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The Slough branch of Wernham Hogg post-merger with Swindon (Photo: Jennifer Taylor-Clarke)

A complete list of things I only know about because of The Office

Only read this if you've also had John o' Groats, Fray Bentos and the sword of Damocles stuck in your head since 2002.
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By Calum Henderson | 30th December, 2024
Production editor
Felicity Ward and Edith Poor in The Office Australia (Photo: Supplied)

‘I know this woman’: The Office Australia stars on gender-flipping the franchise

'This is not a show about female empowerment. If anything, Hannah is bad for feminism.'
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By Alex Casey | 17th October, 2024
Senior writer
The Slough branch of Wernham Hogg post-merger with Swindon (Photo: Jennifer Taylor-Clarke)

A complete list of things I only know about because of The Office

Only read this if you've also had John o' Groats, Fray Bentos and the sword of Damocles stuck in your head since 2002.
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By Calum Henderson | 14th April, 2024
Production editor
Martin Freeman stars as a troubled cop in The Responder (Image: Supplied / Design: Archi Banal)

Martin Freeman is under the pump like never before in TVNZ+’s new police drama

And you thought working at a Slough paper merchants was grim.
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By Tara Ward | 28th June, 2022
Staff writer
Sorry but Shane Jones is Chris Finch from The Office

Sorry but Shane Jones is Chris Finch from The Office

This man is full of himself, makes vulgar jokes and often blunders over the line of acceptable professional decorum. For all his awfulness, however, Finch never seems to get in trouble
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By Liam Hehir | 14th March, 2019
Guest writer
Who will emerge victorious?

Which is better: The Office UK or The Office US?

It's an eternal argument: Which is the better version of The Office? The original brutal UK version or its heartfelt US spinoff? The Spinoff staff finally weighs in.
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By The Spinoff | 13th August, 2018
Staff writers
Unwrapping The Office Christmas Special

Unwrapping The Office Christmas Special

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By Alex Casey | 24th December, 2014
Senior writer

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