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* StarMakingRole: Take a bow, Ricky Gervais.
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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: One of the central themes of the show is that you spend far more time with your coworkers than you do with your actual friends, family and loved ones. Tim lampshades this in the last episode, saying your work-mates are just people you share the same bit of carpet with for most of the week. Several characters also embody this trope, most notably David Brent (who tries so hard to be everybody's friend in spite of how unlikeable he is for the most part), and Chris Finch (who probably knows nobody really likes him, but doesn't really care).
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* DontExplainTheJoke: David Brent is constantly doing this, as part of his chronically misfiring sense of humour. He explains other peoples' jokes too, apparently just to prove that he gets it. In one instance, where he explains a misunderstanding involving ''BluePeter'' star Peter Purves in an instructional video, it's actually helpful for US viewers.
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* MoodWhiplash: Tim and Dawn are having a laugh at Brent's latest faux pas, when Lee spots them getting a little too physical for his liking. He pins Tim up against a wall, then storms off with Dawn running after him. The episode ends with Tim sitting at his desk in stunned silence.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: David Brent. The bulk of the series paints him as a UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist, yet the Series 2 finale and ensuing Christmas specials reveal that he's actually a very lonely and frustrated man.
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* PrecisionFStrike: Possibly only done ''twice'' across the entire series, with the post-watershed airing of the series meaning they didn't need to be bleeped out. Both come from David, upon being told he's redundant, and telling longtime friend [[JerkAss Chris Finch]] where to go;
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* KavorkaMan: Chris Finch is obnoxious, arrogant, sexist and not particularly attractive, yet he is successful with women.
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* HappilyEverAfter: Mocked in an after-the-fact (out of character) documentary. [[spoiler: Dawn and Tim's]] actors think the two characters will go on to happy life together, only to be shot down by Ricky Gervais, who basically says, 'Only if it's funny.'
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* HappilyEverAfter: Mocked in an after-the-fact (out of character) documentary. [[spoiler: Dawn and Tim's]] actors think the two characters will go on to a happy life together, only to be shot down by Ricky Gervais, who basically says, 'Only if it's funny.'
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* TakeThatKiss: Tim gives Gareth one, just to wind him up.
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The main setting is the administrative office of [[IncompetenceInc paper supplies company Wernham Hogg]], presided over by UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist David Brent. His NumberTwo, Gareth Keenan, is an unpleasant, pathetic loser with a military obsession. The most sympathetic character is Tim Canterbury, the witty clerk (see ToughRoom) whose relationship with receptionist Dawn Tinsley seems to be an example of StarCrossedLovers. The series was met with great critical acclaim and won several awards, hailed for its original style and subtle, insightful humour.
One inspired departure from the usual {{mockumentary}} formula: the characters are very aware of the [[InUniverseCamera cameras being on them]], all the time. Brent in particular is given to preening and showing off for the camera, and Gareth explicitly notes that he's only behaving a certain way because "they're filming".
One inspired departure from the usual {{mockumentary}} formula: the characters are very aware of the [[InUniverseCamera cameras being on them]], all the time. Brent in particular is given to preening and showing off for the camera, and Gareth explicitly notes that he's only behaving a certain way because "they're filming".
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The main setting is the administrative office of [[IncompetenceInc paper supplies company Wernham Hogg]], presided over by UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist David Brent. His NumberTwo, Gareth Keenan, is an unpleasant, pathetic loser with a military obsession. The most sympathetic character is Tim Canterbury, the witty clerk (see ToughRoom) whose relationship friendship with receptionist Dawn Tinsley seems to be an example of StarCrossedLovers.borders on the romantic. The series was met with great critical acclaim and won several awards, hailed for its original style and subtle, insightful humour.
One inspired departure from the usual {{mockumentary}} formula: The series is a {{mockumentary}}: the characters are very aware of the [[InUniverseCamera cameras being on them]], all the time. Brent in particular is given to preening and showing off for the camera, and Gareth explicitly notes that he's only behaving a certain way because "they're filming".
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* BrokenAesop: Done by David. During an excercise on how ''not'' to deal with an irate customer, when acting as the customer he shouts "I think there's been a rape!" and says to always get attention, and when acting as the manager, has the other person say his room number, then states his hotel doesn't go up to that floor and that some complaints will be fake.
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Inspired the highly successful [[Series/TheOfficeUS the American adaption]] of the series. Also highly successful is the [[ForeignRemake German remake]] ''Series/{{Stromberg}}'', wherein the main protagonist Bernd [[CharacterTitle Stromberg]] (the German version of David Brent) works for an insurance company. It has also inspired French (Le Bureau), French-Canadian (La Job), Chilean (La Ofis), Israeli ([=HaMisrad=]), and Swedish (Kontoret) remakes, as well as a still in-development Chinese version.
