UK "The Office" star Ricky Gervais has agreed to write an episode of the US version of "The Office". Gervais and co-writer Stephen Merchant have acted as executive producers on the remake, but have not previously written an episode reports The BBC.
The comedy, starring Steve Carell in Gervais' manager role, is to return for a third US series after attracting an average of 10 million viewers. NBC has commissioned another 22 episodes of the show.
The American version re-locates the action from a dreary office block in Slough to an equally uninspiring working environment in Pennsylvania. Gervais recently wrote and appeared in an episode of "The Simpsons".
