Ricky created the fly-on-the-wall mockumentary with writing partner Stephen Merchant but says: “I didn’t have huge ambitions, it was never, ‘This is going to be a massive hit.’ Ratings were rotten too.”Series one had the lowest audience of any new BBC Two show in 2001, but when it was shown again a couple of months late it doubled its figures to 2.5million.The exploits of David Brent and his long-suffering staff quickly wormed their way into the national consciousness and The Office become a cult hit.It went on to be named the best TV show of the past 20 years at the Broadcast Awards in 2015, scooped two Golden Globes and won a host of Baftas and Royal Television Society Awards..
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