Episode Five (The Office, Series Two)
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Episode 5 of the second series of The Office
was first broadcast on BBC Two
on 28 October 2002.
(Ricky Gervais
) treats like a national holiday. Gareth Keenan
(Mackenzie Crook
) is hopping everywhere, Dawn Tinsley
(Lucy Davis
) is selling kisses, Neil Godwin (Patrick Baladi
) is disco-dancing and Tim Canterbury
(Martin Freeman
) is hiding Gareth's possessions for charity. Brent eagerly awaits a photo opportunity from the local newspaper, but is crestfallen when Neil and Jennifer Taylor-Clarke
(Stirling Gallacher
) force him to take a redundancy package.
in 2005, and to fill some time at Live Earth
in 2007.
The scene was voted by the British public to be one of four "Comedy Moments" on the BBC's annual "TV Moments" poll.
The Office (UK TV series)
The Office is a British sitcom television series that was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictitious...
was first broadcast on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
on 28 October 2002.
Plot
It is Red Nose Day at Wernham Hogg, which David BrentDavid Brent
David Brent is a fictional character in the BBC television mockumentary The Office, as well as a recurring character in the NBC series of the same name, portrayed by co-writer and director Ricky Gervais. Brent is a white-collar office middle-manager and the principal character of the BBC series...
(Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais is an English comedian, actor, director, radio presenter, producer, musician, and writer.Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator...
) treats like a national holiday. Gareth Keenan
Gareth Keenan
Gareth Keenan is a fictional paper salesman on BBC's comedy The Office. He is portrayed in the series by Mackenzie Crook as a gaunt, self-important team leader proud of his alleged lieutenant status in the Territorial Army...
(Mackenzie Crook
Mackenzie Crook
Paul Mackenzie Crook is a British actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Gareth Keenan in The Office and Ragetti in the Pirates of the Caribbean films.-Life and career:...
) is hopping everywhere, Dawn Tinsley
Dawn Tinsley
Dawn Tinsley is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom The Office, played by Lucy Davis. She is a receptionist for paper merchants Wernham Hogg and is engaged to warehouse worker Lee. Her American The Office equivalent is Pam Beesly...
(Lucy Davis
Lucy Davis
Lucy Clare Davis is an English actress. She is best known for playing the character Dawn Tinsley in the BBC comedy The Office and as Dianne in the horror-comedy movie Shaun of the Dead.-Career:...
) is selling kisses, Neil Godwin (Patrick Baladi
Patrick Baladi
Patrick Baladi was born on 25 December 1971 and is an English actor.Baladi was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. His father is a gynaecologist from Libya, and his mother was a midwife...
) is disco-dancing and Tim Canterbury
Tim Canterbury
Tim Canterbury is a main character in the BBC sitcom The Office, played by Martin Freeman. He is a 30-year-old sales representative for paper merchants Wernham Hogg and lives with his parents. He spent one year at a university before dropping out, and one day hopes to return to get a psychology...
(Martin Freeman
Martin Freeman
Martin John C. Freeman is an English actor. He is known for his roles as John in Love Actually, Tim Canterbury in the BBC's Golden Globe-winning comedy The Office, Arthur Dent in the film adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dr. John Watson in Sherlock and Mr. Madden...
) is hiding Gareth's possessions for charity. Brent eagerly awaits a photo opportunity from the local newspaper, but is crestfallen when Neil and Jennifer Taylor-Clarke
Jennifer Taylor-Clarke
Jennifer Taylor-Clarke is a fictional character on the BBC2 comedy television series The Office. She is the corporate manager overseeing at least the Slough and Swindon branches of the fictitious paper merchant, Wernham-Hogg. She is portrayed by Stirling Gallacher.Jennifer, like Neil Godwin, is...
(Stirling Gallacher
Stirling Gallacher
Stirling Gallacher is an English actress.-Career:Gallacher is possibly best-known for her role as Dr. Georgina Woodson in the British TV drama Doctors from which she left on Friday, 27 March 2009 after 6 years...
) force him to take a redundancy package.
"The Dance"
The episode features a scene where David Brent performs an elaborate dance routine. Ricky Gervais reprised the dance while introducing a set at the Hyde Park Live 8 concertLive 8 concert, London
The main Live 8 concert was held at Hyde Park, London, England on 2 July 2005, in front of over 200,000 people. The show's logistics were managed by famed promoter Harvey Goldsmith.The event is also referred to as "Live 8 London" or "Live 8 UK"....
in 2005, and to fill some time at Live Earth
Live Earth concert, London
The Live Earth concert in the United Kingdom was held at Wembley Stadium, London, England on 7 July 2007.-Running order:In order of appearance :...
in 2007.
The scene was voted by the British public to be one of four "Comedy Moments" on the BBC's annual "TV Moments" poll.
Further reading
- Munt, Sally R. (2007). "Queering the Pitch: Contagious Acts of Shame in Organisations", Queer Attachments: The Cultural Politics of Shame. London: Ashgate Publishing, 124–127. ISBN 0754649210.
External links
- Series 2, Episode 5 at bbc.co.ukBbc.co.ukBBC Online is the brand name and home for the BBC's UK online service. It is a large network of websites including such high profile sites as BBC News and Sport, the on-demand video and radio services co-branded BBC iPlayer, the pre-school site Cbeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize...