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OH HAPPY day. Next week sees the return of the hilarious Bafta award-winning series The Office, starring the wonderful fang-toothed Ricky Gervais. Featuring creepy saddo boss David Brent and his staff of assorted losers, it's become cult viewing across the land. In preparation, we've created a special quiz on page 4 so you can find out which character you are.

In this office you can usually decipher people by the stickers/ ornaments on their computers. A quick scour round the floor reveals the following: two bouncing Buddhas; three Jesuses with outstretched arms; a garden gnome with a fishing rod; a 1970s Denis Law football card; "Touch my screen and I'll break your face"; "Lusty Louise lured boy, 15, for sex (Sun headline); and "I'll end up a spinster like my role model Ann Widdicombe" (my personal favourite). Hey, you don't have to be mad to work here, but it helps.

In between office japes we've put together a great magazine: an interview with painter Ken Currie, a boxing correspondent on his love for Hawaiian shirts, a visit to the new Harry Potter set and a cigarette with French star Charlotte Gainsbourg. Enjoy your Sunday.

JANE WRIGHT

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