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Inspired the highly successful [[Series/TheOfficeUS the American adaption]] of the series. Also highly successful is the [[ForeignRemake German remake]] ''Series/{{Stromberg}}'', wherein the main protagonist Bernd [[CharacterTitle Stromberg]] (the German version of David Brent) works for an insurance company. It has also inspired French (Le Bureau), French-Canadian (La Job), Chilean (La Ofis), Israeli ([=HaMisrad=]), and Swedish (Kontoret) remakes, as well as a still in-development Chinese version.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Given the nature of the series, it happens with alarming regularity. However, a particularly {{egregious}} example is when David [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVr6rFXJg88 reads John Betjeman's "Slough"]] at the end of "New Girl".
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British {{Mockumentary}} WorkCom (2001-2003) in the style of a fly on the wall, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
The main setting is the administrative office of [[IncompetenceInc paper supplies company Wernham Hogg]], presided over by UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist David Brent. His NumberTwo, Gareth Keenan, is an unpleasant, pathetic loser with a military obsession. The most sympathetic character is Tim Canterbury, the witty clerk (see ToughRoom) whose relationship with receptionist Dawn Tinsley seems to be an example of StarCrossedLovers. The series was met with great critical acclaim and won several awards, hailed for its original style and subtle, insightful humour.
One inspired departure from the usual {{mockumentary}} formula: the characters are very aware of the [[InUniverseCamera cameras being on them]], all the time. Brent in particular is given to preening and showing off for the camera, and Gareth explicitly notes that he's only behaving a certain way because "they're filming".
Inspired the highly successful [[Series/TheOfficeUS the American adaption]] of the series. Also highly successful is the [[ForeignRemake German remake]] ''Series/{{Stromberg}}'', wherein the main protagonist Bernd [[CharacterTitle Stromberg]] (the German version of David Brent) works for an insurance company.
Came twenty-fifth in ''Series/BritainsBestSitcom''.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* AgreeToDisagree: "Motivation"
* AmusingInjuries: David Brent headbutting his new receptionist.
* AsideGlance: Tim and David both do it constantly.
* AudienceSurrogate: Tim's role is partly this. He's not quite the OnlySaneMan, but he is the one we're supposed to identify with.
* BadNewsIrrelevantNews: TropeNamer. The bad news is the Slough branch is being closed. The good news is that David's been promoted. The staff don't see it this way, describing it as "bad news and irrelevant news".
* BelatedHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Tim and Dawn]] in the ChristmasSpecial.
* BritishBrevity: Fourteen episodes (two six-episode seasons and a concluding two-part Christmas Special). 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. This is the biggest difference between it and the American version.
* CasanovaWannabe:
** Gareth is a particularly repulsive hence spot-on example. Contrast this with his American counterpart Dwight, who is apparently quite the KavorkaMan.
** David Brent also, particularly with his new secretary in Series 1.
* TheCastShowoff: Ladies and gentlemen, the blues rock stylings of Ricky Gervais!
* ChristmasEpisode: which was also the GrandFinale.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Gareth and Keith.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Given the nature of the series, it happens with alarming regularity. However, a particularly {{egregious}} example is when David [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVr6rFXJg88 reads John Betjeman's "Slough"]] at the end of "New Girl".
** Also notable is the Training episode, where Gareth somehow misses the point of every single exercise the instructor puts the staff through.
* ComicRolePlay: The training episode! "See, I fazed you."
* CrapsackWorld: One of the themes of the series was the soul-destroying nature of working in an office for a paycheck and largely watching your dreams die horribly slow and painful deaths.
** Talented artist/receptionist Dawn wanting to be an artist, but stuck working a dead-end job with a deadbeat lover who constantly belittles her talent, because he doesn't want her to give up the paycheck that supports the two.
** Tim, who has dreams of going to University for Psychology, ends up abandoning them when he gets promoted. Even more alarming is in his rationalization to Dawn, he starts using management speak that is very similar to how David talks.
** Keith says his job is just a stopgap and he wants to get into music.
** David says he could have been successful in music, but gave it up for his job at Wernam-Hogg. When he actually tries to start a musical career, it doesn't go well. Apparently the people who actually enjoy their mundane jobs are talentless hacks.
* CringeComedy: And how.
* DeadpanSnarker: Tim!
* DeathFakedForYou: The tech support guy, Simon, is convinced that BruceLee's death was a cover-up to allow him to go DeepCoverAgent and bust up the Triads.
