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[[Image:Two Offices.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The title card for the UK version (upper image), and US version (lower image).]]
'''''The Office''''' is the title of multiple television [[situation comedy]] shows.
The first and original was the [[The Office (UK TV series)|UK version]], created by [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Stephen Merchant]], starring Gervais as the main character. Initially broadcast on [[BBC Two]] on [[9 July]] [[2001]], it ran for two series plus a two-part [[Christmas]] special.
==International Versions==
A [[France|French]] adaptation of the series, titled ''[[Le Bureau]]'', began in May 2004 on [[Canal+]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4697386.stm The Office remade for French TV]</ref>.
Germany followed with their own version in October 2004. The German series ''[[Stromberg (TV series)|Stromberg]]'' used ''The Office'' as a basis, but did not secure official rights. The German creators later on were made to add [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Stephen Merchant]] in the credits as having "inspired" the series. (Ricky Gervais additionally said that he "can't go into details but, yes, there was an agreement reached and we are very happy with it".)<ref>[http://www.rickygervais.com/notwqanda.php Ricky Gervais Answers Your Questions]</ref>.
In November 2004 a [[Brazil|Brazilian]] show on the [[Globo]] channel, ''[[Os Aspones]]'', was also heavily modelled on the series' format.
A fourth version was in the US. [[NBC]] created a [[The Office (U.S. TV series)|US version]], which premiered on [[24 March]] [[2005]]. Other than the Pilot episode, the scripts for the US version are original, and not adaptations from the UK, although some scenes, general story ideas, and characters are based on the original.
The fifth adaptation, the French-Canadian/[[Quebec]]'s ''[[La Job]]'', had its TV debut on January 11 2007. The lead character in this version is called David Gervais, a cross of Ricky Gervais, and his character, David Brent. It is produced by [[Anne-Marie Losique]].
In July 2006 it was reported in the ''[[Hollywood Reporter]]'' that [[BBC|BBC Films]] was considering a feature-length version of ''The Office'' for cinematic release <ref>[http://www.rte.ie/arts/2006/0706/theoffice.html "The Office heading for big screen?"], Radio Telefís Éireann, July 6 06, retrieved [[September 11]], [[2006]].</ref>.
In 2007 the office format has been licenced to [[MumboJumbo]] [http://mumbojumbo.com/game/game/83]a computer game company. They released in October 2007 a game based on the characters from the USA version of the TV series.
In January 2008, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported<ref>{{Citation | last=Whiteman | first=Bobbie | title='Office' relocates to Latin America | newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | year=2008 | date=[[January 14]], [[2008]] | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117978996.html | accessdate=2008-01-15}}</ref> that the [[BBC]] had licensed a remake of ''The Office'' for Chilean television with a premiere in May.
==Cast\character counterparts==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
!Occupation!!width=14%|[[The Office (UK TV series)|Original British version]] (Wernham Hogg<br>[[Slough]] branch)!!width=14%|[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|American NBC version]]<br>([[Dunder Mifflin]] [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] branch)!!width=14%|French version (''[[Le Bureau]]'') (Cogirep<br>Villepinte branch)!!width=14%|German version (''[[Stromberg (TV series)|Stromberg]]'')!!width=14%|Quebec version (''[[La Job]]'') (Les Papiers Jennings<br>Côte-de-Liesse, Saint-Laurent, branch)!!width=14%|Chilean version (''La Ofis'')
|-
|''Regional Manager''||'''[[David Brent]]'''<br>([[Ricky Gervais]])||'''[[Michael Scott (The Office)|Michael Scott]]'''<br>([[Steve Carell]])||'''Gilles Triquet'''<br>([[François Berléand]])||'''Bernd Stromberg'''<br>([[Christoph Maria Herbst]])||'''David Gervais'''<br>([[Antoine Vézina]])||'''Manuel Cerda'''<br>([[Luis Gnecco]])
|-
|''Sales Representative''||'''[[Tim Canterbury]]'''<br>([[Martin Freeman]])||'''[[Jim Halpert]]'''<br>([[John Krasinski]])||'''Paul Delorme'''<br>([[Jérémie Elkaïm]])||'''Ulf Steinke'''<br>([[Oliver Wnuk]])||'''Louis Tremblay'''<br>([[Sébastien Huberdeau]])||[[Pablo Cazals]]
|-
