Le Bureau
Encyclopedia
Le 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.
, a business park in the northeast suburbs of Paris.
The series stars François Berléand
as Gilles Triquet, France's version of David Brent
. Another notable actor, Jérémie Elkaïm
of Presque rien
fame, also stars in the series playing the French version of Tim Canterbury
.
Filming with the French cast was completed in early February; the series began airing on 25 May 2006.
It is the first foreign-language remake of the show, although the German series Stromberg
used the The Office as a basis for its show format. A dubbed version of the first UK series that ran on cable in France in 2004 fared poorly.
Canal+
Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...
. It is a French version of the popular British television series The Office
The Office (UK TV series)
The Office is a British sitcom television series that was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictitious...
. Le Bureau essentially adapted the scripts of the original British series, with proper names and cultural references appropriately changed.
Summary
It takes place in VillepinteVillepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis
Villepinte is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Heraldry:-Transport:Villepinte is served by three stations on Paris RER line B: Villepinte, Parc des Expositions, and Vert-Galant....
, a business park in the northeast suburbs of Paris.
The series stars François Berléand
François Berléand
François Berléand is a French actor.Berléand was born in Paris, France of . He plays Gilles Triquet, the officer manager and equivalent of David Brent in Le Bureau, the French version of The Office, produced by Canal+. He released a book about his childhood in 2006, Le fils de l'homme invisible...
as Gilles Triquet, France's version of David Brent
David Brent
David Brent is a fictional character in the BBC television mockumentary The Office, as well as a recurring character in the NBC series of the same name, portrayed by co-writer and director Ricky Gervais. Brent is a white-collar office middle-manager and the principal character of the BBC series...
. Another notable actor, Jérémie Elkaïm
Jérémie Elkaïm
Jérémie Elkaïm , is a French actor best known for his role in Presque rien . In the movie, he plays Mathieu, a troubled, emotionally fragile teen who finds himself in a whirlwind romance with Cédric...
of Presque rien
Presque rien
Presque rien is a 2000 French film directed by Sebastien Lifshitz, set in Brittany, depicting a stormy holiday romance between two 18-year-olds and what remains of that relationship eighteen months later.- Plot :Upper-middle class Mathieu , is spending his summer...
fame, also stars in the series playing the French version of Tim Canterbury
Tim Canterbury
Tim Canterbury is a main character in the BBC sitcom The Office, played by Martin Freeman. He is a 30-year-old sales representative for paper merchants Wernham Hogg and lives with his parents. He spent one year at a university before dropping out, and one day hopes to return to get a psychology...
.
Filming with the French cast was completed in early February; the series began airing on 25 May 2006.
It is the first foreign-language remake of the show, although the German series Stromberg
Stromberg (TV series)
Stromberg is a German television series which is produced by Brainpool and broadcast on the commercial television channel ProSieben. The series was proclaimed as a copy of the BBC series The Office, although initially the producers claimed it was based on a character from a past ProSieben comedy,...
used the The Office as a basis for its show format. A dubbed version of the first UK series that ran on cable in France in 2004 fared poorly.
Season schedule
| Episode Number | Canal+ Canal+ Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted... |
Canal+ Décalé |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 25 May 2006 10:15 | 25 May 2006 10:40 |
| Episode 2 | 1 June 2006 10:25 | 3 June 2006 8:15 |
| Episode 3 | 8 June 2006 10:55 | 10 June 2006 8:10 |
| Episode 4 | 22 June 2006 10:15 | 24 June 2006 8:15 |
| Episodes 5 – 6 | 30 June 2006 10:15 |
External links
- Canal Plus - Le Bureau
- Pravda - 'The Office' becomes 'Le Bureau'
- Guardian Unlimited - From Slough to Villepinte: it's Le Bureau
- Guardian Unlimited - 'Vulgar, bigoted, cynical': France warms to Le Bureau
- Cogirep
- FT.com Je vous presente... le David Brent francais
- Times Online - The Office, version française