* DontExplainTheJoke: David Brent is constantly doing this, as part of his chronically misfiring sense of humour. He explains other peoples' jokes too, apparently just to prove that he gets it. In one instance, where he explains a misunderstanding involving ''BluePeter'' star Peter Purves in an instructional video, it's actually helpful for US viewers.
* EarnYourHappyEnding
* FailureKnight: Gareth.
* ForTheFunnyz: David.
* HappilyEverAfter: Mocked in an after-the-fact (out of character) documentary. [[spoiler: Dawn and Tim's]] actors think the two characters will go on to happy life together, only to be shot down by Ricky Gervais, who basically says, 'Only if it's funny.'
* InDaClub: Deconstructed in the last ten or so minutes of "New Girl".
* JerkAss: Chris Finch and Lee. Neil is also a bit of this, albeit more subtly.
* PetTheDog:
** David standing up for Gareth when Donna insults him in "The New Girl."
** Tim agreeing to go out for a drink with David when everyone else shuns him in the Christmas special.
* PointyHairedBoss: David
* RealSongThemeTune: "Handbags and Gladrags", in a version similar to the cover by Welsh rock band Stereophonics.
* RomanticFalseLead: Lee, coming between Tim and Dawn.
* RunningGag: Keith says something grossly inappropriate, before taking a huge bite from a scotch egg.
* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: "Because fanny means your arse over there. ({{Beat}}) Not your [[CountryMatters minge]]."
* SevenMinuteLull: David gets caught in the middle of a (lame) dirty joke in the SevenMinuteLull at the end of "The Party."
* SoundtrackDissonance: Used intentionally (and hilariously).
* StarMakingRole: Take a bow, Ricky Gervais.
* StylisticSuck: David Brent's [[DreadfulMusician music]], and particularly his cover of "If You Don't Know Me By Now".
* TedBaxter: David.
* ThemeTuneCameo: The "Training" episode ends with David singing and playing "Handbags and Gladrags".
* TrustBuildingBlunder
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: David Brent walks a fine line, as he is so pathetic that it's increasingly difficult not to sympathize him. By the Christmas Special, he borders woobie territory.
* WackyMarriageProposal: Lee's proposal to Dawn was done by way of a small piece in a newspaper.
-->'''Dawn:''' I think he had to pay for it by the word because all it said was, "Lee love Dawn. Marriage?" Which...I like, because it's not every day you get something that's both romantic and thrifty.
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Lee and Dawn. Although they're engaged, Lee is ''never'' shown being nice to Dawn, and is instead seen being horrible to her on several occasions. WordOfGod concedes this, admitting that they had originally intended to make the Tim / Dawn / Lee triangle to be more of a match of equals, but since Tim by default ended up getting more screen-time he couldn't help becoming more likeable.
* YouLookFamiliar: Stephen Merchant appears twice, first as a corporate rep and second as "Oggy" - Gareth's friend.
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British {{Mockumentary}} WorkCom (2001-2003) in the style of a fly on the wall, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
The main setting is the administrative office of [[IncompetenceInc paper supplies company Wernham Hogg]], presided over by UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist David Brent. His NumberTwo, Gareth Keenan, is an unpleasant, pathetic loser with a military obsession. The most sympathetic character is Tim Canterbury, the witty clerk (see ToughRoom) whose relationship with receptionist Dawn Tinsley seems to be an example of StarCrossedLovers. The series was met with great critical acclaim and won several awards, hailed for its original style and subtle, insightful humour.
One inspired departure from the usual {{mockumentary}} formula: the characters are very aware of the [[InUniverseCamera cameras being on them]], all the time. Brent in particular is given to preening and showing off for the camera, and Gareth explicitly notes that he's only behaving a certain way because "they're filming".
Inspired the highly successful [[Series/TheOfficeUS the American adaption]] of the series. Also highly successful is the [[ForeignRemake German remake]] ''Series/{{Stromberg}}'', wherein the main protagonist Bernd [[CharacterTitle Stromberg]] (the German version of David Brent) works for an insurance company.
Came twenty-fifth in ''Series/BritainsBestSitcom''.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* AgreeToDisagree: "Motivation"
* AmusingInjuries: David Brent headbutting his new receptionist.
* AsideGlance: Tim and David both do it constantly.
* AudienceSurrogate: Tim's role is partly this. He's not quite the OnlySaneMan, but he is the one we're supposed to identify with.
* BadNewsIrrelevantNews: TropeNamer. The bad news is the Slough branch is being closed. The good news is that David's been promoted. The staff don't see it this way, describing it as "bad news and irrelevant news".
* BelatedHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Tim and Dawn]] in the ChristmasSpecial.
* BritishBrevity: Fourteen episodes (two six-episode seasons and a concluding two-part Christmas Special). 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. This is the biggest difference between it and the American version.
