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The Office

2001 Ended

7.8/10 1,020 votes

Comedy

Nightmare boss. Tedious colleagues. Pointless tasks. Welcome to Wernham Hogg.

Created by:: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais
Cast:: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: BBC Two

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Series 2

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E01

Episode 1

★ 7.0

Merger

2002-09-30 · 30m

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.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 7.2

Appraisals

2002-10-07 · 30m

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.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.6

Party

2002-10-14 · 30m

A colleague's 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, David's 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.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.4

Motivation

2002-10-21 · 30m

David's preparations for his first motivational training seminar that evening don't get off to the perfect start when he first discovers the staff's 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.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 7.5

Charity

2002-10-28 · 29m

It's 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 he's 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.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 7.5

Interview

2002-11-04 · 30m

Although slightly peeved that the staff seem to be taking his redundancy in their stride, David's 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?

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