David Brent (Image: BBC) The Office is notorious for its cringeworthy and brilliantly awkward humour. The 2001-2003 mockumentary stars Reading's own Ricky Gervais as the inept manager, David Brent.

The Office made its television debut on the BBC 13 years ago today, giving British audiences their first taste of one of comedy's greatest characters - David Brent.

David Brent News from United Press International. "Al Maktab," an Arabic-language adaptation of "The Office," is in the works at BBC Studios and MBC Studios.

Ricky Gervais stars as David Brent in new film "David Brent: Life on the Road." The character's days could be behind him as Gervais says he will have to end the character "soon." Ricky Gervais ...

Also read: Ricky Gervais Creating Big-Screen Sequel for His ‘Office’ Character The real-life inspiration for Brent came from Gervais, who worked in an office for 10 years and thought someone ...

During this snippet of an interview Gervais talks about the deep, inner sadness of a man still chasing his dreams to no avail while talking about his own “failed” career as a musician.

Nearly two decades after Ricky Gervais made him one of the more influential and cringe-worthy television characters of the 2000s with the BBC mockumentary series “The Office,” David Brent is back.

David Brent was certainly that. Insecure, eager to please, and needing constant positive feedback." Gervais recently confessed that he often annoyed his Office co-stars by attempting to make them ...

In “David Brent: Life on the Road,” the first cinematic outing for the British comedy icon initially established in beloved BBC TV mockumentary “The Office,” he’s hitching his wagon to ...

David Brent: Life on the Road won’t sully your memory of a perfect show. But, it won’t enhance your fandom either. By Cameron K McEwan • 08/10/16 4:00pm ...