The Office. Epsiode 1.

What happens?

What do we find out?

Character-wise.

David Brent

Knows he needs to be PC and hides that real badly.
Gareth is his 'right hand man'.
Likes a booze.
Fancies his boss and is shit at hiding it.
Sees himself as "a friend first, a boss second and third, an entertainer"
That above quote is key in setting out the stall of his character early on.
Is quite spiteful when crossed.
Is a man in deep, deep pain.
Wants to be funny/witty but isn't, ultimately.

Gareth

In (was in?) the TA.
Is the assistant to the manager.
Despite technically being more senior than Tim is absolutely not respected by him.
Is not cool.
Sees himself as being more important that the other staffers.

Dawn.

Normal.
Not single.
Flirts with Tim.
Is sensitive.

Dawn's boyfriend.

Not very chatty.
Could be menacing.

Tim.
Funny, does actually good practical jokes.
Anti-establishment, winds up Gareth etc.
Stapler in jelly and so on.
Stapler out window, good jelly joke 'trifling matter'.

Brent's Boss

Very alpha male (even though a woman)
Humourless.
Efficient.
Sees Brent as a 'panicker'.



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