David Brent, the nightmare boss played by Ricky Gervais in 'The Office' was expected to disappear after the two-part special which aired over Christmas.  However, Brent has been brought out of retirement already... by Microsoft. 

Microsoft have paid Gervais an undisclosed sum to write and star in a series of training films, to be recorded at the company's head office in Reading. The Microsoft headquarters are reported to already be full of posters freaturing David Brent with the slogan: "I'm Back, and this time it's Personal Development".

However the general public are unlikely to get to see any of the training videos. A Microsoft spokeswoman has said "It is an internal thing and not something we like to publicise."