It was pure magic the Christmas episode was the crescendo. Truly beautiful.

@hd-xc2lz

13 күн бұрын

Can't think of a better final episode in British or U.S. television history.

I always loved how when he told Finchy to 'fuck off' he also says the same to Neil with just a look.

@v8cool231

17 күн бұрын

I dunno. I almost read it as acknowledgment as if to say 'yeah you're ok ' .

“Two lesbians. Sisters. I’m just watching”

I'd watch Gareth Keenan Investigates. Every episode.

@reidalldabooks3418

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, great call!

@FuckFeminists

7 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed

@gnack420

7 жыл бұрын

Invetigates**

@agumonkey

7 жыл бұрын

The title itself made me laugh hard.

@kmart111

6 жыл бұрын

keep it down

like many americans, i watched the US version first and it is a great show but the UK version is incredible. David Brent is one of the funniest characters of all time, everyone knows someone like him and that personality type has never been represented so perfectly.

@gibberconfirm166

7 жыл бұрын

I just finally watched the early seasons of the US version, Michael Scott seems much less 'real,' except maybe his actual sales prowess winning him the job (but even on that note, the writers for the US Office don't seem to know much about the personalities of actual salesmen, except as shticky cartoons.) When Brent brings his guitar out in S1E4, or compares his dynamic with friends to famous comedian teams, you're uncomfortably-learning something about who Brent is (or aspired to be as a young man.) I don't care if the US version has 200 episodes, Carell feels more like American shtick, Brent feels like a real 'chilled-out entertainer' of a frustrated personality type.

@ApeLikeCreature

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed! The British version is superior in every way.

@ADT2695

5 жыл бұрын

+pied a' terre. The United States version is not simply “great” - it’s monumental. Why people try and be such naysayers (and Romanticists of) towards the show after, more-than-likely, figuring out the British version of the show existed NOT in retrospect, is so puzzling. It’s such a weird instance of human behavior.

@jonskinner5664

5 жыл бұрын

the us version was only good when they copied the first couple of seasons of the original, should have ended after series 3, the rest were shit.

@ADT2695

5 жыл бұрын

+jon skinner. Lmao. Okay. You couldn’t have possibly reduced the entire shows’ span anymore than that.

The last Xmas show when Dawn and Tim finally hook up - was one of the best, most romantic moments - in British television comedy history - whoever’s idea it was to frame it with Take That’s Back For Good & Yazoo’s Only You - was a touch of brilliance.

@jolleybigboy

3 жыл бұрын

Riki Newton it wells me up every time I see it! I can’t watch this show enough

@RikiNewtonMusicianSongwriter

3 жыл бұрын

jolleybigboy - yeah me too - it was a brilliantly scripted and exceptionally well acted segment - I was praying they’d get together - but did not believe it would happen - but when it did ? Well - the tears - they did flow like rivers. Cheers 🥂. Rx

@mergieismoronic

3 жыл бұрын

Ricky & Stephen came up with the idea. Writers & Directors for every episode, including the second part of the Christmas Special.

@zapkvr

3 жыл бұрын

So much better than Pam and Jim. Their wedding ep was pathetic with that rip-off from KZread

@billlaffrey1256

3 жыл бұрын

Love the ending when she comes back to the party and walks out with Tim.

The Dawn scene where she finally leaves Lee for Tim just got me choked up and I've seen all the episodes so many times. This is a masterpiece that I think came from nothing or no one making it being contrived. Which I won't go it why maybe more recent projects have been...you can finish that sentence.

@cabarlahh

4 жыл бұрын

Lee was such a pompous dick !!! Loved that moment when she opened her Secret Santa gift.

Ricky: There isn't even a part of me that thinks we should do another one, we just musn't! Also Ricky: Introducing David Brent: The Movie

March 2019. Still the best thing that’s been on telly since.

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Smith correct!

@cabarlahh

4 жыл бұрын

Fawlty Towers

4 жыл бұрын

Pat Woldt well Fawlty Towers was aired well before this...and still wasn’t as good in my opinion, too slapstick and silly.

