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‘It made no sense at all,’ said actor

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…

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

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