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The Cameo: When David takes part in a "celebrity" blind date at a night club, he's joined by Real Life minor celebs Howard Brown note Known as the "extra man" after appearing in a few well-known adverts for the Halifax building society and Paul "Bubble" Ferguson note A former Big Brother contestant.This is the biggest difference between it and the American version. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant felt that as it is supposed to be a 'fly on the wall' documentary (rather than a work-com) it would stretch belief that the crew are still there months or years later. British Brevity: Fourteen episodes (two six-episode seasons and a concluding two-part Christmas Special).
THE OFFICE SEASON 2 UK SERIES
In the final episode of series one, David fires the same man.
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Neil, by contrast, is much sterner and quickly grows weary of David's antics.Jennifer, who shows incredible patience when dealing with David, even when he openly lies to her about sacking someone and she gets insulted by the guys in the warehouse.He goes into Bad Boss territory when he accepts a promotion knowing it will mean most of the staff losing their jobs. David thinks he is, but he's really The Alleged Boss.Belated Happy Ending: Tim and Dawn in the Christmas Special.But she then mentions that it's Lee's sister's baby. Bait-and-Switch: When we first see Dawn and Lee in Florida, she's holding a baby, which would presumably end any chance of romance with Tim.The staff don't see it this way, describing it as "bad news and irrelevant news". The good news is that David's been promoted. The bad news is the Slough branch is being closed. Bad News, Irrelevant News: Trope Namer.He's not quite the Only Sane Man, but he is the one we're supposed to identify with. Audience Surrogate: Tim's role is partly this.Asshole Victim: No one can say Gareth doesn't deserve to be on the wrong end of Tim's pranks.Aside Glance: Tim and David both do it constantly.Gervais and Merchant liked the deadpan persona that Ewan MacIntosh created, so they gave him more lines and used him as Mr.