The Latest Breaking News from Stephen Merchant

After working with Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais on the comedy, Ash Atalla went on to produce ‘The IT Crowd’

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

Daring comedy sitcom aired for two seasons and saw cameos from stars including Ben Stiller and Ross Kemp

Atwell previously denied the rumours

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

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…

‘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

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