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{{Infobox Television |
'''''The Office''''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] television [[comedy]] series, created, written and directed by [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Stephen Merchant]], and first aired in the UK on [[BBC Two]] on [[July 9]], [[2001]]. After the show's critical success an [[The Office (US)|American version]] was launched, premiering on [[NBC]] on [[March 24]], [[2005]].
  | show_name = The Office
  | image = [[Image:Theoffice.jpg|250px]]
  | caption = Original ''The Office'' title card.
  | genre =  Comedy (sitcom and mockumentary)
  | runtime = 28 mins.
  | creator = [[Ricky Gervais]] & [[Stephen Merchant]]
  | writers = [[Ricky Gervais]] & [[Stephen Merchant]]
  | stars = [[Ricky Gervais]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Lucy Davis]], [[Mackenzie Crook]]
  | country = UK
  | network = BBC
  | first_aired = 9 July 2001
  | last_aired = 27 December 2003
  | num_episodes = 14
  | imdb_id = [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290978/ IMDB Profile]
|}}
'''''The Office''''' is a British television comedy series, created, written and directed by [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Stephen Merchant]], and first aired in the UK on [[BBC2]] on July 9, 2001. Widely acclaimed as the most successful [[BBC]] comedy in this decade, two six-episode series have been made, along with a pair of 45-minute Christmas specials. The show has been sold in over 60 countries worldwide including ABC in Australia, TVNZ in New Zealand, and the pan-Asian satellite channel STAR World, based in Hong Kong.
The [[The Office (US Series)|American version]]is Emmy award winning


Widely acclaimed as the most successful [[BBC]] comedy in this decade, two six-episode series have been made, along with a pair of 45-minute [[Christmas]] specials. The show has been sold in over 60 countries worldwide.
''The Office'' shares some themes in common with the 1999 movie ''Office Space'', mainly the banal and dissatisfying nature of office jobs [http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=60024]. The show also shares themes with another social satire created by Gervais and Merchant, ''[[Extras]]'', namely social clumsiness, the trivialities of human behavior, self-importance and conceit, frustration and desperation, and fame.[http://www.rickygervais.com/gqapr06.php].
 
==Summary==


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The show is set in Slough, a satellite town of London, in a small branch of the fictitious paper company Wernham-Hogg (where "life is stationery"). The show has no laugh track and is in the mockumentary style, devised at a time when documentaries such as ''Airport'' and ''A Life of Grime'' (which follow people performing their jobs) were popular.


The show is set in [[Slough]], a satellite town of [[London]] which the DVD blurb describes as "dreary", in a small branch of the fictitious paper company Wernham Hogg (where "life is stationery"). The show has no [[laugh track]] and is in the [[mockumentary]] style, devised at a time when documentaries such as ''Airport'' and ''A Life of Grime'' (which follow people performing their jobs) were popular.
The office is managed by [[David Brent]] (Gervais) along with his assistant, [[Gareth Keenan]] (Mackenzie Crook), a lieutenant in the Territorial Army. Much of the series' comedic success stems from David, who frequently makes attempts to win favour with his employees and peers with embarrassing or disastrous results. David's character flaws are used to comic effect, including numerous verbal gaffes, unconscious racism, sexism and other social ''faux-pas''.  


The office is managed by [[David Brent]] (Gervais) along with his assistant, [[Gareth Keenan]] ([[Mackenzie Crook]]), a lieutenant in the [[British Territorial Army|Territorial Army]]. Much of the series' comedic success stems from David, who frequently makes attempts to win favour with his employees and peers with embarrassing or disastrous results. David's character flaws are used to comic effect, including numerous verbal gaffes, unconscious racism, sexism and other social ''faux-pas''.
Other characters include the unassuming [[Tim Canterbury]], whose relationship with bored receptionist [[Dawn Tinsley]] is a major arc in the series. Their flirtation soon builds to a mutual romantic attraction, despite her engagement to the dour and laddish warehouse worker,  


Other characters include the unassuming [[Tim Canterbury]] ([[Martin Freeman]]), whose relationship with bored receptionist [[Dawn Tinsley]] ([[Lucy Davis]]) is a major arc in the series. Their flirtation soon builds to a mutual romantic attraction, despite her engagement to the dour and laddish warehouse worker, Lee ([[Joel Beckett]]).
The theme song for the show is "Handbags and Gladrags", written in the 1960s by Mike D’Abo. The version used in the title sequence was specially recorded for the show by session musicians.


==Main characters==
==Cast and Characters==
''The Office'' is essentially a character-based comedy, following around the people who work in the office environment. Whilst being more of an ensemble piece than star-driven, four characters in particular are the primary focus of the show:
[[Image:Theoffice_groupshot.jpg|thumb|300px|The cast of ''The Office'' (second series)]]


===David Brent (Ricky Gervais)===
:''Main article: [[List of The Office Characters]]''
David Brent is the general manager of the [[Slough]] offices of the Wernham Hogg [[paper]] [[merchant]]s. He considers himself to be a [[Polymath|Renaissance man]], talented in [[philosophy]], [[music]], and most importantly, [[comedy]]. He believes that he is everyone's friend, a [[stand-up comedian]] of rare talent, and the most well-liked boss in history. Unfortunately for him, he is none of these. He is, in fact, petty, pompous and snide, and this is proven time and time again as he bumbles around the office (always hovering around the camera) telling unfunny jokes, performing hackneyed impressions and generally getting himself into trouble by talking before thinking, and then proceeding to dig himself in deeper. Brent considers himself to be a modern, [[political correctness|politically correct]] man, but he often displays patronising (and at times borderline offensive) attitudes towards women, ethnic minorities, homosexuals and disabled people. However, he is not the boss from hell — just a rather sad but essentially well-meaning man whose job means much more to him than it probably should.


