"The Office" Christmas Special: Part 2 (2003)

User Rating:

9.7/10   

Directors:

Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant

Writers:

Ricky Gervais (written by)
Stephen Merchant (written by)

TV Series:

"The Office" (2001)

Original Air Date:

27 December 2003 (Season 3, Episode 2)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Tim's world is rocked when Dawn turns up at the office to say hello. Despite a stern warning from Gareth and wise words from Keith in Accounts...

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Redemption | Office | Mockumentary | Boss

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Ricky Gervais	...	David Brent
Martin Freeman	...	Tim Canterbury
Mackenzie Crook	...	Gareth Keenan
Lucy Davis	...	Dawn Tinsley
Patrick Baladi	...	Neil Godwin
Elizabeth Berrington	...	Anne
Ralph Ineson	...	Chris 'Finchy' Finch
Joel Beckett	...	Lee
Ewen MacIntosh	...	Keith
Steve Brody	...	Agent
Sandy Hendrickse	...	Carol
Rebecca Charles	...	Brent's first blind date
Alec Christie
Joann Condon	...	Monkey's date
Julia Davis	...	Gillian (voice)

Runtime:

50 min (1 episode)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Trivia:

The voice of the BBC interviewer, heard at the end of the episode, is that of Ashley Jensen, Ricky Gervais' co-star in "Extras" (2005).

Goofs:

Continuity: At the pub, David's second blind date introduces herself has Susan, but afterward the unseen interviewer asks his opinion about 'Lynne'.

Quotes:

Tim Canterbury: The people you work with are people you were just throw together with. You know, you don't know them, it wasn't your choice, and yet you spend more time with them then you do your friends or your family. But probably all you've got in common is the fact that you walk around on the same bit of carpet for 8 hours a day. And so, obviously, when someone comes in who you...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 100 Greatest Christmas Moments (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Mary's Boy Child

This is definitely the best!!!

The best end of any show I have ever seen. I almost cried. I won't give away any spoilers, but it does not disappoint in the slightest.

The acting, directing... all carry on beautifully from the show into the finale, which is supposed to be the reuniting of all of the characters from The Office a few years after their split. Dawn and her husband come back from America, David comes back from his colleague-imposed exile, and everything is--more or less--the same, with just as many difficulties as in the old days. Amazing, and nothing more to say of this. Dawn has annoyed tension with her husband, Tim and Dawn are both quite on edge around each other, Dave has tried to make it as a celebrity who does nothing, but has come out on the rough edge of things, and Gareth... is still the same old Gareth that we all love! I would definitely recommend a watch for anybody at all who was unsettled with the way the show actually ended. This is most definitely worth it!