Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestLe Bureau was a 2006 French television show that aired on Canal+. It is a French version of the popular British television series The Office. Le Bureau essentially adapted the scripts of the original British series, with proper names and cultural references appropriately changed.
Acting
François Berléand channels David Brent with weary French resignation.
Writing
Scripts translated but soul remains distinctly, bleakly French.
Creators
Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Nicolas Charlet, Bruno Lavaine
François Berléand
Gilles Triquet, Directeur Régional de la Cogirep sur Villepinte
Xavier Robic
Félix Pradier, Stagiaire
Jérémie Elkaïm
Paul Delorme, Commercial
Benoît Carré
Joël Liotard, Assistant du directeur Régional
Frédéric Merlo
Daniel Gabarda, chef comptable
Jean-Pierre Loustau
Didier Leguélec, Représentant
Solène Bouton
Jennifer Langlois
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
France had already rejected the American Office remake, making this a rare second attempt at adapting the unadaptable.
Ricky Gervais later called Le Bureau his favorite foreign adaptation, praising its 'beautiful bleakness.'
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