===Tim Canterbury (Martin Freeman)===
While being more of an ensemble piece than star-driven, four characters in particular are the primary focus of the show:
Tim is a sales rep at Wernham Hogg. Unlike David, he actually ''is'' funny, likeable and popular. Also, unlike David, he is unpretentious and very much aware of the crushing pointlessness of what it is he does for a living.  He is much more intelligent than his job demands. He dropped out of university and, at 30, lives with his parents, doing a job that's beneath him. However, similar to David, there seems to be little chance of him actually freeing himself. As such, he maintains his grip on sanity by flirting with Dawn (on whom he has a serious crush) and playing childish, practical jokes on Gareth. He actually humours David in his efforts on occasion. He is, quite possibly, the nicest and most likeable person in the office.


===Gareth Keenan (Mackenzie Crook)===
===Main cast===
Gareth is Tim's deskmate — and his arch nemesis. Unlike Tim, Gareth is humourlessly devoted to his job. He is completely obsessed with the army, frequently boasts about his experiences in the [[Territorial Army]], and enjoys annoying Tim as much as possible. He has been given the role of Team Leader, a role with few perks and absolutely no authority — but this doesn't stop him from lording it over everyone else in the office anyway. He never lets Tim borrow any of his personal possessions, although Tim usually ends up stealing and hiding them. He believes himself to be world-wise, sophisticated and charming to the opposite sex. He isn't. He is also under the impression that he and David Brent are buddies, a view which Brent sometimes does not seem to share. Brent's favourite way of undermining Gareth is to remind him he is "Assistant ''to'' the Regional Manager" rather than (in Gareth's words) "Assistant Regional Manager".
*[[Ricky Gervais]] ... [[David Brent]]
*[[Martin Freeman]] ... [[Tim Canterbury]]
*[[Mackenzie Crook]] ... [[Gareth Keenan]]
*[[Lucy Davis]] ... [[Dawn Tinsley]]
*[https://www.parisfinancial.com.au/advisory-services/property-tax-advice/property-tax-and-cgt/ Tax Specialist]
*[https://www.parisfinancial.com.au/who-we-are/small-business-tax-champions/ Tax Advisor]
*[https://www.parisfinancial.com.au/small-business-tax-services/startup-business/ Small Business Tax]


===Dawn Tinsley (Lucy Davis)===
===Minor cast<!-- (incomplete)-->===
Dawn is Wernham Hogg's receptionist, and David Brent's [[dogsbody]]. It is frequently she who has to put up with Brent's attempts at humour and social interaction. Her life is made even more thankless with her engagement to Lee. Her best friend (and secret crush) is Tim, and they can usually be found hanging around the reception desk flirting with each other and thinking up practical jokes to play on Gareth. Like Tim, she is intelligent and aware of the dullness of her job. She used to illustrate children's books but, due to work and her fianc&eacute;, finds herself with no time to do this.
====Series One & Two====
*Joel Beckett ... [[Lee]]
*Ben Bradshaw ... [[Ben]]
*Stirling Gallacher ... [[Jennifer Taylor Clarke]]
*Ralph Ineson ... [[Chris Finch]]
*Nicola Cotter ...  [[Karen Roper]]
*Jamie Deeks ... [[Jamie]]
*Vincent Franklin ... [[Rowan]] (training facilitator)
*Jane Lucas ... [[Sheila]]
*Ewen Macintosh ... [[Keith Bishop]]
*Emma Manton ... [[Emma]]
*[[Ron Merchant]] ... [[Gordon]]
*Alexander Perkins ... [[Ralph]]
*Phillip Pickard ... [[Philip]]
*[[List of The Office Characters#Peter Purves|Peter Purves]] ... [[List of The Office Characters#Peter Purves|Himself]]
*David Schaal ...  [[Glynn]]
*Neil Fitzmaurice... [[Alex]]


==Other characters==
====Series One only====
Several other recurring characters, although not central to the episodes, have made their mark on office life. These include:
*Sally Bretton ... [[Donna]]
*Oliver Chris ... [[Ricky Howard]]
*Angela Clerkin ... [[Jackie]]
*Yvonne D'Alpra ... [[Joan]]
*Robin Hooper ... [[Malcolm]]
*Paul Sharma... [[Sanj]]


'''"Big" Keith''' ([[Ewen Macintosh]]): Keith works in the accounts department, which is perhaps fitting because he's like a human statue. Emotionless and apparently suffering short-term amnesia, he usually has the least helpful advice to give to anyone whenever they're in need of it. He likes eating [[scotch egg]]s.
====Series Two only====
*Patrick Baladi ... [[Neil Godwin]]
*Julie Fernandez ... [[Brenda]]
*Tom Goodman-Hill ...  [[Ray]]
*Jennifer Hennessy ...  [[Jude]]
*Matthew Holness ... [[Simon]]
*Rachel Isaac ... [[Trudy]]
*[[Stephen Merchant]] ... [[Oggy]]
*Tony MacMurray ...  [[Tony (Office character)|Tony]]
*Stacey Roca ... [[Rachel]]
*Howard Saddler ... [[Oliver]]
*Bruce Mackinnon... [[Jimmy the Perv]]


'''[[Chris Finch]]''' ([[Ralph Ineson]]): David's so-called 'best friend', 'Finchy' is a loud-mouthed, unpleasant bully who delights in cruelly putting David down at every opportunity. He can throw a kettle over a pub, though, so he's not entirely without redeeming merit. He is also known for reading a book a week (apparently, a book of trivia questions). Given his many disagreeable qualities, he's surprisingly successful in attracting women.
==Episodes==
 
'''Jennifer Taylor-Clarke''' ([[Stirling Gallacher]]): David's boss in the first series. Jennifer is professional and stern, and does not seem particularly amused by David's comedy-driven style of management. David calls her [[Camilla Parker-Bowles]] &mdash; "Not to her face, of course."
 
