That's Why We Love ... TV Shows Set In Workplaces Quiz

Answer: The IT Crowd

Created and written by Graham Linehan, "The IT Crowd" focuses on the trails and tribulations of the staff working in the IT department of the London offices of fictional Reynholm Industries.

Starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, Chris Morris, Noel Fielding and Matt Berry, the show ran for four series between 2006 and 2010, with a special one-off episode in September 2013.

Answer: The Office (UK)

The original UK version of "The Office" has spawned numerous remakes in other countries, including the US version that also appears in this quiz!

Created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the mockumentary sitcom is set in the Slough branch of Wernham Hogg Paper Company.

Answer: Ally McBeal

Created by David E. Kelley, "Ally McBeal" is an American comedy-drama TV series, starring Calista Flockhart in the title role.

The theme tune is "Searchin' My Soul" by Vonda Shepard, who provided much of the music for the series, appearing as a resident performer at the bar where the show's characters drank after work.

Answer: Nip/Tuck

"McNamara/Troy" is the name of the plastic surgery centre set up by the show's protagonists, Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy.

"Nip/Tuck" ran for a total of 100 episodes across six seasons between 2003 and 2010.

Answer: Mad Men

"Mad Men" is a period drama series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television set primarily in the 1960s.

The action initially focuses on the Sterling Cooper advertising agency in Madison Avenue, New York City, with the newly created firm, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce appearing later in the show's run.

Answer: The Office (US)

Set in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, the US version is the longest running of all versions of "The Office", having run for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013.

Well-known actor and comedian Steve Carell headed up the otherwise at-the-time relatively unknown cast as Regional Manager, Michael Scott.

Answer: Dinnerladies

Created, written, and co-produced by the late Victoria Wood, who also starred in the show, "Dinnerladies" is a British sitcom set in the canteen of HWD Components in Manchester, England.

The show won the Press Prize at the 1999 Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival, the Best New TV Comedy award at the 1999 British Comedy Awards, and the Best TV Comedy award at the 2000 British Comedy Awards.

Answer: Alice

Alice Hyatt (played by Linda Lavin) is one of three waitresses who works in Mel's Diner, a fictional roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix Arizona.

The show ran for a total of 202 episodes across 9 seasons from 1976 to 1985, and was based on the 1974 film "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore".

Answer: Ugly Betty

"Ugly Betty" revolves around the somewhat unstylish and geeky Betty Suarez (played by America Ferrera) who secures a job at the fictional prestigious fashion magazine Mode.

Despite initially good ratings, the show was cancelled after the fourth season as viewing figures had seen a continuous slide since the first season.

Answer: Scrubs

Created by Bill Lawrence, "Scrubs" is a medical comedy-drama series set in the fictional Sacred Heart teaching hospital in California.

The show stars Zach Braff as John "J.D." Dorian, Sarah Chalke as Elliot Reid, and Donald Faison as Christopher Turk, and features Neil Flynn as the Janitor, who continues an antagonistic relationship with J.D. throughout the show (all due to a "penny in the door" incident that occurs in the very first episode!)