Le Bureau
Le Bureau is a 2006 French television show written and directed by Nicolas & Bruno. It is a French adaptation of the popular British television series "The Office". "Le Bureau" adapted the scripts of the original British series, changing character names and many cultural references. Summary. It takes place in Villepinte, 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 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. Home release. The DVD was released on 28 August 2006.