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VIDEO: David Brent's Back! Ricky Gervais Reprises Office Role for New Special

While many are still mourning Steve Carell's decision not to return to The Office as Michael Scott, there is a silver lining: We still have Ricky Gervais. The Office creator has decided to bring back David Brent for a "mini episode" called The Office Revisited, Entertainment Weekly reports.

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While many are still mourning Steve Carell's decision not to return to The Office as Michael Scott, there is a silver lining: We still have Ricky Gervais. The Officecreator has decided to bring back David Brent for a "mini episode" called The Office Revisited, Entertainment Weeklyreports.

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"It has been 10 years since we last saw David Brent," Gervais said in a statement. "I thought it was time to revisit my most famous comedy creation to find out what he's been up to for the last decade and most importantly what he's up to now."

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So what's happened to David Brent in the past decade? "What hasn't happened in the last 10 years? Probably the best 10 years of my life, filled with just so many interesting things. Mainly rapping," Brent says in a new trailer. Gervais also adds that viewers will finally hear "The Serpent Who Guards the Gates of Hell" in full, as well as see Brent's "horrendous" self-funded video "Equality Street."The episode will air on BBC One on Red Nose Day, March 15, and will be available on Gervais' YouTube channel that same day.

Click here to watch the trailer and check out the teaser below.