The Latest Breaking News from Stephen Merchant

Merchant recently revealed he and Gervais are ‘not in touch a great deal these days’

The Office ran an episode intended as a backdoor pilot for a spinoff – but it was never picked up

Atwell previously denied the rumours

‘Take a look and may the Force be with you,’ the comedian posted to X.

‘It made no sense at all,’ said actor

Exclusive: After Carell left ‘The Office’ in 2011, reports suggested that Gervais had auditioned to replace him

RETROSPECTIVE: Twenty years ago today, ‘The Office’ debuted in the US as a remake of the British hit co-created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. In a sea of abysmal American reboots, this one arguably surpassed the popularity of the original. Gervais and Merchant speak to Simon Bland about going…

RISING STARS: The Liverpudlian star of ‘Time’ and ‘A Thousand Blows’ takes on his first leading role in BBC drama ‘This City Is Ours’. He tells Katie Rosseinsky about playing villains, filming on home turf and why his friend Stephen Graham is a ‘saving grace’ for working-class performers

David Tennant’s Trump jokes, Conclave’s Edward Berger on the crisis of democracy and Stephen Merchant on Boggle