Tag Archives: 2000′s TV

Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Atkinson was born in Consett Co. Durham in 1955 and is perhaps best known worldwide for his portrayal of rubber faced and feeble-minded Mr Bean. However, as this is a comedy website (sorry, but I don’t get it), I’d … Continue reading

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Caroline Aherne

Caroline Aherne was born on Christmas Eve 1963 in South London to an Irish railway worker and his wife. Presumably travelling by rail the family soon upped sticks and landed in Wythenshawe, Manchester. She is the main writer and performer … Continue reading

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Comedies on DVD – The Office (UK version), Series 1, Episode 6

Comedies on DVD – The Office (UK version), Series 1, Episode 6, or put another way, “Judgment”.  The final episode of the first series starts with a meeting in the office of David Brent, manager of the Slough branch of … Continue reading

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Comedies on DVD – The Office (UK version), Series 1, Episode 5

Comedies on DVD – The Office (UK version), Series 1, Episode 5, is also known as “New Girl”.  For some strange reason, given that the Slough branch of Wernham Hogg, a paper merchants, is facing the threat of redundancies, branch … Continue reading

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Comedies on DVD – The Office (UK version), Series 1, Episode 4

Comedies on DVD – The Office (UK version), Series 1, Episode 4, “Training”. Today is a staff training day at the Slough branch of Wernham Hogg. Charismatic branch manager, David Brent has hired an outside trainer, Rowan to deliver the … Continue reading

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Comedies on DVD – The Office (UK version), Series 1, Episode 3

Comedies on DVD – The Office, Series One, episode three, aka “The Quiz”. It’s Tim’s birthday – actually it’s Tim’s 30th birthday, and he’s in early, because his mum had got him up early to give him his birthday present. … Continue reading

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Comedies on DVD – The Office (UK version), Series 1, Episode 2

Comedies on DVD – Episode 2 of the first series of the UK version of The Office has the alternative title, Work Experience. Brent keeps up his pretence that there will be no redundancies at the Slough branch of Wernham … Continue reading

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Comedies on DVD – The Office (UK version), Series 1, Episode 1

Comedies on DVD – The Office, Series 1, Episode 1 was originally aired on BBC2 on 9 July 2001.  I realise now why I missed this first episode – I was on my honeymoon.  Anyway, enough of my pleasing reminiscences. … Continue reading

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