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Ricky Gervais personally approved casting a female equivalent of David Brent in the Australian remake of The Office, actress Felicity Ward has said.Ward stars as the franchise’s first-ever female lead, playing Hannah Howard, the managing director of the Flinley Craddick packaging company. The series will arrive on Amazon Prime on October 18.It is the 13th version of The Office around the world to date, after the huge success of the US version, starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott, which ran for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013.“Ricky Gervais has approved a female lead, he’s very excited about a female lead — just in case anyone is angry,” Ward said during the Prime Video Presents: Trailblazers event on Tuesday in London, where she debuted a trailer from the series.”“I did zero preparation, because I read the script and I’m like, ‘Oh my god, this is every annoying part of my personality.’ I’ve been preparing for this my whole life,” she added.“It was just all in the script.

The Office has arrived – and it features a female equivalent of David Brent.The adaptation of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s mockumentary comedy series is set to arrive on Amazon Prime on October 18. Felicity Ward stars as the franchise’s first-ever female lead, playing Hannah Howard, the managing director of the Flinley Craddick packaging company.It is the 13th version of The Office around the world to date, after the huge success of the US version, starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott, which ran for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013.In the new clip, Hannah – the equivalent of Gervais’ David Brent – tries (and fails) to win over her employees at the Sydney-based firm with an attempt at charisma, vision and girlboss energy.She is not the only character in the remake whose original counterpart was male – Edith Poor plays receptionist, front desk executive and productivity manager Lizze, the equivalent of Dwight/Gareth role.

Alex Ritman The Australian edition of “The Office” — the 13th global incarnation of the iconic comedy series — is taking shape, with Prime Video setting a release date and releasing a first-look at its lead, Felicity Ward. The “Time Bandits” and “Wakefield” star will play Hannah Howard, managing director of packaging company Flinley Craddick and the first female lead of “The Office” franchise.

A new The Office series is coming to Prime Video!

Toto, I don’t think we’re in Scranton anymore. The Office is officially going Down Under with a new Australian update on the hit comedy series.

The Great British Sewing Bee is back this month, with a new raft of hopefuls working on their darts, backstitch and binding. The popular reality show has some familiar faces who sewists will love to see return.

Comedian Sara Pascoe has welcomed her second child, and revealed the tot's adorable name. Sara, 42, who has been open about her fertility struggles, admitted that she "can't believe her luck" as she shared the sweet first pictures of her newborn on Thursday night.The comedian revealed that she and husband Steen Raskopoulos had welcomed a son called Albie as she shared candid snaps which included the newborn with her elder son, 19 month old Theodore. A masculine variation of the gentile Alba, Albie is a boy's name of primarily Latin origin that means "white." Yet Albie may also serve as an affectionate twist on the princely Albert.

Sara Pascoe has given birth to her second child admitting she 'can't believe her luck' after fertility troubles.

Great British Sewing Bee host Sarah Pascoe has welcomed her second child.The happy news was announced on The Great British Sewing Bee's official Twitter page. The show tweeted: "We're bursting at the seams that Kiell Smith-Bynoe has stepped in to host this year’s Christmas Special and Series 10.

Prime Video Australia is remaking The Office as a female-led comedy starring stand-up Felicity Ward in the role Ricky Gervais first made famous.

Katherine Tulich “The Office” comedy franchise will see middle management led by a woman for the first time in an Australian version that will play on Amazon’s Prime Video. Australian comedian and actor Felicity Ward (“Wakefield,” “The Inbetweeners 2”) will portray Hannah Howard, the MD of packaging company Flinley Craddick in “The Office Australia.” In a post-COVID plot twist, Howard gets news from head office that her branch will be shutting down and that staff will have to work from home. She goes into survival mode, making promises she can’t keep and launches outlandish plots in order to keep her “work family” together. The Australian adaptation is the 13th iteration of the show that was originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Other international retreads have included those in France, Canada, Chile, Israel and the Middle East.

Sara Pascoe is pregnant with her second child, she announced on Wednesday. The 41 year old actress and comedian, who has appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats, announced the happy news on Instagram as she shared a smiling snap with her husband, Steen Raskopoulos.

Sara Pascoe has given birth to her first child.Sara, 40, took to Instagram to wish her followers a happy Valentine’s Day, as she announced the news.The TV star – who is known for her appearances on Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You – shared the most adorable snap of her bundle of joy.Her husband Steen Raskopoulos is seen cradling the tot and feeding them a bottle as they lay on the bed together.Next to them was their adorable dog, Mouse, completing their family.Sara captioned the pic: ‘Morning everyone from me and my valentines ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️’Her comments section was flooded with excited congratulatory wishes from friends and fans.Funny lady Sarah Millican wrote: ‘Ah wonderful news! Congrats xxxxxx’.Bursting with joy, Ellie Taylor commented: ‘Ekkkkkkkk! Huge congratulations- sending so much love xxxx’.Harry Styles’ older sister Gemma also dropped a heart eye emoji.Meanwhile fellow comic Josh Widdicombe joked to the new mum: ‘You free to do a podcast?’Referring to Josh’s Parenting Hell podcast with Rob Beckett, Sara replied with a crying-laughing emoji: ‘I listened to Tom Parry’s episode as my only parenting prep.’Other celebs including actress Sharon Horgan, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Jessie Cave and Daisy Haggard were also thrilled at the baby news, sharing heart emoji aplenty in the comments.Sara announced her pregnancy last year, telling a fan on Instagram that she was five months pregnant at the time of filming the Sewing Bee Christmas special.Back in November, the comic posted a series of pictures that showed off her big baby bump while doing a standup gig.She revealed that she was actually in the third trimester of her pregnancy, and her baby was conceived through IVF.Sara said that she shares ‘love and

Sara Pascoe has delighted fans as she has announced the news that she has become a mum at age 40.The comedian shared the happy news as she posted the happy news on her Instagram page. New mum Sara shared a photo of her adorable newborn tot being fed by Sara's husband Steen Raskopoulos.