aired in the United Kingdom in BBC One on Boxing Day and December 27, 2003.

Inside these specials, the BBC documentary film crew comes back to the professional to view what has happened in the 2 years since it go filmed. David at present sells cleanup products & makes uncultivated "celebrity" appearances at club; Dawn & Lee come sleep in Tampa, Florida with Lee's sister; Gareth has taken David's role at Wernham Hogg; and Tim is however in the equivalent job. A close at hand Christmas person gives Tim hope once he discovers that Dawn is giving for the event.

Awards
Inside January 2004, The Professional won a Golden Globe award for "Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy", beating candidate Arrested Development, Monk, Sex And The City and Will & Grace. A Professional was a exclusively British comedy to become nominated for a Golden World inside Xxv years, & the number of these to ever win one. Ricky Gervais was as well awarded a Golden Globe for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy" for his role in The Professional.

A series won a Right TV Comedy award, & Gervais a Better TV Comedy Actor award, at a British Comedy Awards 2002.

Cast
Main cast
Lucy Davis ... Dawn Tinsley Mackenzie Crook ... Gareth Keenan Martin Freeman ... Tim Canterbury Patrick Baladi ... Neil Godwin Ralph Ineson ... Chris Finch Ricky Gervais ... David Brent Stirling Gallacher ... Jennifer Taylor-Clark

Minor cast (incomplete)
Alexander Perkins ... Ralph Angela Clerkin ... Jackie Emma Manton ... Emma Ewen Macintosh ... Keith Howard Saddler ... Oliver Jamie Deeks ... Jamie Jane Lucas ... Sheila Joel Beckett ... Lee Julie Fernandez ... Brenda Oliver Chris ... Ricky Howard Phillip Pickard ... Phillip Rachel Isaac ... Trudy Robin Hooper ... Malcolm Sally Bretton ... Donna Stacey Roca ... Rachel Yvonne D'Alpra ... Joan Stephen Merchant ... Oggie

The Office (American)

Fallowing a original British series won 2 Golden Globes, an American version of The Professional was created by NBC Universal. Though it retains a equivalent title, a Our contries version of the indicate is placed around Scranton, Pennsylvania. NBC has described it as a sooner-paced version of a original; Gervais said prior to the premiere that it would probably develop actors by using better dentition. Creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have production credits on the new indicate, however it is non otherwise required. A foremost episode of a Our contries series duplicated the number one episode of the UK series near verbatim, sustaining simply list & ethnic information changed. All a characters own been renamed & re-cast using U.s. actors, the virtually all notability existence Steve Carell as Michael Scott (the same of David Brent).

A indicate has been somewhat less successful than a British series; it was cancelled inside Australia when sole seven days on the air (although, half of the number 1 year was shown inside the period of this number one week), however continues to draw sensible ratings in N America. [http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/axed-its-office-politics/2005/06/28/1119724625231.html] The newly (even Long dozen episode) year has been commissioned by NBC. (Source: Ricky Gervais in BBC 5 Survive; 28th July 2005). Despite tons of this, & hostile British stalwart, the indicate is considered by a few a cult hit.

Paul Feig of Freaks and Geeks fame is directing some of the episodes.

Episode list
Season 1