'''Lee''' ([[Joel Beckett]]): Dawn's fianc&eacute;. It's not quite clear how they managed to hook up. Where Dawn is bright and cheerful, Lee is dour, humourless and aloof: a gruff working class man whose idea of an amorous proposal is a four-word notice in the newspaper and whose idea of a romantic Christmas present is to give Dawn the money to choose something herself.
 
'''[[Neil Godwin]]''' ([[Patrick Baladi]]): David's boss in the second series. Originally Brent's counterpart at the Swindon branch of the company, Neil was promoted ahead of him when Brent failed the medical examination. Neil is young, charming, and professional. He is also better than Brent is at almost everything and, to pour vinegar into the wound, is well-liked, popular and funny. Not surprisingly, Brent resents him with a passion.
 
'''Oliver''' (Howard Saddler): One of the series two intake from Swindon. Oliver is good natured, tolerant and easy-going. Which is good for him, since he is the only person of colour working in the office and as such is the target for most of Brent's well-meaning but hideously misguided attempts to show what a politically correct and racially tolerant guy he is.


'''Rachel''' (Stacey Roca): Another of the series two intake from Swindon. Rachel is bubbly, enthusiastic, and attractive &mdash; a fact not lost on either Gareth or Tim, who both go after her during the series. Not surprisingly, she prefers Tim. Also not surprisingly, Dawn is completely jealous of her.
'''Brenda''' ([[Julie Fernandez]]): Another of the former employees of the Swindon branch, Brenda is a wheelchair user, which naturally brings out the worst in Brent. During a fire drill, he and Gareth attempt to carry Brenda down the stairs but ultimately, as they see it as being too much effort for a mere drill, abandoning her on the way down. Needless to say, Brenda is not impressed by Brent's patronising behaviour. She, like Oliver, is another character whose purpose is to highlight Brent's general ineptitude and the gulf between what he and everyone else sees as being tolerant and politically correct.
==Episodes==
===Series 1===
===Series 1===
Series 1 of The Office was first broadcast in the UK between [[9 July]] and [[20 August]], [[2001]].
The first series of ''The Office'' was first broadcast in the UK between 9 July and 20 August 2001. The series ran for six episodes with a story arc about the downsizing of [[Wernham Hogg]] and impending redundancies.


====Episode One====
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We are introduced to the staff of Wernham Hogg. David learns that the branch must either economise or be merged with Swindon. Dawn gets a 'hilarious' practical joke played on her by David &mdash; and it all ends in tears. Tim keeps setting Gareth's stapler in jelly. Just an average day, then.
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An e-mailed pornographic picture with Brent's head superimposed over one of the participants is circulating the office, which Brent hates because 'it offends women'. Gareth is subsequently asked to launch a low-key 'investigation', which means he spends a lot of time making up signs for his temporary 'office'. Will the finger of blame be pointed at the right person? And will Big Keith decide whether he meant to say yes or no?
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It's Tim's 30th birthday. Unfortunately for him, it's also the staff pub quiz night, which Brent and his 'mate' Chris Finch have won six years in a row. And victory for a seventh year will hinge on a lot of questions about war and the ability to throw a shoe over a pub.
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:19_Downsize_Tim_Jelly.jpg|120px]] || '''[[Downsize]]''' || align="center"| Series 1 || align="center" | 09 July 2001 (BBC 2) || align="center"| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Office&tag=pilkipedia-21&index=dvd-uk&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738 Amazon] || align="center"| 1
====Episode Four====
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It's staff training day at Wernham Hogg, and an outside facilitator has come in to educate the Slough branch about customer care. Brent, naturally, is determined to undermine him at every opportunity. Meanwhile, Dawn and Lee are having trouble in their relationship. Is this Tim's moment to make his move? The answer is tragically inevitable.
|colspan="7"| [[David Brent|David]] shows [[Ricky Howard|Ricky]], the new temp, around the office. [[Jennifer Taylor Clarke|Jennifer]] reveals that there might be redundancies. [[Tim Canterbury|Tim]] puts [[Gareth Keenan|Gareth]]'s stapler in jelly. David makes [[Dawn Tinsley|Dawn]] cry with a poorly judged practical joke.
 
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Brent decides to hire a secretary, because "he needs one". Tim has resolved to quit his job, determined to go back to university and make something of his life. To change his mind, Brent has convinced him to go out on the town with him, Gareth and Finchy. The nightclub they select is Chasers. The evening cannot be described in any way as fun.
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Work_Experience_-_07.jpg|120px]] || '''[[Work Experience]]''' || align="center"| Series 1 || align="center" | 16 July 2001 (BBC 2) ||  align="center"| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Office&tag=pilkipedia-21&index=dvd-uk&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738 Amazon] || align="center"| 2
====Episode Six====
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It is the day of judgement at Wernham Hogg: Brent can either accept a promotion and the downsizing of his branch, or remain in his present job and accept an influx of workers from the Swindon branch. Naturally, Brent accepts the promotion. Glumly, everyone seems prepared to lose their jobs &mdash; but surprises will be sprung by more than one person.
|colspan="7"| [[David Brent|David]] hires Donna, his lodger and the daughter of his best friend. While showing her round the office he discovers a doctored pornographic image of himself. [[Gareth Keenan|Gareth]], due to his covert operations skills, is told to catch the culprit.
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|rowspan="2."| [[Image:TheQuiz_-_04.jpg|120px]] || '''[[The Quiz]]''' || align="center"| Series 1 || align="center" | 23 July 2001 (BBC 2) || align="center"| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Office&tag=pilkipedia-21&index=dvd-uk&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738 Amazon] || align="center"| 3
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|colspan="7"| It is [[Tim Canterbury|Tim]] 30th birthday - he receives a card from [[Dawn Tinsley|Dawn]] and an unusual inflatable gift from Lee. More importantly, however, it's Quiz Night and there are reputations to be made or lost.
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Training_06.jpg|120px]] || '''[[Training]]''' || align="center"| Series 1 || align="center" |30 July 2001 (BBC 2) || align="center"| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Office&tag=pilkipedia-21&index=dvd-uk&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738 Amazon] || align="center"| 4
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|colspan="7"| To fend off the increasing staff disillusionment a Training Day has been scheduled. Dawn's engagement to [[Lee]] is on the rocks and Tim begins to think that he may at last have a chance with her.
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:newgirl_03.jpg|120px]] || '''[[New Girl]]''' || align="center"| Series 1 || align="center" |13 August 2001 (BBC 2) ||  align="center"| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Office&tag=pilkipedia-21&index=dvd-uk&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738 Amazon] || align="center"| 5
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|colspan="7"| [[David Brent|David]] interviews for a new secretary and chooses blonde [[List_of_The_Office_Characters#Karen_Roper|Karen]]. His efforts to impress end spectacularly badly when he accidentally head butts her. Meanwhile [[List_of_The_Office_Characters#Donna|Donna]]'s late arrival at work inevitably sparks the rumor that she is sleeping with a colleague.  
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:judgement_05.jpg|120px]] || '''[[Judgement]]''' || align="center"| Series 1 || align="center" |20 August 2001 (BBC 2) || align="center"| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Office&tag=pilkipedia-21&index=dvd-uk&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738 Amazon] || align="center"| 6
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|colspan="7"| It is redundancies judgement day and [[David Brent|David]] is told by Head Office that he will be promoted if he sacrifices the branch. True to his innate sense of self-preservation and greed David leaps at the chance for betterment.
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===Series 2===
===Series 2===
The second series of ''The Office'' was originally broadcast in the UK between [[30 September]] and [[4 November]], [[2002]].
The second series of ''The Office'' was originally broadcast in the UK on BBC 2 between 30 September and 4 November 2002. Again, there were six episodes. The outcome of series one's downsizing sees an influx of new staff to the Slough branch from the Swindon branch. Brent has to deal with a new boss, while Dawn is not the only one vying for Tim's attention.


====Episode One====
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The Slough branch has remained open, and the new Swindon intake are due in. Brent is preparing to mark the occasion with one of his stand-up routines. It turns out to be one of the most hideously uncomfortable experiences ever endured by anyone alive. He also meets his new boss, Neil, and begins to hate him instantly. Tim, meanwhile, has been persuaded to stay with a promotion and a pay increase. Dawn is upset because Tim starts taking his job more seriously. Gareth is upset because Tim actually has authority over him now.
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:merger_04.jpg|120px]] || '''[[Merger]]''' || align="center"| Series 2 || align="center" | 30 September 2002 (BBC 2) || align="center"| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Office&tag=pilkipedia-21&index=dvd-uk&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738 Amazon] || align="center"| 7
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|colspan="7"| Two weeks after the announcement that Slough has been saved from the chop it is merger day and six new employees arrive from Swindon along with [[Neil Godwin|Neil]] - David's dynamic new boss. New girl [[Rachel]] immediately catches the interest of Tim and Gareth.
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Appraisals_03.jpg|120px]] || '''[[Appraisals]]''' || align="center"| Series 2 || align="center" | 07 October 2002 (BBC 2) ||  align="center"| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Office&tag=pilkipedia-21&index=dvd-uk&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738 Amazon] || align="center"| 8
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|colspan="7"| Staff appraisals cue secret confessions - Tim still harbors dreams of returning to university to study Psychology, while Dawn reveals she always wanted to be a children's illustrator. [[Keith Bishop|Keith]] on the other hand reveals only the immense vacuity of his mind.
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|rowspan="2."| [[Image:Party01.jpg|120px]] || '''[[Party]]''' || align="center"| Series 2 || align="center" | 14 October 2002 (BBC 2) || align="center"| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Office&tag=pilkipedia-21&index=dvd-uk&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738 Amazon] || align="center"| 9
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|colspan="7"| It's [[List_of_The_Office_Characters#Trudy|Trudy]]'s birthday and in traditional highbrow office style she receives some sex toys - namely a leather basque and a neon pink dildo with an inspired sense of movement. Meanwhile David's radical new made-up business strategy of "team individuality" fails to impress Neil.
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Motivation01.jpg|120px]] || '''[[Motivation]]''' || align="center"| Series 2 || align="center" |21 October 2002 (BBC 2) || align="center"| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Office&tag=pilkipedia-21&index=dvd-uk&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738 Amazon] || align="center"| 10
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|colspan="7"| Tim and [[Rachel]] finally appear to have 'done the deed' and are confronted by a horrified [[Gareth Keenan|Gareth]], who is perhaps most upset by the realization that he'd still like to 'do' Rachel even though she is now, as he so charmingly puts it, sloppy seconds.
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Charity01.jpg|120px]] || '''[[Charity]]''' || align="center"| Series 2 || align="center" |28 October 2002 (BBC 2) ||  align="center"| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Office&tag=pilkipedia-21&index=dvd-uk&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738 Amazon] || align="center"| 11
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|colspan="7"| It's Comic Relief Day and the office is awash with wackiness. All 19 stone of Keith is squeezed into a bright yellow Ali G costume, Sheila has become Wonder Woman and Gareth is hopping on one leg. The hilarity peaks when [[Neil Godwin|Neil]] and Rachel stage a dance sequence from Saturday Night Fever in the reception area. [[David Brent|David]], desperate to outdo them, embarks on his own spontaneous dance.
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|rowspan="2"| [[Image:Interview01.jpg|120px]] || '''[[Interview]]''' || align="center"| Series 2 || align="center" |04 November 2002 (BBC 2) || align="center"| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Office&tag=pilkipedia-21&index=dvd-uk&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738 Amazon] || align="center"| 12
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|colspan="7"| The news of [[David Brent|David]]'s redundancy is not having the devastating effect on the office that he would have liked but brighter things are on the horizon as Inside Paper are writing a feature on him. However his life is about to go from low to lower. Ray and Jude from Cooper and Webb arrive and inform him, in front of Helena the Inside Paper journalist, that they won't be requiring his services anymore.
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====Episode Two====
===Christmas Specials===
It is the day of the staff appraisals, in which we learn that Dawn wants to be a children's illustrator, and that Keith appears to have short-term amnesia. The Swindon lot also indicate that they don't think everything's all right in Slough, and that they preferred Neil to David as a manager. David immediately challenges them to accompany him for a drink to prove he's more fun. Naturally, it doesn't work.
 