|''Receptionist''||'''[[Dawn Tinsley]]'''<br>([[Lucy Davis]])||'''[[Pam Beesly]]'''<br>([[Jenna Fischer]])||'''Laetitia Kadiri'''<br>([[Anne-Laure Balbir]])||'''Tanja Seifert''' (co-worker, not receptionist)<br>([[Diana Staehly]])||'''Anne Viens'''<br>([[Sophie Cadieux]])||[[N/A]]
|-
|''Assistant (to the) Regional Manager''||'''[[Gareth Keenan]]'''<br>([[Mackenzie Crook]])||'''[[Dwight Schrute]]'''<br>([[Rainn Wilson]])||'''Joël Liotard'''<br>([[Benoît Carré]])||'''Berthold "Ernie" Heisterkamp'''<br>([[Bjarne I. Mädel]])||'''Sam Bisaillon'''<br>([[Paul Ahmarani]])||[[Mauricio Dell]]
|-
|''Dock Worker<br>and Receptionist's (former) fiancé''||'''[[The Office (UK TV series)#Secondary characters|Lee]]'''<br>([[Joel Beckett]])||'''[[Roy Anderson (The Office)|Roy Anderson]]'''<br>([[David Denman]])||'''Ludovic Correia'''<br>([[Julien Favart]])||'''Roland''' (never shown on camera)<br>(N/A)||'''Luc'''<br>([[Martin Tremblay]])||[[N/A]]
|-
|''Travelling Sales<br>Representative'' ||'''[[Chris Finch]]'''<br>([[Ralph Ineson]])||'''[[List of characters from The Office (US T.V. series)#Todd Packer|Todd Packer]]'''<br>([[David Koechner]])||'''Didier Leguelec'''<br>([[Jean-Pierre Loustau]])||'''Theo''' (friend, not co-worker)<br>([[Andreas Schmidt]])||'''Rocky Larocque'''<br>([[Yves Amyot]])||[[N/A]]
|-
|''Corporate Supervisor''||'''[[Jennifer Taylor-Clarke]]'''<br>([[Stirling Gallacher]])<br>'''[[Neil Godwin]]'''<br>([[Patrick Baladi]])||'''[[Jan Levinson]]'''<br> ([[Melora Hardin]])<br>'''[[Ryan Howard (The Office)|Ryan Howard]]'''<br>([[B.J. Novak]])||'''Juliette Lebrac'''<br>([[Astrid Bas]])||'''Tatjana Berkel'''<br>([[Tatjana Alexander]])<br>'''Timo Becker'''<br>([[Lars Gärtner]])||'''Emmanuelle Sirois-Keaton'''<br>([[Nathalie Coupal]])||[[N/A]]
|-
|''New Employee''||'''[[Ricky Howard]]''' <br>([[Oliver Chris]])||'''[[Ryan Howard (The Office)|Ryan Howard]]'''<br>([[B.J. Novak]])||'''Felix Pradier'''<br>([[Xavier Robic]])||[[N/A]]||[[N/A]]||[[N/A]]
|-
|''Accountant''||'''Keith Bishop''' <br>([[Ewen Macintosh]])||'''[[Kevin Malone]]'''<br>([[Brian Baumgartner]])||'''Daniel Gabarda'''<br>([[Frédéric Merlo]])||[[N/A]]||[[N/A]]||[[N/A]]
|-
|''Sales Representative's girlfriend''||'''Rachel''' <br>([[Stacey Roca]])||'''[[Karen Filippelli]]'''<br>([[Rashida Jones]])||[[N/A]]||[[N/A]]||[[N/A]]||[[N/A]]
|-
|}
==Key awards won==
''Selected major awards won only''
*UK version: 2004 [[Golden Globe]]s for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy (Ricky Gervais); 2001, 2002 and 2003 [[British Academy Television Awards]] for Situation Comedy and Best Comedy Performance (Ricky Gervais)<ref>[http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=2001 The 2001 British Academy Television Awards], winners and nominees.</ref><ref>[http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=2002 The 2002 British Academy Television Awards], winners and nominees.</ref><ref>[http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=2003 The 2003 British Academy Television Awards], winners and nominees.</ref>
*US version: 2006 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy (Steve Carell); 2006 [[Emmy]] for Outstanding Comedy Series; 2007 [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
*German version: 2006 [[Grimme Award]] for Fiction/Entertainment - Series/Miniseries
*GMAT Awards: 2008 for favorite basement television
==See also==
*[[The Office (UK TV series)]]
*[[The Office (U.S. TV series)]]
*[[Characters from The Office]]
*''[[Extras (TV series)|Extras]]'' (comedy program that is similarly written and directed by [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Stephen Merchant]]—a BBC/HBO co-production)
*[[List of British TV shows remade for the American market]]
*[[List of Quebec television series imports and exports]]
*''[[People Like Us]]'' (previous BBC [[mockumentary]] with similar tone to ''The Office'')
*''[[The Newsroom]]'' (Canadian comedy show also set in an office milieu)
*''[[Caméra Café]]'' (French comedy also showing a dysfunctional office)
*''[[Het Eiland]]'' (Belgian show also showing a dysfunctional office)
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://offthetelly.co.uk/comedy/officeusa.htm Offthetelly.co.uk comparison of the UK and US versions]
*[http://www.slate.com/id/2150015/ A comparison of the US, UK, French, and German shows] on [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]].
*[http://www.newyorker.com/printables/critics/061211crte_television Essay contrasting the US and UK shows] in ''[[The New Yorker]]''.
*[http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2007-09-26-the-office_N.htm USA Today article on real-life CEO lessons]
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