A mockumentary-style workplace comedy series that has proven a hit on both sides of the pond, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's first season of The Office finds its way to stateside shores courtesy of BBC Video. Presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, the image is crisp and clear with spot-on skin tones and little evidence of digital artifacting. Likewise, the sound, presented in closed-captioned English Dolby Digital Stereo, is a perfect re-creation of the original television audio. The inclusion of optional English subtitles will no doubt be a thankful addition for Americans unable to keep up with the British accents and oft-used slang as well. Speaking of the slang, BBC Video has also found fit to include some great extras on this disc. First off is a hilarious recreation of the Wernham Hogg company newsletter, complete with character files and an insightful dictionary of British slang. The second disc of this two disc set includes a behind-the-scenes featurette and some interesting deleted scenes. Featuring interviews with both Gervais, Merchant, and numerous other cast members, the featurette is both revealing and hilarious as it follows much in the same vein as the series. Likewise, the deleted scenes included here -- while cut for obvious reasons in most cases -- are still quietly amusing even if they didn't work in the episodes.

This deadpan hilarious release from the quirky sitcom The Office includes all 28 episodes of the show, following the both inane and bizarre everyday antics of one painfully average cubicle farm in Scranton, Pennsylvania.