Series 1 poster

Series 1

(2001)

Overview

The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.

Cast

Ricky Gervais as David Brent
Ricky Gervais

as David Brent

Martin Freeman as Tim Canterbury
Martin Freeman

as Tim Canterbury

Mackenzie Crook as Gareth Keenan
Mackenzie Crook

as Gareth Keenan

Lucy Davis as Dawn Tinsley
Lucy Davis

as Dawn Tinsley

Stirling Gallacher as Jennifer Taylor-Clarke
Stirling Gallacher

as Jennifer Taylor-Clarke

Oliver Chris as Ricky Howard
Oliver Chris

as Ricky Howard

Ben Bradshaw as Ben
Ben Bradshaw

as Ben

Jamie Deeks as Jamie
Jamie Deeks

as Jamie

Jane Lucas as Sheila
Jane Lucas

as Sheila

Ewen MacIntosh as Keith
Ewen MacIntosh

as Keith

Emma Manton as Emma
Emma Manton

as Emma

Joel Beckett as Lee
Joel Beckett

as Lee

Philip Pickard as Philip
Philip Pickard

as Philip

Episodes

Downsize poster

Downsize 7.5

July 9, 2001

David Brent, manager of the Slough branch of Wernham Hogg paper merchants, is told that it might be closed down. He mak…

Work Experience poster

Work Experience 7.4

July 16, 2001

A new girl arrives on work experience. The day is brightened up even more by a doctored picture of David Brent that's b…

The Quiz poster

The Quiz 7.3

July 23, 2001

Tim is 30 today and receives some special gifts. Dawn wants to organize after-work drinks for him but it's also the ann…

Training poster

Training 7.8

July 30, 2001

Wernham Hogg, Slough branch are having a training day. Rowan, an outside consultant tries his best. Dawn has other thi…

New Girl poster

New Girl 7.5

August 13, 2001

Brent decides to take on a new secretary despite the spectre of redundancies in the Slough branch. He can choose betwee…

Judgement poster

Judgement 7.8

August 20, 2001

Jennifer arrives to give the final decision. The Slough branch is to be merged with Swindon and some people will lose t…