In what seems like no time at all "The office" has become a landmark of British comedy.  It has done more than any other show in recent years to hand viewers a cool and refreshing glass of water in the barren desert that has been the British sit-com.

It is therefore a great pleasure to finally be able to own the second series on DVD.  Many of you obviously agree; within just days of it's release it has already smashed the record sales of the first series.

In case you hadn't realised, we at Funny.co.uk are huge fans of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's brilliantly witty and observational look at office life, so let's not waste any more time harping on about how wonderful the series is (you know that already!) and talk about the DVD.

While we got a two disk set for Series 1, it's just a single disk this time around, with less special features.  That's not neccessarily a bad thing as going into the same depth with the Series 2 extras could have been somewhat repetetive.  Instead, we are treated to some excellent deleted scenes, of which there could almost be enough to piece together an entire new episode, and a selection of great out-takes consisting primarily of cast members failing to contain their own laughter.

We also get a video diary, made by creators Gervais and Merchant, charting the developement and production of the second series.  It's certainly not reference material for a TV production student but it really gives an insight into how much fun was had by everyone involved and just how irritating Ricky Gervais really is.

So all that remains is for us to say all the usual stuff about it being an essential in any comedy fans collection and a chance to own a piece of television history.  They may be clichés but they are rarely more apt or more true.