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HISTORICAL FACTS: Stephen merchant - The Untold Story

Ricky Gervais shares worrying truth behind classic Office scene

‘It would f***ing kill me now,’ comedian admitted

The Independent UK

From legal threats to ‘the worst haircut you can think of’: 25 years of The Office

The beloved BBC sitcom is now a quarter of a century old. Ahead of two TV celebrations, here are 25 things you didn’t know about television’s funniest workplace mockumentary

The Guardian - UK

Martin Freeman hits out at Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s claim about The Office

Actor shared his ‘true feeling’ about suggestion made by show’s writers, Gervais and Stephen Merchant

The Independent UK

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The Office star and co-creator Ricky Gervais revisits show for 25th anniversary

The hit BBC show debuted in 2001.

Evening Standard

Ricky Gervais skips The Office co-star reunion for solo anniversary show

‘The Office’ debuted on BBC Two in 2001

The Independent UK

Martin Freeman and Mackenzie Crook reunite to remember 25 years of The Office

The award-winning British sitcom was created by comedians Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

Evening Standard

WWE biopic to become a major new stage musical

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The Independent UK

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Dwayne Johnson WWE film to be reimagined as a stage musical

‘Fighting With My Family’, based on the real-life story of WWE superstar Paige, proved to be a crowd-pleasing hit when released in 2019

The Independent UK

Smackdowns and showtunes: wrestling biopic Fighting With My Family inspires stage musical

Adaptation of Stephen Merchant’s 2019 film about WWE champ Saraya-Jade Bevis ‘will be an absolute blast’, says one of the film’s stars, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Merchant’s wrestling film to be adapted into a musical

The hit 2019 film Fighting With My Family follows the true story of WWE superstar wrestler Paige.

Evening Standard

I’m Pumped Cameron Diaz (Finally) Landed A New Rom-Com

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Cinemablend

The Office producer says there are scenes that he ‘wouldn’t do now’

After working with Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais on the comedy, Ash Atalla went on to produce ‘The IT Crowd’

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais discusses Stephen Merchant after co-star admitted they're 'rarely in touch'

Merchant recently revealed he and Gervais are ‘not in touch a great deal these days’

Evening Standard

Rainn Wilson says axed The Office spinoff would have earned NBC ‘another billion dollars’

The Office ran an episode intended as a backdoor pilot for a spinoff – but it was never picked up

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Rainn Wilson names ‘jaw droppingly horrific’ episode of The Office that couldn’t be made today

The Dwight Schrute star singled out a particularly offensive episode from season three

Total Film

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon showrunner breaks down that London-based twist in season 3, episode 1: "We had this idea of the only living human in England, and we wanted to tell that story"

Exclusive: Showrunner David Zabel and director Daniel Percival break down Carol and Daryl's detour to England in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais clip convinced The Naked Gun director to make Liam Neeson reboot

Director Akiva Schaffer initially took a meeting about the film out of ‘morbid curiosity’

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais reveals Kate Winslet refused to say ‘offensive’ Extras lines

Daring comedy sitcom aired for two seasons and saw cameos from stars including Ben Stiller and Ross Kemp

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Evening Standard

Are Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell dating? Red carpet appearance fuels rumours

Atwell previously denied the rumours

Evening Standard

Stephen Merchant puts Star Wars collection up for auction – on May 4

‘Take a look and may the Force be with you,’ the comedian posted to X.

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais explains why he turned down Steve Carell’s Office US role

‘It made no sense at all,’ said actor

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais clears up long-running rumour about The Office US

Exclusive: After Carell left ‘The Office’ in 2011, reports suggested that Gervais had auditioned to replace him

The Independent UK

‘I imagine most Americans don’t even know about the British show’: Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on the US Office at 20

RETROSPECTIVE: Twenty years ago today, ‘The Office’ debuted in the US as a remake of the British hit co-created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. In a sea of abysmal American reboots, this one arguably surpassed the popularity of the original. Gervais and Merchant speak to Simon Bland about going…

The Independent UK

This City Is Ours star James Nelson-Joyce: ‘I thought kids like me don’t act’

RISING STARS: The Liverpudlian star of ‘Time’ and ‘A Thousand Blows’ takes on his first leading role in BBC drama ‘This City Is Ours’. He tells Katie Rosseinsky about playing villains, filming on home turf and why his friend Stephen Graham is a ‘saving grace’ for working-class performers

The Guardian - UK

‘Dame Judi Dench has just signed on to play the egg timer’: the best quotes from the 2025 Baftas

David Tennant’s Trump jokes, Conclave’s Edward Berger on the crisis of democracy and Stephen Merchant on Boggle

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