====Episode Three====
It is an employee's birthday. The atmosphere is fun and a little bit sensual, kind of like a shower in the dark. Naturally, Brent's jealousy, snideness and general social ineptness manages to ruin it all. He is approached to do some outside management training, and delights in informing everyone who'll listen &mdash; and most who won't &mdash; how much he'll be paid by hour.
 
====Episode Four====
Tim has started seeing Rachel, a fellow employee &mdash; which naturally gets right up Dawn's nose. Gareth is trying to impress the visiting office computer geek, and it's Brent's big day: the day of his management presentation. His ultra-unorthodox approach, rambling monologue, and use of both a book of Native American wisdom and a [[Tina Turner]] song ensure that it is a session not likely to be forgotten by those in attendance.


====Episode Five====
Although Ricky and Steve said there would be no further series, they did write two additional 45-minute episodes, which first aired in the UK on BBC One on Boxing Day and 27 December 2003. The episodes focused more on the mock-documentary format than in previous series and used it to catch up with the characters and frame their lives after the reality TV show "''The Office''". Having been sacked Brent is now a traveling salesman looking for love, but still has time to pop back to his old workplace.
It's [[Red Nose Day]] at Wernham Hogg, which Brent treats like a national holiday. Gareth is hopping everywhere, Dawn is selling kisses, Neil is disco-dancing and Tim is hiding Gareth's possessions for charity. Brent is eagerly awaiting a photo opportunity from the local paper, but storm clouds are headed his way. And Tim gets a free kiss.


====Episode Six====
Facing redundancy, Brent is approaching the end of his time at Wernham Hogg with a smile that fools absolutely no one and the increasing realization that no one is particularly bothered that he's leaving. Dawn is leaving to go to America with Lee, and Tim is torn between the two women in his life. And &mdash; perhaps worst of all &mdash; Gareth has been promoted.


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===Christmas Specials===
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|colspan="7"| [[David Brent|David]] attempts to milk his slight fame for all it's worth, signing autographs and making appearances at night clubs while working as a traveling salesman. [[Gareth Keenan|Gareth]] is now in charge of the branch yet [[Tim Canterbury|Tim]] continues to wind him up. [[Dawn Tinsley|Dawn]] and [[Lee]] now live in Florida but are flying back for the Christmas party.
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|colspan="7"| [[David Brent|David]] joins an online dating service to try and get a date for the Christmas party. After a couple of failed attempts, he ends up taking a blind date to the party. [[Dawn Tinsley|Dawn]] reunites with [[Tim Canterbury|Tim]] and they wind up [[Gareth Keenan|Gareth]] together and she draws a sketch of Tim. Everyone enjoys themselves at the party, and many surprises take place.
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====Episode One====
=="The Office Values" and "Realising Potential"==
It's Christmas time and we meet up with the Wernham Hogg team two years after the documentary that made them famous. David is now a travelling salesman, who following a failed [[cover version]] of "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (which didn't even make the [[UK Singles Chart|Top 100]]), leeches off what little fame he has in a series of demeaning late-night appearances alongside a crowd of Z-list ''[[Big Brother (UK TV series)|Big Brother]]'' rejects and very minor celebrities. Dawn is in Florida, trapped in a miserable existence with Lee, who is bouncing from job to job as they live with his sister rent-free (and hidden from the immigration authorities). Gareth is now the general manager (although he still gets as little respect as ever) and Tim is still trapped in a job he hates with an obnoxious, pregnant deskmate he loathes just as equally. But the Christmas party is coming up...
In 2004, Microsoft UK commissioned two 20-minute corporate videos featuring David Brent being interviewed by Jeff (Stephen Merchant), a Microsoft employee who becomes increasingly exasperated by Brent's antics. The ongoing theme is Brent's obvious resentment at the company's success. Brent also appears to believe he has what it takes to become the next managing director of Microsoft and continually drops hints to that effect. While not on general release, the videos emerged on the internet in 2006. They were posted on both YouTube (from which they were later removed) and Google Video. The clips also appeared on certain peer-to-peer networks. Microsoft were unhappy with the leak, stating that the videos "were never intended to be viewed by the public" ([http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5298376.stm BBC News: Microsoft unhappy at Gervais leak]).
 
