The Office: The Complete First Series
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UPC: 5-014503-111526 (DVD)
Region Coding: 2, 4
Production Year: 2001
Rating: 15 (Suitable for 15 years and over)
Running Time: 174 min.
DVD Release: 10/14/2002
Case Type: Digipak, Slip Cover
Video Formats: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Dual Layered
SRP: £19.99
BAFTA winning comedy about the Slough paper-merchant where life is stationery...
David Brent (Ricky Gervais) is a petty, pompous boss who thinks he's the funniest, most popular man in the world. Pedantic jobsworth Gareth (Mackenzie Crook) agrees with him.

They're both wrong.

Tim (Martin Freeman) really is popular and funny but the joke is on him, as he's stuck in the middle of their little world - a world in which he hates everything except the receptionist Dawn (Lucy Davis). Will Tim escape? Will Dawn choose the right man? Will MI6 ever call on Gareth to help them out? And will David Brent ever regret letting a film crew into The Office?

Easter Eggs
Free Love Highway: Insert disc 1 and wait for the main menu to come up. Now wait for a minute or so and you’ll hear the sound of a phone ringing. Press select or enter when this happens and you’ll get the full version of Brent's 'Free Love Highway'.

Who Cares Wins: Insert disc 2 and select deleted scenes. Choose ‘Slough’ by John Betjeman Wait for roughly 23 seconds and as the light starts to fade press enter. Time it right and you'll get to see Peter Purvis' training video, Who Cares Wins.
Genres
Comedy
Television


Studios
BBC
Media Companies: BBC Worldwide
Features
Scene Access
Featurettes
Deleted Scenes
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Subtitles
English
Audio Tracks
English Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo
Cast

1. Downsize
Ricky Gervais as David Brent
Martin Freeman as Tim
Mackenzie Crook as Gareth
Lucy Davis as Dawn
Oliver Chris as Ricky
Stirling Gallacher as Jennifer
Joel Beckett as Lee
Robin Hooper as Malcolm
Paul Sharma as Sanj
Yvonne D'Alpra as Joan
Ben Bradshaw as Ben
Angela Clerkin as Jackie
Jamie Deeks as Jamie
Neil Fitzmaurice as Alex
Jane Lucas as Sheila
Ewan MacIntosh as Keith
Emma Manton as Emma
Alexander Perkins as Ralph
Phillip Pickard as Phillip

2. Work Experience
Ricky Gervais as David Brent
Martin Freeman as Tim
Mackenzie Crook as Gareth
Lucy Davis as Dawn
Stirling Gallacher as Jennifer
Oliver Chris as Ricky
Joel Beckett as Lee
Sally Bretton as Donna
Robin Hooper as Malcolm
David Schaal as Glyn
Yvonne D'Alpra as Joan
Ben Bradshaw as Ben
Angela Clerkin as Jackie
Jamie Deeks as Jamie
Jane Lucas as Sheila
Ewan MacIntosh as Keith
Emma Manton as Emma
Alexander Perkins as Ralph
Phillip Pickard as Phillip

3. The Quiz
Ricky Gervais as David Brent
Martin Freeman as Tim
Mackenzie Crook as Gareth
Lucy Davis as Dawn
Oliver Chris as Ricky
Ralph Ineson as Finchy
Joel Beckett as Lee
Sally Bretton as Donna
Robin Hooper as Malcolm
Yvonne D'Alpra as Joan
Ben Bradshaw as Ben
Angela Clerkin as Jackie
Jamie Deeks as Jamie
Jane Lucas as Sheila
Ewan MacIntosh as Keith
Emma Manton as Emma
Alexander Perkins as Ralph
Phillip Pickard as Phillip

4. Training
Ricky Gervais as David Brent
Martin Freeman as Tim
Mackenzie Crook as Gareth
Lucy Davis as Dawn
Oliver Chris as Ricky
Vincent Franklin as Rowan
Joel Beckett as Lee
Sally Bretton as Donna
Robin Hooper as Malcolm
Peter Purves as Peter Purves
Ben Bradshaw as Ben
Angela Clerkin as Jackie
Jamie Deeks as Jamie
Richard Hollis as Man in Video
Jane Lucas as Sheila
Ewan MacIntosh as Keith
Emma Manton as Emma
Alexander Perkins as Ralph
Phillip Pickard as Phillip
Lucy O'Connel as Woman in Video

5. New Girl
Ricky Gervais as David Brent
Martin Freeman as Tim
Mackenzie Crook as Gareth
Lucy Davis as Dawn
Oliver Chris as Ricky
Ralph Ineson as Finchy
Sally Bretton as Donna
Nicola Cotter as Karen
Robin Hooper as Malcolm
Robin Ince as Stuart
Ben Bradshaw as Ben
Angela Clerkin as Jackie
Ellen Collier as Office Worker
Jamie Deeks as Jamie
Kiki Kendrick as Jackie
Jane Lucas as Sheila
Ewan MacIntosh as Keith
Emma Manton as Emma
Alexander Perkins as Ralph
Phillip Pickard as Phillip
Tiffany Stevenson-Oake as Office Worker

