史上最佳的八档英国电视节目

6. The Office 《办公室笑云》

（英国广播公司第二台，2001年-2003年）

Such a well-observed creation is David Brent - “I’m a friend first and a boss second, probably an entertainer third” - that his name has entered the lexicon as shorthand for a bad boss. So innovative and downright hilarious was Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s mockumentary-style sitcom set at a Slough paper merchants that it moved the goalposts for 21st century comedy. It was the first ever British sitcom to win a Golden Globe and has been exported worldwide.
“第一，我是一个朋友。第二，我是老板。最后，我可能还是一个演员。”这是剧中主人公大卫•布伦特的深刻写照，他的名字俨然已经成为坏老板的代名词。剧情内容聚焦英国斯劳一个纸业公司的办公室。导演瑞奇•热维斯的创造力和直截了当的幽默感和斯蒂芬•莫昌特的伪纪录片式情景喜剧风格为21世纪喜剧片注入了新鲜的血液。该剧获得了英国情景喜剧史上第一个金球奖，并走出国门在世界各地播出。