====Episode Two====
David is searching online for a date to the Christmas party. His first three matches are complete disasters. His fourth one, surprisingly, isn't. Dawn is back for the Christmas party with Lee, and her friendship with Tim is still as strong as ever &mdash; and her feelings for him possibly even more so. Will Tim and Dawn end up together? Will David screw up a promising relationship? Will someone finally tell Finchy where to go? And &mdash; possibly most important of all &mdash; will Gareth finally realise what an utter prat he is?


==Awards==
==Awards==
In January 2004, ''The Office'' won the Golden Globe Award for "Best Television Series: Musical Or Comedy", beating nominees ''Arrested Development'', ''Monk'', ''Sex and the City'' and ''Will & Grace''. It was the only British comedy to be nominated for a Golden Globe in 25 years, and the first to ever win one. Ricky Gervais was also awarded the Golden Globe for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series: Musical or Comedy" for his role.


In January [[2004]], ''The Office'' won the [[Golden Globe Award]] for "[[List of Golden Globe Awards: Television, Best Series, Musical/Comedy|Best Television Series: Musical Or Comedy]]", beating nominees ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'', ''[[Monk (television)|Monk]]'', ''[[Sex and the City]]'' and ''[[Will & Grace]]''. It was the only British comedy to be nominated for a Golden Globe in 25 years, and the first to ever win one. Ricky Gervais was also awarded the [[Golden Globe]] for "[[List of Golden Globe Awards: Television, Best Actor, Comedy/Musical|Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series: Musical or Comedy]]" for his role.
The series won the Best TV Comedy award, and Gervais the Best TV Comedy Actor award, at the British Comedy Awards 2002.


The series won the Best TV Comedy award, and Gervais the Best TV Comedy Actor award, at the [[British Comedy Awards 2002]].
In 2005, the series' concluding two-part special was nominated for two Emmys in the categories of "Outstanding Made for Television Movie" and "Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special" [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290978/awards].  


In 2005, the series' concluding two-part special was nominated for two [[Emmys]] in the categories of "Outstanding Made for Television Movie" and "Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special" [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290978/awards]. In February 2006, Gervais and Merchant announced that they would be returning to the series to write an episode for the third season of the American version.[http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=190702006]
In February 2006, Gervais and Merchant announced that they would be returning to the series to write [[The Convict|an episode]] for the third season of the American version.[http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=190702006]


==Cast==
== Trivia ==
===Main cast===
*In a nod to the show, a minor character featured in the TV series ''Lost'' mentions during one of the flashback scenes in the season one episode "Homecoming" that her father is "buying some paper company up in Slough".
*[[Ricky Gervais]] ... [[David Brent]]
*[[Martin Freeman]] ... [[Tim Canterbury]]
*[[Mackenzie Crook]] ... [[Gareth Keenan]]
*[[Lucy Davis]] ... [[Dawn Tinsley]]
*[[Patrick Baladi]] ... [[Neil Godwin]]
*[[Ralph Ineson]] ... [[Chris Finch]]
*[[Stirling Gallacher]] ... [[Jennifer Taylor-Clark]]


===Minor cast<!-- (incomplete)-->===
==See also==
====Series One & Two====
* [[Extras]]
*[[Joel Beckett]] ... Lee
* [[The Office (US Series)]]
*[[Ben Bradshaw (actor)|Ben Bradshaw]] ... Ben
* [[Awards: Ricky Gervais]]
*[[Nicola Cotter]] ...  Karen Roper
* [[Awards: Stephen Merchant]]
*[[Jamie Deeks]] ... Jamie
*[[Vincent Franklin]] ... Rowan (training facilitator)
*[[Jane Lucas]] ... Sheila
*[[Ewen Macintosh]] ... Keith
*[[Emma Manton]] ... Emma
*[[Ron Merchant]] ... Gordon
*[[Alexander Perkins]] ... Ralph
*[[Phillip Pickard]] ... Phillip
*[[Peter Purves]] ... Himself (cameo)
*[[David Schaal]] ...  Glynn
====Series One only====
*[[Sally Bretton]] ... Donna
*[[Oliver Chris]] ... Ricky Howard
*[[Angela Clerkin]] ... Jackie
*[[Yvonne D'Alpra]] ... Joan
*[[Robin Hooper]] ... Malcolm
====Series Two only====
*[[Julie Fernandez]] ... Brenda
*[[Tom Goodman-Hill]] ...  Ray
*[[Jennifer Hennessy]] ...  Jude
*[[Matthew Holness]] ... Simon (the computer geek)
*[[Rachel Isaac]] ... Trudy
*[[Stephen Merchant]] ... Oggie
*[[Tony MacMurray]] ...  Tony
*[[Stacey Roca]] ... Rachel
*[[Howard Saddler]] ... Oliver


==See also==
*[[q:The Office|Quotes from The Office (UK) on Wikiquotes]]
*[[Slough Trading Estate]]
==External links==
==External links==
{{wikiquotepar|The Office}}
 
