Le Bureau is the first foreign language version of The Office and it was aired on Canal+ in France in May 2006. The original version of The Office has been transmitted in 80 countries worldwide making it one of the most successful BBC comedy exports of the last five years.

In the French version, Wernham-Hogg, the Slough-based paper mill where nothing ever seemed to get done, became Cogirep, a down-at-heel office based in the featureless Villepinte, a well-known business park to the north of Paris, with Francois Berléand filling the role of Ricky Gervais’ David Brent.

The US version, produced in 2004, has had considerable success, winning three Writers Guild of America Award nominations, including Outstanding Achievement in Writing for a New Series and Outstanding Achievement in Writing for a Comedy Series. It has recently been recommissioned for a third series there.
The Content & Production business continues to work with broadcasters around the world to
develop UK formats into winning local versions for new audiences.