'The Office' Cast: Fifteen Years On

Last weekend marked fifteen years since we first met the employees of Werham Hogg Paper Merchants, the Slough branch.  In its unblinking mockumentary style, The Office followed the day to day lives of the staff in a typical British workplace. It focused on the traits of social clumsiness, self-importance, frustration, loneliness and longing for recognition all played out in the trivialities and boredom inherent in 9 to 5 life.

Written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, The Office won multiple BAFTAs and Golden Globes over its short fourteen episode run and spawned remakes in at least seven different countries. Before I was even aware of this now internationally acclaimed sitcom, I saw this acceptance speech by Gervais and knew I had to get my hands on the DVD.