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SERIES 1 - First broadcast 2001
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1. Downsize
David Brent is informed by Head Office that his Slough branch
of Wernham Hogg paper merchants might be closed down. David’s
deep rooted need to be popular triumphs over realism and he
immediately promises the staff there will be no redundancies.
Also Ricky, a new temp fresh from university, is shown around
the office by David.
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2. Work Experience
David hires Donna, his lodger and the daughter of his best
friend. While showing her round the office he discovers a
doctored pornographic image of himself. Gareth, due to his
covert operations skills, is told to catch the culprit.
Also Jennifer Taylor Clark visits from Head Office to see
how the cutbacks are going, David having not made any invents
a story that he has fired a warehouse employee called Julie
Anderton.
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3. The Quiz
It is Tim’s 30th birthday - he receives a card from
Dawn and an unusual inflatable gift from Lee. More importantly,
however, it’s Wernham Hogg quiz night and there are reputations
to be made. Gareth comperes the Quiz Night and the questions
reflect his personal interests - namely war and weapon specifications.
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4. Training
To fend off the increasing staff disillusionment a Training
Day has been scheduled. Dawn’s engagement to Lee is on
the rocks and Tim begins to think that he may at last have
a chance with her.
In this great episode David hinders the productivity of the
training expert and gives the staff some musical inspiration.
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5. New Girl
David interviews for a new secretary (despite having been
told to downsize) and chooses blonde Karen. His efforts to
impress end spectacularly badly when he accidentally headbutts
her. Meanwhile Donna’s late arrival at work inevitably
sparks the rumour that she is sleeping with a colleague.
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6. Judgement
Crunch time comes and David is told by Head Office that he
will be promoted if he sacrifices the branch. True to his
innate sense of self-preservation and greed David leaps at
the chance for betterment and in a true stroke of genius delivers
a speech with rather flawed logic. The office is shocked but
Gareth is most devastated - who will take him seriously now
he is no longer Assistant to the Regional Manager?
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