Ricky Gervais to take The Office franchise to the Middle East

February 23, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment

Ricky Gervais to take The Office franchise to the Middle East
Set in Yahud, near Tel Aviv, the Middle Eastern version of the popular TV series The Office will apparently be renamed Super Office. David Brent — originally played by comedian Ricky Gervais, who created the show with co-writer Stephen Merchant — has been renamed Avi [...]

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