@davegonnaway6007

3 жыл бұрын

Wasnt even the best he was in...afterlife and derek were better...

3 жыл бұрын

@@davegonnaway6007 Derek maybe but not afterlife.

The early 00s was the last great time for British TV comedy. The office, Peep show, Partridge. We'll never see anything like that again on mainstream TV

@mogwaigremlin7188

5 жыл бұрын

Partridge's last series was a good as ever and 'Mum' is one of the sweetest comedies ever and that's just in the last year. To say we'll never see anything like this post "the early 00's" is daft as fuck. The Inbetweeners will piss down your fingers and shit down your arm.

@simonpenum

4 жыл бұрын

@@mogwaigremlin7188 Actually Partridge's last series was the weakest one yet- though I appreciate the change in style. "Mum" was like "Rev"- endearing and watchable but ultimately safe. We have had no new comedy that takes any risks since the early-mid 2000s. The fact that you mentioned The Inbetweeners in your reply tells me all I need to know about you though

@buzzytrombone4353

3 жыл бұрын

Inbetweeners was great I dunno WTF you're on about

@OfficialFingazMC

3 жыл бұрын

Have to agree, there wasn't a better time for English comedy. And I include the obvious candidates in that I may be biased as it was my era, buy I've watched Porridge etc and I feel the same....

@OfficialFingazMC

3 жыл бұрын

@@simonpenum wait, mate, are you seriously telling me inbetweeners didn't do it for you? Did you not have a group of lad mates when you were a youth? It's genuinely realistic to the point it's scary! Hate Simon though!!!

I'll always be in love with Dawn, not the actress (although she is beautiful), but the character, played so well, so honest, genuine, caring.

@montinaladine3264

6 жыл бұрын

I agree! Couldn't have said it better myself.

@if3054

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@mannixflinn6227

5 жыл бұрын

She may not be the woman you'd want, but she's definitely the one you'd need.

@LAnonHubbard

5 жыл бұрын

@keukpa Very well said. I was in love with her. What a lovely girlfriend she'd have made. Really cute, caring and warm personality. That dick of a boyfriend she had genuinely annoyed me. Testimony to how good an actress she was in The Office.

@jivadaya6439

5 жыл бұрын

"I've gotta do something with my Tuesday nighs... 'Cos at the moment.." I love Steve's one liners xD

Just brilliant. It is insane to think it's almost 20 years since it debuted.

Martin is such a humble guy here 18:49. Don't worry, Martin from the past, you're going to play a lot more iconic roles than just Tim that people will know you for. By the time you're 54, they'll be shouting various different names at you. From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Love Actually, Nativity, Sherlock, The Hobbit, Fargo and even Marvel.

It's amazing how a show like this would have enough respect for itself to end while it was still great, rather than pump out shit episode after shit episode for years.

@supergangsterish1234

6 жыл бұрын

like another show i could mention* *that rhymes with bamerican boffice

@soup8786

6 жыл бұрын

supergangsterish1 lol

@jcason6295

6 жыл бұрын

The Simpson's, anyone

@johndavies9869

6 жыл бұрын

Well said Fletcher!

@hd-xc2lz

6 жыл бұрын

And so only Office version that can be watched multiple times.

Take five minutes of any episode of the office and you’ll find more creative genius than you will in five episodes of a modern day comedy series

One of the best UK comedies ever, no exceptions.

"Do you need the choices again? - always the same....."

@anthonyreed480

3 жыл бұрын

Let's...we're gunna leave that there...

@YouTubeSupportTeams

3 жыл бұрын

@Proper *Nah*

"Bishop Muzorewa!" I kept saying that to myself earlier today when I was cooking dinner and I couldn't remember for the life of me where it came from. And now I know!!

@cabarlahh

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@AlfaGiuliaQV

3 жыл бұрын

I found myself uttering "Bashing the bishop!" in a dark voice the other night, whilst standing by the stove cooking...

Those old showbiz sayings "Always leave 'em wanting more" and "Quit at the top." Often heard but rarely adhered to.

