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The Office Special | 
 enlarge | Director: Ricky Gervais
Actors: Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis (ii), Martin Freeman (ii), Ricky Gervais
Studio: BBC Warner
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.98
Buy New: $7.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 18799
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 90
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARDE2084D
ISBN: 0790798417
UPC: 794051208422
EAN: 9780790798417
ASIN: B0002W4P8Y
Theatrical Release Date: January 23, 2003
Release Date: November 16, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/22/2005 Run time: 90 minutes
Amazon.com
The brilliant and devastating comedy of The Office is brought to a satisfying conclusion in The Office Special, originally a two-part Christmas special on the BBC, set three years after the end of the faux-documentary's second season. The former office manager David (Ricky Gervais) now ekes out a desperate existence as an oblivious quasi-celebrity, making awkward, humiliating visits back to the office staff he still believes loves him. Gawky Gareth (Mackenzie Crook) has risen to manager and become a petty tyrant, while the sweet but snide Tim (Martin Freeman) continues to pine for former receptionist Dawn (Lucy Davis), who fled to Florida with her fiance. When the documentary crew pays for Dawn to return for the holiday party, an unpredictable reunion looms ahead. The Office fuses scathing humor and genuine empathy, turning excruciating social discomfort into inspired satire. Fans will find this special rewarding in all respects. --Bret Fetzer
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Brilliant end of a brilliant series April 13, 2008
Three years after the conclusion of the second series, the BBC film crew returns to follow up on the lives of the office workers they chronicled for a hilarious pseudo-documentary. Former manager David Brent (Ricky Gervais) is scraping by as a traveling salesman and making humiliating appearances as a Z-list TV celebrity. Tim Canterbury (Martin Freeman) continues to stagnate in his job, and Dawn Tinsley (Lucy Davis) pines away in the US, sponging off boyfriend Lee's (Joel Beckett) sister. The big Christmas reunion orchestrated for the TV special will be a life-changing event for all three.
This excellent series has always been more than just a brilliant comedy; it is also a closely observed study of self-delusion in many forms, never shying away from the unfortunate consequences. Although writer/directors Gervais and Stephen Merchant have always been quite brutally honest with their characters, I would have come away a bit disappointed had our final moments with David, Tim, and Dawn been as soul-crushing as most of their previous exploits. It is to the credit of Gervais and Merchant that they allow the show to end hopefully without striking a single false note.
The extras are great, too January 21, 2008
I can only echo all the positive comments thus far..if you're an Office fan you need this "closure" eh? But I want to add that Gervais/Merchant projects are the only ones where the extra features have me laughing as hard( or harder) than the show itself. Don't skip them!
Perfect wrap up September 17, 2007
This final chapter of the Office saga is tightly written, extremely funny, and surprisingly moving. The writers are almost sadistic in their treatment of David Brent, as they throw him from one excruciating humiliation to another, but we see him eventually grow, show some introspection, find a good woman and finally get a laugh. We see the Tim and Dawn situation resolve itself in the most satisfying way possible and we see Chris Finch slapped down like everyone has been hoping he would. This is a classic piece of television, as are all the British "Office" episodes.
For all Office lovers January 30, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great ending to the UK series. Hilariously funny. A must see for viewers who have so far only seen the US version. Watch the first two seasons first though!
bbc January 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Love the office. Ricky Gervais is hilarious. And thanks for sharing your comedy with the state. Cheers
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