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# How long does it take to watch The Office (UK)?

**How long to watch The Office (UK): about 7 hours 23 minutes**

12 episodes and a two-part Christmas special

The British Office is one of the shortest famous sitcoms ever made — two series of six half-hours and a two-part special, and then Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant stopped. The entire run is shorter than a single season of most American sitcoms and can be watched in an afternoon. British episodes run around 29 minutes rather than 22 because the BBC carries no adverts, so a "half-hour" is nearly a half-hour. The American remake produced more material in its third season alone than the original produced in total.

## The numbers

- **Total:** 7 hours 23 minutes
- **In hours:** 7.4 hours
- **Non-stop:** 0.3 days without sleeping
- **Covers:** 12 episodes and a two-part Christmas special
- **At a realistic pace:** an episode a night
- **That works out as:** about 16 days

## What this assumes

12 regular episodes at about 29 minutes, plus Christmas specials of 45 and 50 minutes. BBC episodes have no advert breaks, so the slot length is close to the programme length.

## Other tv series

| What | How long |
| --- | --- |
| The Simpsons | 12 days 8 hours |
| Friends | about 87 hours |
| Breaking Bad | about 49 hours |
| Better Call Saul | about 50 hours |
| The Office (US) | about 74 hours |
| Game of Thrones | about 69 hours |
| The Sopranos | about 79 hours |
| The Wire | about 59 hours |
| Grey's Anatomy | 13 days 21 hours |
| Seinfeld | about 66 hours |
| Modern Doctor Who | about 157 hours |
| Classic Doctor Who | about 290 hours |
| Star Trek: The Original Series | about 67 hours |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | about 134 hours |
| All of Star Trek | 22 days 1 hour |

## Common questions

### How long does it take to watch The Office (UK)?

about 7 hours 23 minutes — 12 episodes and a two-part Christmas special.

### What does that assume?

12 regular episodes at about 29 minutes, plus Christmas specials of 45 and 50 minutes. BBC episodes have no advert breaks, so the slot length is close to the programme length.

### How long at a realistic pace?

an episode a night — about 16 days.

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