Mackenzie made a wonderful series in The Detectorists.

@TheRightLadder

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome show

@TheRightLadder

4 жыл бұрын

@Andrew Smith to each their own

@christianloveless8

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheRightLadder different shows for different...needs.

@TheRightLadder

4 жыл бұрын

@@christianloveless8 lol

@peachmylk

3 жыл бұрын

My favourite show. Such a gem.

One thing that strikes me is the actor who plays Dawn, shes so... beautifully English. And shes warm, and feels thigs, an emotional, empathic person. I expect that helped her get the job no end. She really connects to her work. Great stuff!

@synchc

6 жыл бұрын

in england we call them an english rose. a dying breed, unfortunately.

@adlofheltirchiefadvisortot40

6 жыл бұрын

shes also jasper carrots daughter, a great comedian in his own right

@EvilKris

6 жыл бұрын

Jasper carrots daughter!! Never knew that. Used to love him as a kid! Yea I agree she's got a charming and very British vibe about her

@montinaladine3264

6 жыл бұрын

I agree! Couldn't have said it better myself

@zapkvr

5 жыл бұрын

You never saw Extras did you?

Unique - Brilliant - you run out of words. Im glad for the Xmas special. I was in a high level of anxiety that there were so many unfinished stories. Never be another with the same impact.

The Office and Fawlty Towers. The two best things ever on TV. Hard to decide which is better.

@ArsenalsJack1992

6 жыл бұрын

Peep show

@bekindrewind9675

5 жыл бұрын

Blackadder

@seankayll9017

5 жыл бұрын

Detectorists

@zapkvr

5 жыл бұрын

Extras is better.

@ChrisB-so1eh

4 жыл бұрын

Only fools and men behaving badly is up there

The actress who plays Dawn is beautiful

@evancain4906

4 жыл бұрын

She is

@RainDelay

4 жыл бұрын

Sooooo attractive... Tanned, cute, blonde, feminine...

@antonellaleiva3607

3 жыл бұрын

Love her skin

@WBB1981

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t mind escaping up her tunnel

@Christian-yd3ng

3 жыл бұрын

@@WBB1981 get out

I love the fact that it was incredibly lucky to have ever been made. (find the back story, everyone in TV thought the pilot was dreadful) Especially as Ricky insisted on directing and acting in it as well (which he used in Extras)

One of the most influential shows in the history of television and it was only 2 seasons. Struck gold

@inglepropnoosegarm7801

16 күн бұрын

Sometimes less really is more.

Dawn, Gareth and Tim were such an amazing brilliant characters it was such a joy to watch them, just love them so much including David.

Oh Martin, you're known for more than Tim now.

@j.f.monahan3589

7 жыл бұрын

tushara01 He'll still always be Tim to me!

@QuasiELVIS

4 жыл бұрын

It helps that he never seems to age.

@EmberedAsh

4 жыл бұрын

"Omg its bilbo..bilbo..BILBO!?!?...."

@gwishart

4 жыл бұрын

Of course he is. He's that bloke who was in Bruiser!

@Opomax

4 жыл бұрын

Lester Nygard

Knowing that Ricky can't drive in real life, my lord that car scene at 7:37 had me in stitches! And again at 7:58

@Lotrtb

7 жыл бұрын

haha

@jackjamesgodsell9586

4 ай бұрын

7:39 - 8:00

I love the way Stephen Merchant is such the perfect straight man to RIckty Gervais. Makes him (deliberately ambiguous) even funnier.

Bilbo: I wonder if people will shout “hey Tim!” when I am 50.

@P.Whitestrake

3 жыл бұрын

You mean Dr. Watson?

Haha I love how he turns into David Brent over Romeo and Juliet

@baroquejen

7 жыл бұрын

With a small amount of Karl Pilkington thrown in...

@David-ud9ju

6 жыл бұрын

Brent is basically an alter-ego of Gervais. He's not entirely Gervais, but he's not entirely a completely different character either.

I don’t agree with that in the workplace

@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549

5 жыл бұрын

deeingalaplike that’s what she said

@george_3264

4 жыл бұрын

Controversial, yeah?...so...

