"Christmas Special, Part 2" was the second part of the Christmas Specials in the British Office. It is the series finale and won two Golden Globe Awards. Written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, and airing on the BBC on December 27, 2003, NBC commissioned an American Version days later. It would be the start of the hit American comedy, The Office: An American Workplace, in which the characters are based on the originals.