*[http://www.rickygervais.com/office.php Ricky Gervais' Website]
*[http://www.rickygervais.com/office.php Ricky Gervais' Website]
*{{imdb title|id=0290978|title=The Office}}
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/ Official BBC Website]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/ Official BBC Website]
*[http://www.sitcom.co.uk/the_office/ British Sitcom Guide]
*[http://www.sitcom.co.uk/the_office/ British Sitcom Guide]
*[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/505450/index.html British Film Institute Screen Online]
*[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/505450/index.html British Film Institute Screen Online]
*[http://homepage.mac.com/elliottday/theoffice/index.html The World of ''The Office''] Unofficial fan site including an active forum.
*[http://homepage.mac.com/elliottday/theoffice/ The World of ''The Office''] Unofficial fan site covering pretty much everything.
*[http://www.savedbyzero.org/free_love_on_the_free_love_freeway/ Free Love on the Free Love Freeway]


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The Office

Original The Office title card.
Genre Comedy (sitcom and mockumentary)
Running time 28 mins.
Creator(s) Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant
Writer(s) Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant
Starring Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Lucy Davis, Mackenzie Crook
Country UK
Network BBC
Original runs 9 July 2001 – 27 December 2003
No. of episodes 14
IMDB Profile

The Office is a British television comedy series, created, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, and first aired in the UK on BBC2 on July 9, 2001. Widely acclaimed as the most successful BBC comedy in this decade, two six-episode series have been made, along with a pair of 45-minute Christmas specials. The show has been sold in over 60 countries worldwide including ABC in Australia, TVNZ in New Zealand, and the pan-Asian satellite channel STAR World, based in Hong Kong. The American versionis Emmy award winning

The Office shares some themes in common with the 1999 movie Office Space, mainly the banal and dissatisfying nature of office jobs [1]. The show also shares themes with another social satire created by Gervais and Merchant, Extras, namely social clumsiness, the trivialities of human behavior, self-importance and conceit, frustration and desperation, and fame.[2].

Summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.


The show is set in Slough, a satellite town of London, in a small branch of the fictitious paper company Wernham-Hogg (where "life is stationery"). The show has no laugh track and is in the mockumentary style, devised at a time when documentaries such as Airport and A Life of Grime (which follow people performing their jobs) were popular.

The office is managed by David Brent (Gervais) along with his assistant, Gareth Keenan (Mackenzie Crook), a lieutenant in the Territorial Army. Much of the series' comedic success stems from David, who frequently makes attempts to win favour with his employees and peers with embarrassing or disastrous results. David's character flaws are used to comic effect, including numerous verbal gaffes, unconscious racism, sexism and other social faux-pas.

Other characters include the unassuming Tim Canterbury, whose relationship with bored receptionist Dawn Tinsley is a major arc in the series. Their flirtation soon builds to a mutual romantic attraction, despite her engagement to the dour and laddish warehouse worker,

The theme song for the show is "Handbags and Gladrags", written in the 1960s by Mike D’Abo. The version used in the title sequence was specially recorded for the show by session musicians.

Cast and Characters

The cast of The Office (second series)
Main article: List of The Office Characters

While being more of an ensemble piece than star-driven, four characters in particular are the primary focus of the show:

Main cast

Minor cast

Series One & Two

Series One only

Series Two only

Episodes

Series 1

The first series of The Office was first broadcast in the UK between 9 July and 20 August 2001. The series ran for six episodes with a story arc about the downsizing of Wernham Hogg and impending redundancies.

Title Series Original Airdate Buy #
Downsize Series 1 09 July 2001 (BBC 2) Amazon 1
David shows Ricky, the new temp, around the office. Jennifer reveals that there might be redundancies. Tim puts Gareth's stapler in jelly. David makes Dawn cry with a poorly judged practical joke.
Work Experience Series 1 16 July 2001 (BBC 2) Amazon 2
David hires Donna, his lodger and the daughter of his best friend. While showing her round the office he discovers a doctored pornographic image of himself. Gareth, due to his covert operations skills, is told to catch the culprit.
The Quiz Series 1 23 July 2001 (BBC 2) Amazon 3
It is Tim 30th birthday - he receives a card from Dawn and an unusual inflatable gift from Lee. More importantly, however, it's Quiz Night and there are reputations to be made or lost.
Training Series 1 30 July 2001 (BBC 2) Amazon 4
To fend off the increasing staff disillusionment a Training Day has been scheduled. Dawn's engagement to Lee is on the rocks and Tim begins to think that he may at last have a chance with her.
New Girl Series 1 13 August 2001 (BBC 2) Amazon 5
David interviews for a new secretary and chooses blonde Karen. His efforts to impress end spectacularly badly when he accidentally head butts her. Meanwhile Donna's late arrival at work inevitably sparks the rumor that she is sleeping with a colleague.
Judgement Series 1 20 August 2001 (BBC 2) Amazon 6
It is redundancies judgement day and David is told by Head Office that he will be promoted if he sacrifices the branch. True to his innate sense of self-preservation and greed David leaps at the chance for betterment.

Series 2

The second series of The Office was originally broadcast in the UK on BBC 2 between 30 September and 4 November 2002. Again, there were six episodes. The outcome of series one's downsizing sees an influx of new staff to the Slough branch from the Swindon branch. Brent has to deal with a new boss, while Dawn is not the only one vying for Tim's attention.