@jamiew1664

3 жыл бұрын

whats that eric? youve sold yout hotel in torguay and become a los angeles detective??

@billlaffrey1256

3 жыл бұрын

Haha

As I thought, I'm in love with Lucy Davis - she's utterly beautiful!

Its a series you never wanted to stop...it was amazing!

Perfect ending to a perfect show 💗 and yes Dawn, I cried too 😢

Think Tim managed to get out of The Office shadow

@AD65

5 жыл бұрын

Martin

@michaelnewman2343

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Bichan they all did

@DaHatBat

5 жыл бұрын

same with Gareth. and Ricky has always been a legend

@PronomicalArtist

5 жыл бұрын

She plays a witch in the main cast of Sabrina

@robinw77

4 жыл бұрын

@Proper Shaun of the Dead

Love the ending with all the clips and that version of the tune. Well done mate, top job. : 0 )

perfect chemistry among a small group, starts with two and spreads like cancer+++. This is how magic is made

I completely agree. It was of its time and so was David Brent so bringing David Brent back was a mistake. Mackenzie Crook, the detectorists was excellent.

The scene between Tim and the IT guy is brilliant; one of those awful people who have you dead to rights and you know it.

@Fnelrbnef

2 жыл бұрын

Same.

@Debagio

2 жыл бұрын

Played brilliantly by the wonderful Matt Holness.

It was a fantastic piece of work, genius.

@grahammccready2647

2 жыл бұрын

Do I know you?

Such a great show, a great cast and great writing. I love it.....

And now they're shouting "BILBO!".

@Lotrtb

7 жыл бұрын

haha

@neilgodfrey2669

6 жыл бұрын

Vodafone!!

The amazing thing is that The Office was far from ruining Martin Freeman's career BUT today I'd still shout OY TIM at him. Freeman's talented enough to further his career after The Office but The Office was brilliant enough so that he will always be Tim for me (and not Watson/Bilbo/Lester Nygaard).

@noahmay7708

3 жыл бұрын

Well he plays very similar sorts of characters in all his films, so he will always be a 'Tim', wont he?

Ricky's laugh makes my day brighter

We’d just had a baby and my husband and I were up with the screaming bub and we honestly thought it was a proper documentary 😂😂😂

Steve Merchant is 99 percent the Comedy brain. You can just tell by his quick witted responses during this interview

@wiggywaggo9647

3 жыл бұрын

As well as seeing the shows gervais has written and directed without him, which have some moments but always descend into mawkish crap

@michaelglindmyer3336

3 жыл бұрын

You can tell how quick Steve is when you listen to the xm shows. I’m an American and Steve is the guy that makes things relatable. That show is 20 years old with mainly references to local English regions but the show is still incredible

@PreservationEnthusiast

3 жыл бұрын

@@wiggywaggo9647 Yes Gervais is hopeless isn't he. That's why he's done successful stand up comedy for many years and presented stuff like the Golden Globes. He must be complete crap but they seem to keep inviting him back.

A spin-off where Gareth becomes a private investigator? that would be absolutely awesome!!

@dutchyajh

3 жыл бұрын

Invetigator

Amazing to watch this documentary in 2019 and see how much success many of the participants have had

You can't underestimate how much these two planned everything about this and the extras. Even this Ricky and Steve are doing a thing, I love Ricky's "wrong! They'll do what I fning write!"

Ah i bloody love the office and all the cast. What an amazing, clever series 👏 it was perfect

I like this better than the US version and I'm from Scranton.

I started cryyyying when he did the dance

I remember randomly flicking through the channels one night back then and came across this programme with people in an office. I thought it was a real life documentary or something. It was like a slow-motion car crash, uncomfortable to watch, but, I couldn’t turn it off!

