“I’m doing what I do best … entertain!”
That’s the promise from David Brent – aka Ricky Gervais.
The comedian is bringing back his most famous creation for a new film, charting the progress of the former paper sales manager from the hit sitcom The Office.
Due in cinemas later this summer, it shows us how Brent’s the musical career has shaped up since the cameras stopped filming life in the Slough-based paper merchants Wernham Hogg.
But it’s not all music: Brent is now a travelling salesman with Lavichem, a cleaning and ladies’ personal hygiene products company.
However, he hasn’t given up on his dream of rock stardom and the film opens with him about to embark on a self-financed UK tour with his band, Foregone Conclusion.
Assembling a group of session musicians who are just in it for the money, and talented rapper Dom (Ben Bailey Smith) in an attempt to gain street cred, Brent cashes in his pensions and takes unpaid leave in a bid to turn his dream into reality.
Get ready to join David Brent on the road as he takes one last shot at fame and fortune.
David Brent: Life on the Road will be released in UK and Irish cinemas on 19 August.