* CasanovaWannabe:
** Gareth is a particularly repulsive hence spot-on example. Contrast this with his American counterpart Dwight, who is apparently quite the KavorkaMan.
** David Brent also, particularly with his new secretary in Series 1.
* TheCastShowoff: Ladies and gentlemen, the blues rock stylings of Ricky Gervais!
* ChristmasEpisode: which was also the GrandFinale.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Gareth and Keith.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Given the nature of the series, it happens with alarming regularity. However, a particularly {{egregious}} example is when David [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVr6rFXJg88 reads John Betjeman's "Slough"]] at the end of "New Girl".
** Also notable is the Training episode, where Gareth somehow misses the point of every single exercise the instructor puts the staff through.
* ComicRolePlay: The training episode! "See, I fazed you."
* CrapsackWorld: One of the themes of the series was the soul-destroying nature of working in an office for a paycheck and largely watching your dreams die horribly slow and painful deaths.
** Talented artist/receptionist Dawn wanting to be an artist, but stuck working a dead-end job with a deadbeat lover who constantly belittles her talent, because he doesn't want her to give up the paycheck that supports the two.
** Tim, who has dreams of going to University for Psychology, ends up abandoning them when he gets promoted. Even more alarming is in his rationalization to Dawn, he starts using management speak that is very similar to how David talks.
** Keith says his job is just a stopgap and he wants to get into music.
** David says he could have been successful in music, but gave it up for his job at Wernam-Hogg. When he actually tries to start a musical career, it doesn't go well. Apparently the people who actually enjoy their mundane jobs are talentless hacks.
* CringeComedy: And how.
* DeadpanSnarker: Tim!
* DeathFakedForYou: The tech support guy, Simon, is convinced that BruceLee's death was a cover-up to allow him to go DeepCoverAgent and bust up the Triads.
* DontExplainTheJoke: David Brent is constantly doing this, as part of his chronically misfiring sense of humour. He explains other peoples' jokes too, apparently just to prove that he gets it. In one instance, where he explains a misunderstanding involving ''BluePeter'' star Peter Purves in an instructional video, it's actually helpful for US viewers.
* EarnYourHappyEnding
* FailureKnight: Gareth.
* ForTheFunnyz: David.
* HappilyEverAfter: Mocked in an after-the-fact (out of character) documentary. [[spoiler: Dawn and Tim's]] actors think the two characters will go on to happy life together, only to be shot down by Ricky Gervais, who basically says, 'Only if it's funny.'
* InDaClub: Deconstructed in the last ten or so minutes of "New Girl".
* JerkAss: Chris Finch and Lee. Neil is also a bit of this, albeit more subtly.
* PetTheDog:
** David standing up for Gareth when Donna insults him in "The New Girl."
** Tim agreeing to go out for a drink with David when everyone else shuns him in the Christmas special.
* PointyHairedBoss: David
* RealSongThemeTune: "Handbags and Gladrags", in a version similar to the cover by Welsh rock band Stereophonics.
* RomanticFalseLead: Lee, coming between Tim and Dawn.
* RunningGag: Keith says something grossly inappropriate, before taking a huge bite from a scotch egg.
* SeparatedByACommonLanguage: "Because fanny means your arse over there. ({{Beat}}) Not your [[CountryMatters minge]]."
* SevenMinuteLull: David gets caught in the middle of a (lame) dirty joke in the SevenMinuteLull at the end of "The Party."
* SoundtrackDissonance: Used intentionally (and hilariously).
* StarMakingRole: Take a bow, Ricky Gervais.
* StylisticSuck: David Brent's [[DreadfulMusician music]], and particularly his cover of "If You Don't Know Me By Now".
* TedBaxter: David.
* ThemeTuneCameo: The "Training" episode ends with David singing and playing "Handbags and Gladrags".
* TrustBuildingBlunder
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: David Brent walks a fine line, as he is so pathetic that it's increasingly difficult not to sympathize him. By the Christmas Special, he borders woobie territory.
* WackyMarriageProposal: Lee's proposal to Dawn was done by way of a small piece in a newspaper.
-->'''Dawn:''' I think he had to pay for it by the word because all it said was, "Lee love Dawn. Marriage?" Which...I like, because it's not every day you get something that's both romantic and thrifty.
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Lee and Dawn. Although they're engaged, Lee is ''never'' shown being nice to Dawn, and is instead seen being horrible to her on several occasions. WordOfGod concedes this, admitting that they had originally intended to make the Tim / Dawn / Lee triangle to be more of a match of equals, but since Tim by default ended up getting more screen-time he couldn't help becoming more likeable.
* YouLookFamiliar: Stephen Merchant appears twice, first as a corporate rep and second as "Oggy" - Gareth's friend.
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