When I saw one of the show's first episodes, I was shocked. It was airing on a local PBS station, which tends to do documentaries and such, and so I thought it was real! I sat there literally CRINGING at Ricky Gervaise's character. But then I thought he looked vaguely familiar and that maybe this was some kind of a put-on. About a week later I read that it was a comedy done like a documentary and that a lot of people (such as myself) had been fooled by it. Such a great show. For some reason, although the American version IS good, the Brit version just seems so much better to me, and I think that's principally because of Ricky and his acting. You can actually see fear and insecurity in his eyes. Fabulous show, as was "Extras".

One of the greatest televisual events, ever.

How brilliant is this Thanks for the upload

'Where are we now, Jimmy ?' 'Fisher-Price Mansions...' !!!!!

"I don't know that I'll do anything that has that kind of impact in that kind of way again." Ahh, young Martin...you had *no* idea!!!😉

@sempre8135

3 жыл бұрын

He was right tho

@noahmay7708

3 жыл бұрын

He had an impact on Tumblr that's for sure.

Brilliant ! The best of British Comedy

Just the best thing I've ever watched. It was perfect.

@_ripVanWinkle_

4 ай бұрын

truth

I was studying in Scotland when it was released and we all watched it together in the flat, it was just another thing that made that experience so special.

“Exploring yourself?” “And Asia...”

That montage at the end with that music is just gorgeous.

They all look like such babies

2 series of the British Office 1000s time better than the 37 series of the US Office.

first. They're right, we didn't need any more as good as it was.

Brent : Who else has seen this filth? [everyone puts their hand up, including Joan the cleaning lady] Brent : You haven't even got email Joan. Joan : Someone printed it out for me.

That music reminds me of the passing of life the trials and tribulations the mundane the little glimmers of hope. The rainy days the cold streets the empty dreams washed away with the tide of time. Thanks Ricky. David was your best!

@thefonzkiss

2 жыл бұрын

The reason why, the reason why, the reason why I had to die

Lovely montage at the end. What a great show.

@kevcatnip7589

4 жыл бұрын

think mr merchant never recovered from that film 4 1thingy

@10:58 this is why the Brent movie did not work. People weren't emotionally invested in David Brent. They never really cared about him. He wasn't an underdog. At the very most people pitied him. He isn't a hero. On the other hand Tim is a likable and relateable guy and the struggle of romance in The Office with all the clowns and distractions there there were was the real magic of the show. The love story came from Steve Merchant. You can tell in Gervais' reaction here while he's talking about it. It looks put on, but I feel it's genuine. What was missing from David Brent: On The Road? Steven Merchant's writing chops.

@victaylor1

6 жыл бұрын

UberKuma84 Brent was a good character. The storyline for the movie was just lame. In the Office it was all the characters together that made it so brilliant.

@paulorocky

5 жыл бұрын

What was also missing - the other characters. How did Tim and Dawn go? Did big Keith work on his communication skills? Is Gareth still in the TA?

@Maxyshadow

5 жыл бұрын

You must be american

@warrensmith8606

5 жыл бұрын

The movie was pretty good. Just wasn't exceptional

@krackajackz

5 жыл бұрын

I think it failed because they made Brent a loser, not a tosser

Just for the laugh and given his wonderful performances in Tolkien's mastepiece and Sherlock etc I would love to go up to Martin in another 20 years and shout " Hi Tim ! Are you still in the Business" ? :)

@Isleofskye

7 жыл бұрын

It's been noted in my 2137 Diary. I will only be 82 then after all...

@Isleofskye

7 жыл бұрын

I love LOTR and The Hobbit Books by Tolkien .Read them at Grammar School in South-East London circa 1966 but haven't watched either film . I like the way I disguised which one Martin was in by saying " Tolkien's Masterpiece"..lol

@mezalong

7 жыл бұрын

you've got ten years

@Isleofskye

4 жыл бұрын

Still 17 years , my friend..

@cabarlahh

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Canterbury ! 🤣 Timmmmmmmber !

Ha how did I miss this? Glad they never milked out additional episodes it had a perfect ending.

Whoever chose the songs for this show, really gets music...including the intro/outro

Best kiss ever. 💜

Hehehe, there's a little bit of David Brent in Ricky. More than a little. That's probably why he could play the part so brilliantly.

