The Office (UK): Season 3

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Season Details & Credits

BBC-2 | BBC America | BBC Two | Season Premiere Date: December 26, 2003

Summary: This third "season" of the groundbreaking British workplace comedy consists of a two-part Christmas special which serves as a finale to the series.

Genre(s): Comedy

Season 3 Episodes

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100

Bill Goodykoontz

Jul 25, 2013

Like the series that preceded it, The Office Special is brilliant. [21 Oct 2004]

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Sarah Rodman

Jul 25, 2013

As he did in the series, Gervais imbues Brent with a kind of idiotic cleverness that is both silly and devastating. [21 Oct 2004]

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Matt Zoller Seitz

Jul 25, 2013

A masterful two-hour finale to an already exceptional program. [21 Oct 2004]

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Robert Lloyd

Jul 25, 2013

It integrates the boredom, self-delusion, dashed hopes and struggle for power into something bigger, and potentially better, and functions not only as a continuation of the story but a convincing conclusion. Read full review

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Tim Goodman

Jul 25, 2013

Quite possibly the finest closing chapter ever for a TV series. Read full review

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Devin Gordon

Jul 25, 2013

Thanks to a finale that is, by turns, hysterical, excruciating and even poignant, this series--about a blowhard branch manager (Ricky Gervais) who gets sacked from his job at a struggling paper company--gets to quit while it's way, way ahead. [18 Oct 2004]

James Poniewozik

Jul 1, 2013

A satisfying, touching and excruciatingly funny severance package. Read full review

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maesterpycell

Aug 10, 2013

This two-part Christmas special has the same gut-wrenching effect of the previous two seasons with Gervais' Brent's unbearable presence still palpable. Dawn and Tim's love fiasco finally gets resolved in an effective, heartfelt manner and the supporting cast are still the fumbling idiotsThis two-part Christmas special has the same gut-wrenching effect of the previous two seasons with Gervais' Brent's unbearable presence still palpable. Dawn and Tim's love fiasco finally gets resolved in an effective, heartfelt manner and the supporting cast are still the fumbling idiots you've grown to know and love. Although we would all have liked a fully fledged final season, this two-hour finale does an exceptional job at closing the doors on The Office.… Expand

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drlowdon

May 3, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A two part finale that provided the perfect send off for arguably the greatest sit-com of all time. This brief return was of course as funny as ever but the emotional pay off took things too another level entirely, you’d have to be made of stone to not shed a tear at the return of Dawn in the final scene!… Expand

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eagleeyeviking

Apr 7, 2020

Resolving some threads from Season 2, while delivering its own dose of dry humour, the Christmas Specials of "The Office" is a fitting conclusion for the legendary series.

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heromoder

Apr 27, 2015

A fitting conclusion to a series that could have gone a little longer. Great ending for Tim and Dawn, particularly. Gervais is off the Richter scale funny.

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iCronic

Jul 11, 2014

Honestly i like the us version better, especially because of Steve Carell. Gervais is a genius but his series always are to **** short, can´t get completely into it

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Seasons & Episodes

97

Series Overview
Season 3

98
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: December 26, 2003
- No episode information is currently available for this season
Season 2

93
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 30, 2002
Season 1

98
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 9, 2001