Jesse Eisenberg: Why I love David Brent

The actor Jesse Eisenberg, who starred in the film The Social Network, will make his West End debut later this month when his new play, The Spoils, opens in London.

And, as our arts correspondent, Rebecca Jones found out, there's an unlikely source of inspiration behind it: David Brent from the hit TV series The Office.

(Photo: Jesse Eisenberg at the Cannes Film Festival. Credit: Getty Images.)