Chris Finch

Chris Finch a.k.a. "Finchy"
Name	Chris Finch
Job	Outside Sales Representative
First Episode	Downsize
Last Episode	Christmas Special Part 2
Episode count	7
Portrayed by	Ralph Ineson

Chris Finch, or Finchy is "bloody good" outside sales representative, he is probably the only character in the series who is genuinely cruel. He is brashly confident, openly sexist, rasping-voiced with a natural flair for bullying others with swift, humiliating putdowns (with Brent being his usual target). He likes to dominate conversations and is successful with women, but shows a humourless vicious streak when he loses the staff quiz. David describes him as his "best friend" but actually acts more like a lackey, laughing at his jokes and attempting to ride his coat-tails into the limelight. Finch repays him with disdain.

History

Chris Finch was in an argument once and said "How can I hate women? My mum's one". (Work Experience)

Season 1

While in a meeting with Jennifer Taylor-Clarke about the proposed downsizing, David Brent receives a phone call which he lets go to answer phone. It's only bloody Finchy who refers to David as a "poof" and tells him to give Jennifer one for him. Before hanging up, Finchy tells Brent to stop looking up Jennifer's skirt which David points out to her that he wasn't. (Downsize)

When Brent discovers that Finchy is responsible for the pornographic image of him, he is pressured into telling Finchy off by his boss and colleagues. Brent, too afraid to do so, instead phones up Accurist's speaking clock instead. (Work Experience)

Trivia

• Chris Finch has an IQ of 142. As a result David Brent believes he is one of the cleverest people he knows and certainly the cleverest person Gareth Keenan knows.