6. Judgement
Ricky Gervais as David Brent
Martin Freeman as Tim
Mackenzie Crook as Gareth
Lucy Davis as Dawn
Oliver Chris as Ricky
Stirling Gallacher as Jennifer
Joel Beckett as Lee
Sally Bretton as Donna
Nicola Cotter as Karen
Neil Fitzmaurice as Alex
Robin Hooper as Malcolm
Yvonne D'Alpra as Joan
Dick Bradnum
Ben Bradshaw as Ben
Angela Clerkin as Jackie
Jamie Deeks as Jamie
Jane Lucas as Sheila
Ewan MacIntosh as Keith
Emma Manton as Emma
Ron Merchant as Gordon
Alexander Perkins as Ralph
Phillip Pickard as Phillip
Crew

Episode 1
Direction:
Ricky Gervais: Director
Stephen Merchant: Director
Writing:
Ricky Gervais: Writer
Stephen Merchant: Writer
Production:
Jon Plowman: Executive Producer
Anil Gupta: Executive Producer
Ash Atalla: Producer
Cinematography:
Andy Hollis: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Nigel Williams: Film Editor
Music:
Big George: Theme By
Sound:
Andrew Sears: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Found: Sound
Art:
Jane Fredericks: Art Director
Lucy Cain: Make-up Artist
Val Akrill: Make-up Artist
Sarah Higbid: Costume Designer
Rose Goodheart: Costume Designer
Julie Harris: Production Designer

Episode 2
Direction:
Ricky Gervais: Director
Stephen Merchant: Director
Writing:
Ricky Gervais: Writer
Stephen Merchant: Writer
Production:
Jon Plowman: Executive Producer
Anil Gupta: Executive Producer
Ash Atalla: Producer
Cinematography:
Andy Hollis: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Nigel Williams: Film Editor
Music:
Big George: Theme By
Sound:
Andrew Sears: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Found: Sound
Art:
Jane Fredericks: Art Director
Lucy Cain: Make-up Artist
Val Akrill: Make-up Artist
Sarah Higbid: Costume Designer
Rose Goodheart: Costume Designer
Julie Harris: Production Designer

Episode 3
Direction:
Ricky Gervais: Director
Stephen Merchant: Director
Writing:
Ricky Gervais: Writer
Stephen Merchant: Writer
Production:
Jon Plowman: Executive Producer
Anil Gupta: Executive Producer
Ash Atalla: Producer
Cinematography:
Andy Hollis: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Nigel Williams: Film Editor
Music:
Big George: Theme By
Sound:
Andrew Sears: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Found: Sound
Art:
Jane Fredericks: Art Director
Lucy Cain: Make-up Artist
Val Akrill: Make-up Artist
Sarah Higbid: Costume Designer
Rose Goodheart: Costume Designer
Julie Harris: Production Designer

Episode 4
Direction:
Ricky Gervais: Director
Stephen Merchant: Director
Writing:
Ricky Gervais: Writer
Stephen Merchant: Writer
Production:
Jon Plowman: Executive Producer
Anil Gupta: Executive Producer
Ash Atalla: Producer
Cinematography:
Andy Hollis: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Nigel Williams: Film Editor
Music:
Big George: Theme By
Sound:
Andrew Sears: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Found: Sound
Art:
Jane Fredericks: Art Director
Lucy Cain: Make-up Artist
Val Akrill: Make-up Artist
Sarah Higbid: Costume Designer
Rose Goodheart: Costume Designer
Julie Harris: Production Designer

Episode 5
Direction:
Ricky Gervais: Director
Stephen Merchant: Director
Writing:
Ricky Gervais: Writer
Stephen Merchant: Writer
Production:
Jon Plowman: Executive Producer
Anil Gupta: Executive Producer
Ash Atalla: Producer
Cinematography:
Andy Hollis: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Nigel Williams: Film Editor
Music:
Big George: Theme By
Sound:
Andrew Sears: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Found: Sound
Art:
Jane Fredericks: Art Director
Lucy Cain: Make-up Artist
Val Akrill: Make-up Artist
Sarah Higbid: Costume Designer
Rose Goodheart: Costume Designer
Julie Harris: Production Designer

Episode 6
Direction:
Ricky Gervais: Director
Stephen Merchant: Director
Writing:
Ricky Gervais: Writer
Stephen Merchant: Writer
Production:
Jon Plowman: Executive Producer
Anil Gupta: Executive Producer
Ash Atalla: Producer
Cinematography:
Andy Hollis: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Nigel Williams: Film Editor
Music:
Big George: Theme By
Sound:
Andrew Sears: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Found: Sound
Art:
Jane Fredericks: Art Director
Lucy Cain: Make-up Artist
Val Akrill: Make-up Artist
Sarah Higbid: Costume Designer
Rose Goodheart: Costume Designer
Julie Harris: Production Designer