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"The Office" (2001)Original Air Date:
28 October 2002 (Season 2, Episode 5)Plot:
It's Comic Relief Day and the office is awash with wackiness. All 19 stone of Keith is squeezed into a bright yellow Ali G costume... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Saturday Night Madness... moreCast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only)| Ricky Gervais | ... | David Brent | |
| Martin Freeman | ... | Tim Canterbury | |
| Mackenzie Crook | ... | Gareth Keenan | |
| Lucy Davis | ... | Dawn Tinsley | |
| Patrick Baladi | ... | Neil Godwin | |
| Stacey Roca | ... | Rachel | |
| Ralph Ineson | ... | Chris 'Finchy' Finch | |
| Stirling Gallacher | ... | Jennifer Taylor-Clark | |
| Joel Beckett | ... | Lee | |
| Ewen MacIntosh | ... | Keith (as Ewen Macintosh) | |
| Hugh Parker | ... | Photographer | |
| Bruce Mackinnon | ... | Jimmy the Perv | |
| Stephen Merchant | ... | Nathan 'Oggy' aka The Oggmonster | |
| Ben Bradshaw | ... | Ben | |
| Jamie Deeks | ... | Jamie |
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Continuity: David Brent is introduced to the Ogg Monster as if they had never met. However in the first episode in season one Gareth informs Tim that David had drinks with him and the Ogg Monster. moreQuotes:
David Brent: Neil makes me laugh though, because, you know, it's his interfering, it's his timing. Going on about he wants some report doing-it's red nose day, you know. Ooh, what's more important, you Neil, with your report, or some starving children? Ooh I don't know... moreSoundtrack:
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Generally, when one thinks of Comic Relief, special charity episodes of Britain's top shows come to mind, often not considered part of the series' official continuity (the Rowam Atkinson-starring Doctor Who spoof from 1999 is one of the best - and funniest - examples). When it came to The Office, the event was seamlessly incorporated into the running plot of the second season, with shockingly amusing and amusingly shocking results.
As the characters explain, they have a Comic Relief day every year, and on that occasion all kinds of games and other fun stuff are organized to raise money. It also gives people the opportunity to indulge some of their sillier (though harmless) fantasies, such as the huge Keith showing up at work dressed as Ali G. The presence of the BBC cameras doesn't really change the situation, save for the fact that Tim, among others, uses his free moments to express his frustrations. Meanwhile, David's fall from "greatness" reaches absurd levels.
Just how absurd it can get is well known to any fan of the show, as this penultimate regular episode features the now infamous "David Brent dance" which, alongside "Freelove Freeway", has become one of Ricky Gervais' most popular skits whenever he appears on talk shows or similar programs. The scene is painful to watch, but at the same time it's also funny, even if in a very wrong way, and it sets the tone perfectly for what will happen in the season finale. Oh, and for once the best line comes from Martin Freeman, referring to the appalling dance: "We don't have to make a donation for that, do we?" How right he is...