Donna

Donna
Name	Donna
Job	Work Experience, Wernham Hogg
First Episode	Work Experience
Last Episode	Judgement
Episode count	5
Portrayed by	Sally Bretton

Donna, the daughter of David Brent's "best friend"s, briefly lodged with David who felt she was his responsibility and soon began a relationship with Ricky Howard.

History

Donna was born to Ron and Elaine. Ron was a policeman, as well as "a big bugger" according to David Brent. (Work Experience)

She has also used e-mail before. (Work Experience)

Season 1

While staying with David, Donna began work experience at Wernham Hogg's Slough Branch, David introduced her to the rest of the staff during a meeting, and insisted they keep their hands off and to be worried because her father is a policeman, which resulted in a few members of staff responding with sexual inneundos and puns. When one member of staff said he "wouldn't mind escaping up her tunnel", Brent told him to get out stating he does not want to hear of "her tunnel" being bandied around the office. (Work Experience)

David asked the staff to help her settle in and if she has any trouble from the men, she should do as Dawn Tinsley suggests and "kick 'em in the balls". (Work Experience)

Later, David introduced her to Gareth Keenan, Tim Canterbury and Ricky Howard and asked them to help her settle in. Gareth suggested that maybe she should sit next to him so he could show her the ropes, however both David and Donna had left to get a chair ignoring Gareth's suggestion. (Work Experience)

Later, when David was giving Donna a tour of the office, Gareth attempted to persuade David again but David was distracted by Gareth's portable phone holster. Only moments later, while showing Donna the office computers and their e-mail capabilities, David discovered the staff were circulating a pornographic image of himself and two women which Donna found amusing. David felt that Donna should not have to see this type of filth. (Work Experience)

Donna later joined in discussing Michael Jackson's dancing with Tim and Ricky, and later David Brent, who began making jokes. Donna was soon called into an interrogation being spearheaded by Gareth Keenan, however instead of being interrogated, Gareth tried to convince Donna that he was a strong and sensitive man. Donna grew tired and asked Gareth to get to the point. (Work Experience)

Donna attended the training session with the rest of the staff. During the lunch break, she spoke to Dawn Tinsley who had recently had an argument with her fiancé Lee. Believing she had been dumped, Donna reassured her that they could find her a new fella, but Dawn didn't want a new fella and was adamant that it was just an argument. (Training)

Trivia

• Donna's episode count (as of Christmas Special Part 2) is 5.
  • In one of these appearances, in The Quiz, she has no lines.
• Donna's parents share the same first names as the parents of Stephen Merchant
• Donna thinks "Schindler's List" is a brilliant film.