>>> ONE OF THE CREATOR OF THE
U.K. VERSION OF "THE OFFICE."
HE'S BEEN PLAYING GREGG, THE
LAWYER WHO'S NOT ON TOP OF HIS
FEET.
>> WHAT'S THE SECRET?
I AM A LAWYER.
>> SHAMEFUL.
>> A LAWYER WHO'S BADLY
ORGANIZED COVERING THE CASE PRECEDENCE AND AND USING
PRECEDENCE AND AND USING
WIKIPEDIA TO CONDUCT MY
RESEARCH.
LIVING CONSTANT FEAR THAT
SOMEONE WILL OPEN THE COVER AND
I WILL NEVER WORK IN LAW AGAIN
EVEN THOUGH I AM GOING TO GET
FIRED ANYWAY.
ACTUALLY, DOES ANYONE NEED A
LAWYER?
>> SIGN ME UP.
>> STEPHEN, GOOD MORNING.
>> THAPGSNKS FOR HAVING ME BACK.
>> MY PARENTS USED TO BE
INVOLVED WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE,
THEY WOULD SUPERVISE THE
OFFENDERS IF THEY WERE
CRIMINALS.
GETTING A COUPLE OF BANK HEISTS,
OTHER THAN THAT.
>> THEY MAKE YOU PICK UP GARBAGE
ON THE FREEWAY OR WHATEVER.
I THOIGTUGHT IT IS AN INTERESTIN
ERA.
ALL THESE DIFFERENT PEOPLE WOULD
COME TOGETHER.
MY MOTHER WOULD TALK ABOUT,
THERE WAS AN OLD GUY USED TO
STEAL VEGETABLES FROM PEOPLE'S
GARDEN.
HE DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS DOING IT JUST TO GET COMMUNITY SERVICE
IT JUST TO GET COMMUNITY SERVICE
BECAUSE HE WAS LONELY.
THEY ONCE GOT CALLEDUGHT IN
SOMEONE'S HOUSE STEALING TV.
>> AT LEAST ONE BLOCK OVER.
>> OH MY GOD.
THAT WAS AN INTERESTING ERA.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> AND I WAS JUST READING, THE
SHOW HAS PICKED UP FOR A SECOND
SEASON AND IT HAS NOT BEEN
RELEASED IN THE U.S. YET.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE STARTED FILMING WITH THE
BBC, I AM GOING TO BE TWIDLING
MY THUMB, CAN I WRITE A WHOLE
NEW SEASON.
AND WE CAME BACK AND SHOT
BACK-TO-BACK.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
YOU CERTAINLY HAVE A GOOD TRACK
RECORD.
I AM THINKING WHEN YOU STARTED
"THE OFFICE," DID YOU NOKNOW HOW
HUGE IT WOULD BE.
I GOT MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS
REWATCHING THE WHOLE THING, THE
AMERICAN VERSION.
>> THERE IS NO WAY WE WOULD HAVE
EVER KNOWN IT TAKING SUCCESS IN
THE U.K.
THEY DID A TEST IN THE BBC AND
IT GOT THE LOWEST SCORE EVER.
>> NO WAY.
IT IS KIND OF LIKE WHERE THEY
ROLL THE BALL.
WE GOT THE LOHWEST SCORE.
>> DO YOU THINK TODAY WOULD "THE
OFFICE" BE ABLE TO BE MADE?
>> IT IS TRICKY.
WHEN WE DID OUR VERSION 20
SOMETHING YEARS AGO.
POLITICAL KREKNESSCORRECTNESS WA
THING.
WE WERE EXPLORING THAT IDEA,
PEOPLE TRYING REALLY HARD AND
NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW IT REALLY
MEANS AND NOT UNDERSTANDING FROM
THE INSIDE BUT RATHER TRYING TO
APPLY THOSE.
WE WENT TO CONTROVERSIAL AREAS.
I WONDER IF NETWORKS WOULD BE
TOO JUMPY ONCE YOU GET INTO THAT
TER POIR
TERRITORY.
>> IT IS GOING TO PREMIER ON
APRIL 1st.
>> WE HAVE APRIL FOOLS' DAY AND
ALL.
>> WE HAVE CHRISTMAS AND ALL.
>> IN YOUR DEFENSE, I AM 4'11".
>> LET'S STAND UP.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE I AM TAKING TOW