What is the best Ricky Gervais TV show?

From cringe-comedy landmarks to a tender late-career drama and one very silly cartoon, his two decades behind the camera swing between the excruciating and the heartfelt. Which one comes out on top?

1. 1
   The Office

   Gervais's era-defining 2001 mockumentary sitcom set in a Slough paper company, co-created with Stephen Merchant.
   1000pts
2. 2
   An Idiot Abroad

   A 2010 travel series sending the deadpan Karl Pilkington around the world at Gervais's mischievous behest.
   597pts
3. 3
   After Life

   Gervais's 2019 Netflix dramedy about a grieving widower lashing out at the world after his wife's death.
   438pts
4. 4
   Extras

   A 2005 comedy about a background film extra chasing stardom, packed with self-parodying celebrity cameos.
   235pts
5. 5
   Alley Cats

   Gervais's 2026 adult animated Netflix comedy about the scheming lives of city cats.
   104pts