Tommy Westphall Universe
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Tommy Westphall Universe

The Office was a British sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchan for the BBC. It ran on BBC Two from July 9, 2001 to December 27, 2003 for two seasons and two Christmas specials. It is connected to the American remake through a cameo appearance by David Brent in the American series, which is also connected to the Westphall Universe through other means.

Series summary[]

This mockumentary follows the workers at a paper manufacturing company in Slough, England, most notably its clueless, socially awkward boss, David Brent (Ricky Gervais); his bootlicking second-in-command Gareth Keenan (Mackenzie Crook); the feckless and sarcastic Tim Canterbury (Martin Freeman); and Tim's romantic interest Dawn Tilsley (Lucy Davis).

Spin-off film[]

David Brent: Life on the Road (2016)

Non-contiguous remakes[]

This series was remade 12 times in different countries, however only the American version is known to be contiguous with this series.

  • Stromberg (Germany, 2004-12)
  • Le Bureau (France, 2006)
  • La Job (Canada, 2006-7)
  • La ofis (Chile, 2008)
  • HaMisrad (Israel, 2010-13)
  • Kontoret (Sweden, 2012-13)
  • Kancl (Czech Republic, 2014)
  • Konttori (Finland, 2017-19)
  • The Office (India, 2019)
  • The Office PL (Poland, 2021-)
  • Al Maktab (Saudi Arabia, 2022-)

Westphall connections to The Office[]

Disputed Westphall connection to The Office[]

Charlie from Lost mentions that his ex-girlfriend's father used to work in a paper factory in Slough, England, but not by name.

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