Title Series Original Airdate Buy #
Merger Series 2 30 September 2002 (BBC 2) Amazon 7
Two weeks after the announcement that Slough has been saved from the chop it is merger day and six new employees arrive from Swindon along with Neil - David's dynamic new boss. New girl Rachel immediately catches the interest of Tim and Gareth.
Appraisals Series 2 07 October 2002 (BBC 2) Amazon 8
Staff appraisals cue secret confessions - Tim still harbors dreams of returning to university to study Psychology, while Dawn reveals she always wanted to be a children's illustrator. Keith on the other hand reveals only the immense vacuity of his mind.
Party Series 2 14 October 2002 (BBC 2) Amazon 9
It's Trudy's birthday and in traditional highbrow office style she receives some sex toys - namely a leather basque and a neon pink dildo with an inspired sense of movement. Meanwhile David's radical new made-up business strategy of "team individuality" fails to impress Neil.
Motivation Series 2 21 October 2002 (BBC 2) Amazon 10
Tim and Rachel finally appear to have 'done the deed' and are confronted by a horrified Gareth, who is perhaps most upset by the realization that he'd still like to 'do' Rachel even though she is now, as he so charmingly puts it, sloppy seconds.
Charity Series 2 28 October 2002 (BBC 2) Amazon 11
It's Comic Relief Day and the office is awash with wackiness. All 19 stone of Keith is squeezed into a bright yellow Ali G costume, Sheila has become Wonder Woman and Gareth is hopping on one leg. The hilarity peaks when Neil and Rachel stage a dance sequence from Saturday Night Fever in the reception area. David, desperate to outdo them, embarks on his own spontaneous dance.
Interview Series 2 04 November 2002 (BBC 2) Amazon 12
The news of David's redundancy is not having the devastating effect on the office that he would have liked but brighter things are on the horizon as Inside Paper are writing a feature on him. However his life is about to go from low to lower. Ray and Jude from Cooper and Webb arrive and inform him, in front of Helena the Inside Paper journalist, that they won't be requiring his services anymore.

Christmas Specials

Although Ricky and Steve said there would be no further series, they did write two additional 45-minute episodes, which first aired in the UK on BBC One on Boxing Day and 27 December 2003. The episodes focused more on the mock-documentary format than in previous series and used it to catch up with the characters and frame their lives after the reality TV show "The Office". Having been sacked Brent is now a traveling salesman looking for love, but still has time to pop back to his old workplace.


Title Series Original Airdate Buy #
Christmas Special Part 1 Special 26 December 2003 (BBC 1) Amazon 13
David attempts to milk his slight fame for all it's worth, signing autographs and making appearances at night clubs while working as a traveling salesman. Gareth is now in charge of the branch yet Tim continues to wind him up. Dawn and Lee now live in Florida but are flying back for the Christmas party.
Christmas Special Part 2 Special 27 December 2003 (BBC 1) Amazon 14
David joins an online dating service to try and get a date for the Christmas party. After a couple of failed attempts, he ends up taking a blind date to the party. Dawn reunites with Tim and they wind up Gareth together and she draws a sketch of Tim. Everyone enjoys themselves at the party, and many surprises take place.

"The Office Values" and "Realising Potential"

In 2004, Microsoft UK commissioned two 20-minute corporate videos featuring David Brent being interviewed by Jeff (Stephen Merchant), a Microsoft employee who becomes increasingly exasperated by Brent's antics. The ongoing theme is Brent's obvious resentment at the company's success. Brent also appears to believe he has what it takes to become the next managing director of Microsoft and continually drops hints to that effect. While not on general release, the videos emerged on the internet in 2006. They were posted on both YouTube (from which they were later removed) and Google Video. The clips also appeared on certain peer-to-peer networks. Microsoft were unhappy with the leak, stating that the videos "were never intended to be viewed by the public" (BBC News: Microsoft unhappy at Gervais leak).

Awards

In January 2004, The Office won the Golden Globe Award for "Best Television Series: Musical Or Comedy", beating nominees Arrested Development, Monk, Sex and the City and Will & Grace. It was the only British comedy to be nominated for a Golden Globe in 25 years, and the first to ever win one. Ricky Gervais was also awarded the Golden Globe for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series: Musical or Comedy" for his role.

The series won the Best TV Comedy award, and Gervais the Best TV Comedy Actor award, at the British Comedy Awards 2002.

In 2005, the series' concluding two-part special was nominated for two Emmys in the categories of "Outstanding Made for Television Movie" and "Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special" [3].

In February 2006, Gervais and Merchant announced that they would be returning to the series to write an episode for the third season of the American version.[4]

Trivia

  • In a nod to the show, a minor character featured in the TV series Lost mentions during one of the flashback scenes in the season one episode "Homecoming" that her father is "buying some paper company up in Slough".

See also

External links

Series 1 Episodes:
Downsize | Work Experience | The Quiz | Training | New Girl | Judgement
Series 2 Episodes:
Merger | Appraisals | Party | Motivation | Charity | Interview
Specials:
Christmas: Part 1 | Part 2 | "The Office Values" and "Realising Potential"
Main Characters:
David Brent | Tim Canterbury | Gareth Keenan | Dawn Tinsley
Secondary Characters:
Anne | Keith Bishop | Donna | Chris Finch | Neil Godwin | Ricky Howard |
Lee | Malcolm | "Oggy" | Rachel | Karen Roper |
Jennifer Taylor-Clarke
Minor Characters:
Alex | Ben | Book of Native American Wisdom | Brenda | Carol | Fish Fingers | Stuart Foot |
Glynn | Gobbler | Jamie | Jeff | Jimmy the Perv | Joan | Oliver | Rowan | Sanj | Simon | Sheila |
Paul Shepherd | Tony | Trudy
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