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The Office

The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.

20 Votes (8.5)

2001 HD 29min TV-MA United Kingdom English Ended
Comedy Drama
sitcom employment office workplace comedy employer employee relationship

Credits:

Ricky Gervais

director

Mackenzie Crook

Gareth Keenan

Martin Freeman

Tim Canterbury

Patrick Baladi

Neil Godwin

Lucy Davis

Dawn Tinsley

Stirling Gallacher

Jennifer Taylor-Clarke

Stacey Roca

Rachel

Ben Bradshaw

Ben

Jamie Deeks

Jamie

S1E1 - Downsize 2001-07-09

David Brent, manager of the Slough branch of Wernham Hogg paper merchants, is told that it might be closed down. He makes the rash promise of No Redundancies...

S1E2 - Work Experience 2001-07-16

A new girl arrives on work experience. The day is brightened up even more by a doctored picture of David Brent thats been e-mailed around the office. Cue Gareth Keenan Special Investigator...

S1E3 - The Quiz 2001-07-23

Tim is 30 today and receives some special gifts. Dawn wants to organize after-work drinks for him but its also the annual quiz night. Brent & Finchy see it as a point of honour that they win. The only real competition comes from Tim & Ricky...

S1E4 - Training 2001-07-30

Wernham Hogg, Slough branch are having a training day. Rowan, an outside consultant tries his best. Dawn has other things on her mind...

S1E5 - New Girl 2001-08-13

Brent decides to take on a new secretary despite the spectre of redundancies in the Slough branch. He can choose between some bloke thats turned up for interview and a pretty young blonde. The day is rounded off with a trip to Chasers nightclub...

S1E6 - Judgement 2001-08-20

Jennifer arrives to give the final decision. The Slough branch is to be merged with Swindon and some people will lose their jobs, and David has been offered Jennifers job, which he accepts.

S2E1 - Merger 2002-09-30

As a result of the Swindon merger, a group of new staff arrive at Slough branch and David wastes no time in familiarising them with his unique style of management. Meanwhile, Tim seems to be taking his promotion very seriously.

S2E2 - Appraisals 2002-10-07

As David conducts the annual staff appraisals he discovers that the group from Swindon are less than impressed with their new boss and a lunchtime trip to the pub does little to improve the situation. The same cannot be said for Tim however, who is getting on particularly well with new girl Rachel.

S2E3 - Party 2002-10-14

A colleagues birthday provides a welcome distraction for the employees of Wernham Hogg and leads to a series of practical jokes at the expense of David and Gareth. Meanwhile, Davids growing frustrations with new boss Neil constantly looking over his shoulder are somewhat alleviated by the arrival of two representatives from a public speaking company who seem keen to recruit him.

S2E4 - Motivation 2002-10-21

Davids preparations for his first motivational training seminar that evening dont get off to the perfect start when he first discovers the staffs new nicknames for him that are doing the rounds and then receives another reprimand from Neil for neglecting his duties. Meanwhile, Tim and Rachel finally go public with their relationship, much to the dismay of Gareth.

S2E5 - Charity 2002-10-28

Its Comic Relief Day and the staff of Werhnam Hogg all do their bit to raise money including Dawn, whose kisses for 1 stand finally provides Tim with the opportunity hes been waiting for. But when David can only produce a draft of his new gameshow concept in place of an important company report, Neil and Jennifer draw the line and inform him that he is being made redundant.

S2E6 - Interview 2002-11-04

Although slightly peeved that the staff seem to be taking his redundancy in their stride, Davids spirits remain high as he plans his future while also being interviewed for an article in Inside Paper. Tim takes drastic action when he learns that Dawn has resigned in order to move to the USA with boyfriend Lee. However, when David is told that his services as a motivational speaker are also no longer required he sinks to his lowest ebb and begs Neil to reconsider the dismissal. But is it too late?