‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ $22M Friday For Lower … 
Finally, Cannes Dealing! Radius-TWC Nabs Director’s … 
Hammond On Cannes: Wet Fest’s Official Competition … 
‘Vampire Academy’ Adds ‘Modern … 
RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Shark Tank’ Finale Up, … 
Cannes: Worldview Options Andrew Dominik’s Marilyn … 
UPFRONTS 2013: The Overachievers 
‘Mike & Molly’ Creator Mark Roberts To … 
Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts Set For … 
Hammond On Cannes: Weinstein Brings Out Stars For 2013 … 
Cannes: Fake Gunshots Interrupt Canal Plus Live Broadcast … 
‘The Great Gatsby’ Starts With $5.4M … 
Cannes: Music Box Snags Competition’s ‘Michael … 
UPDATE: Amazon Studios Begins Pilot Pickups; … 
Bruce Rosenblum Bids Classy Goodbye 
RATINGS RAT RACE UPDATE: ‘American Idol’ Hits … 
UPDATE: ‘Iron Man 3′ Box Office Crosses $1B … 
Upfront Market: Will Auto Makers Subsidize TV … 
Cannes: Thief Makes Off With $1M+ In Chopard Jewelry Meant … 
‘Scandal’ Finale On Small Screen And Onstage At … 
‘Modern Family’ Gets Cable Makeover For Launch … 
British comedian Catherine Tate, who was a candidate to succeed Steve Carell as star of The Office, has been tapped for a major recurring role on the NBC series in the second half of the season. She will reprise her role of Nellie Bertram, who was among those interviewed for the regional manager position left vacant by Michael Scott (Carell) in The Office‘s season finale in May. Bertram now gets hired by friend and Chairman of the Board Jo Bennett (Kathy Bates, not seen) as a misguided special projects manager working directly for the corporate office and who very much enjoys the favoritism received from Bennett. “Catherine is hysterical,” The Office executive producer Paul Lieberstein said. “We introduced her briefly in last season’s finale and knew she had to be a part of the show somehow. We’ll meet her again as corporate’s special projects manager, and her relationship with Robert California (James Spader) will be far from professional.” Tate’s acting credits include the multi-award-winning BBC series The Catherine Tate Show as well as Doctor Who. She is with UTA and Dawn Sedjwick.
TV Editor Nellie Andreeva - tip her here.
Loading ...
She was also hilarious and fantastic on Doctor Who. Remarkably funny actress.
She’s a brilliant comedic actress. Hopefully they let her come-up with her own dialogue.
The decision to make Andy Bernard manager was a massive miscalculation and IMO they realize it, which is why they’re bringing Tate back in. Ed Helms is talented and funny, but his character is often sad and pathetic — and unlike Michael Scott, he’s NOT funny.
Spader hasn’t been funny either and he has no chemistry with Helms…so I’m not at all surprised they’re still figuring things out.
I’m above it.
THIS IS AMAZING NEWS!!!! Catherine Tate needed to take over Michael Scott, I am so excited! I will be watching The Office again!
Nellie, Don’t forget about her time on Doctor who. You forgot to list that. She played Doctor Who’s companion, Donna Noble in the 4th season.
Brilliant move – maybe I will start watching the show
love tate but she cant save the office. the show doesnt work without steve carell.
I didn’t know who she was until I saw her in THE OFFICE, with that said, I found her charector unfunny and that is all.
You’re head-on mate!
See, there’s funny, and then there’s Catherine Tate. Who isn’t funny.
Catherine Tate is not funny. Awful? Yes. Funny? No.
So either the producers of the Office don’t think their show is funny and thus adding someone else who isn’t funny will just make their show even less funny, or they’ve lost their damn minds. I’m betting on the latter.
As an American viewer, I neither watch or care about Doctor Who… that’s something those uppity British people watch with no good American humor like fart jokes or people getting hit in the crotch.
We don’t watch that over here so we don’t know who she is.
Did not like her at all in the season finale. I’ve been enjoying this season more than last but don’t like this news.
I’m an Englishman and can say that I’m surprised and pleased that some N. Americans ‘get’ her humour. She had a very popular sketch show here before Dr Who (which I, and many other Britons, don’t watch). Why are American producers obsessed with re-commissioning tv. Just end it on a high and it will be hailed as a classic: see Fawlty Towers, The (real) Office, Black Books and Spaced for evidence.
Catherine Tate Returns!
I will start watching the show…
I’m sorry, but the American version of this show cannot hold a candle to the original.
David Brent rules!!!
“You grow up, you work half a century, you get a golden handshake, you rest a couple of years and you’re dead. And the only thing that makes that crazy ride worthwhile is ‘Did I enjoy it? What did I learn? What was the point?’ That’s where I come in. You’ve seen how I react to people, make them feel good, make them think that anything’s possible. If I make them laugh along the way, sue me. And I don’t do it so they turn round and go ‘Thankyou David for the opportunity, thankyou for the wisdom, thankyou for the laughs.’ I do it so, one day, someone will go ‘There goes David Brent. I must remember to thank him.’”
She’s awful. She overpowers and kills the show, which has been hanging by a thread anyway since Carell left. This move will kill what’s left of The Office.