MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide has announced that all episodes of The Office are now available to purchase and download in the UK, the US, Australia, Canada, France and Germany for the first time on iTunes.

David Brent, the awkward and unnerving boss of fictional paper merchants Wernham Hogg, first graced screens in The Office back in 2001.

The series, written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, is now celebrating its 10th anniversary with a wealth of awards, international remakes and broadcasts the world over under its belt.

To date, video viewing of the seminal British comedy classic has been exclusive to DVD where global brand sales are almost 4 million.

The Office Series 1, Series 2 and all the Christmas Specials will become available to purchase and download from iTunes to own in the UK, the US, Australia, Canada, France and Germany.

Gervais said, "It‘s been the most amazing 10 years of my life. Who‘d have thought mucking around at work and watching docusoaps through the 90s would be so lucrative?"