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Office Gossip

Office Gossip
Genre Sitcom
Created by Paul Mayhew-Archer
Starring Pauline Quirke
Robert Daws
Neil Stuke
Pippa Haywood
Daniela Denby-Ashe
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 6
Production
Executive producer(s) Sophie Clarke-Jervoise
Producer(s) Matthew Francis
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release 2 February (2001-02-02) – 9 March 2001 (2001-03-09)

Office Gossip is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One in 2001. Starring Pauline Quirke, it was written by Paul Mayhew-Archer, who co-wrote The Vicar of Dibley, and George Pritchett.

Recently, it has been aired in the United States on various PBS stations as part of 'One Season Wonders.

Set in the office Tippins Toy Ltd, Office Gossip concentrates on the love lives of Jo Thomas and Simon, who sit opposite each other. Jo is a single mother, her daughter is eleven-year-old Sam, and is the hardworking PA to Rod Battle. Battle, a workaholic whose wife is on the verge of leaving him, confides in Jo and she clearly harbours feelings for him. Meanwhile, Simon is having an affair with his boss, Maxine, a married woman. Both of these relationships, especially Jo and Rod's, become the subject of gossip in the office, often led by Cheryl.

The title song was sung by Daniela Denby-Ashe and Jenna Russell.

Office Gossip, despite having a good cast and prime time slot of Friday at 9pm on BBC One, did not receive positive reviews and was pulled after only one series. The first episode received 6.6 million viewers, but by the sixth episode only 4.4 million people tuned in.


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