The Office, often also referred to as "The Office UK", is a British Mockumentary that focuses on the day to day lives of the people who work at the fictional Wernham Hogg Paper Company in Slough. This show arguably made a lot of the main actors/people who worked on the show famous.
David Brent (Ricky Gervais) is the disillusioned General Manager of the branch, and the main character in the show. Although he is generally disliked and viewed as unfunny amongst his employees, he believes he is well liked, and is found hysterical by the employees, even claiming that the staff are "cracking up" at one point, although they are shown to have very neutral facial expressions.
Tim Canterberry (Martin Freeman) is a sales rep in the company. He is generally well liked, although is shown to be very lonely character, fancying someone he can't be with, still living with his mother at 30, and even admitting that he has no friends in one episode.
Dawn Tinsley (Lucy Davis) is the receptionist and wannabe illustrator. For the majority of the series, she is engaged to a character called Lee, although is clearly unhappy in this relationship. He is often shown to deride Dawn, not supporting her ambitions to become a Children's illustrator, often advising her to give up on this dream. She seems to stay in the relationship through fear of being lonely, with her engagement to Lee having lasted 3 years by the beginning of the show.
Gareth Keenan (Mackenzie Crook) is the Assistant to the Regional Manager. He is shown to be very loyal to David, perhaps the only person in the office who genuinely wants to help him, or even be around him. He is obsessed with the army, having been in the territorial army before. His colleagues also show little respect for him, with Tim and Dawn pranking him on many occasions.
The comedy often comes from the character's awkwardness. I think people can relate to Brent's feelings of being wanted and loved by others, and a lot of people have probably been in awkward situations like the ones involved in the show.
Overall I would highly recommend you watch every episode of this 14 episode, 2 series and 2 part Christmas special show. You won't be disappointed at any point of watching it. Fans of Extras, An Idiot Abroad, Shaun of the Dead and Sherlock will notice some familiar faces.
David Brent (Ricky Gervais) is the disillusioned General Manager of the branch, and the main character in the show. Although he is generally disliked and viewed as unfunny amongst his employees, he believes he is well liked, and is found hysterical by the employees, even claiming that the staff are "cracking up" at one point, although they are shown to have very neutral facial expressions.
Tim Canterberry (Martin Freeman) is a sales rep in the company. He is generally well liked, although is shown to be very lonely character, fancying someone he can't be with, still living with his mother at 30, and even admitting that he has no friends in one episode.
Dawn Tinsley (Lucy Davis) is the receptionist and wannabe illustrator. For the majority of the series, she is engaged to a character called Lee, although is clearly unhappy in this relationship. He is often shown to deride Dawn, not supporting her ambitions to become a Children's illustrator, often advising her to give up on this dream. She seems to stay in the relationship through fear of being lonely, with her engagement to Lee having lasted 3 years by the beginning of the show.
Gareth Keenan (Mackenzie Crook) is the Assistant to the Regional Manager. He is shown to be very loyal to David, perhaps the only person in the office who genuinely wants to help him, or even be around him. He is obsessed with the army, having been in the territorial army before. His colleagues also show little respect for him, with Tim and Dawn pranking him on many occasions.
The comedy often comes from the character's awkwardness. I think people can relate to Brent's feelings of being wanted and loved by others, and a lot of people have probably been in awkward situations like the ones involved in the show.
Overall I would highly recommend you watch every episode of this 14 episode, 2 series and 2 part Christmas special show. You won't be disappointed at any point of watching it. Fans of Extras, An Idiot Abroad, Shaun of the Dead and Sherlock will notice some familiar faces.