@rajeevpaltrow8728

4 жыл бұрын

John Deighan there’s a bit of David Brent in all of us

@dielaughing73

3 жыл бұрын

@@rajeevpaltrow8728 There's a *lot* in Ricky though

"There's not even a part of me that thinks I wondered if we could do another one. We just mustn't" Ten years later Gervais makes David Brent: Life on the Road, without Merchant, who presumably still felt the same.

@noahmay7708

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps he meant the story of the Office, which primarily focuses on Tim and Dawn, whose story had it's conclusion, while Brent's was far more open-ended and as such had plenty of potential for more entertainment.

Will always have a special.place in my heart, the office is without doubt right up there with Blackadder as one of the best sitcoms ever!!

Gareth is the same in real life on this! Hair is different but the way he talks, you would think he is still in the show. Awesome

Would love to meet the “focus group” and see how interesting they must be

watched it like 100 times or more. been a while. should start it again

6:17 "If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain" - Karl Pilkington

I’ve resisted saying this because it’s such an obvious thing to say and it’s been said so many times but I believe I can now admit that this is the best comedy ever!

Like Steve Coogan's Partridge, Brent is Gervais' best creation, he'll never equal it. That's why he's ressurected him.

@georgewicks1380

7 жыл бұрын

strumbolli I would agree but I feel Coogan has equalled or even excelled on his earlier AP stuff. Gervais hasn't imo made Brent better since The Office. Do you agree?

@strumbolli

7 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree and ressurecting him smacks of desperation.

@whatryewatchin

7 жыл бұрын

The amazing thing about Gervais, which I'm going to point out everywhere(!), is that he created a character Andy Millman in Extras, who ends up selling-out his 'creative' comedy for cheap laughs appealing to the wider audience. Ironically and unbelieveably Gervais has done Exactly the same thing with his crap unoriginal cameos and shite slapstick films and shows since. Chubby little loser indeed! (Sing it Bowie!)

@whatryewatchin

7 жыл бұрын

PS 100% on Coogan - much more creative and insightful. The Trip is brilliant imo.

@deefakir9335

3 жыл бұрын

I's like to see Partridge meet Gervis and determine who could be the biggest arsehole. Maybe in a Comic Relief skit.

Great job folks and so very many careers launched right here

I really didn't appreciate growing up watching this programme. Now I do.

Lucy Davies so attractive.

First time I saw this I thought it was a serious fly on the wall documentary for about the first 10 minutes.

Brilliant documentary about a mockumentary. Ricky leaving Steve at end was prophetic

The Office sums up every bad experience you'll ever encounter in the workplace.

Amazing series, amazing actors, funny as hell. 78 Dislikes!!!! Really????????

hi guys! subscribe for more videos! Edit: What was said during the kiss scene that I had to cut: Lucy Davis (Dawn): ‘’Mum and dad had been out at a friend’s house and they’d asked for it to be put on. The moment where Dawn had come back into the party to get her man, this roar had gone up of joy.’’ Stephen Merchant: ‘’We sort of worked hard all the way through to make sure the love story was quite classic, traditional.’’

@jimmyjarrett939

7 жыл бұрын

Was it the music that was the problem? Yahoos only you if memory serves?

@Lotrtb

7 жыл бұрын

There is music in the background yes, but only for a very short time. Had to cut more than 1 minute and the music was only 10 seconds or so. I don't get it either why that specific scene has copyright issues.

@MrErnestCC

7 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Jarrett yazoo

@ianwilson2007

7 жыл бұрын

Tt Rr and her dad is Jasper Carrott

Favourite scene? Big Keith from accounts appraisal... I know there are more memorable scenes but this one was so well observed

One of the best comedy series ever

I never- and I mean never- tear up for anything in tv/movies. But every damn time I watch the Christmas special I’m an emotional wreck.

I had a big crush on dawn...

@jaydee3216

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. Serious crush on her. Even rewatching them now... I can see why 😍

Artistic integrity is everything. Great decision.

Another Christmas special that tells a little bit about what everyone's up to would go down a treat!