The Office: Season 2

2002 · 6 episodes · ★ 7.4

Series 2

What Season 2 of The Office

Season two begins on the day of the merger. David Brent prepares the Slough staff to welcome colleagues from Swindon and wants to win them over at all costs. Problems soon surface. David suspects they don't like him, and he sees that his employees seem to prefer Neil, his rival. Gareth Keenan watches everything warily. At Trudy's birthday, the party fills the office with sex toys, and Tim starts getting tangled up with Rachel while Dawn is still engaged to Lee, a controlling employee. Later, David has to give a talk on public speaking and gives it his all. The season revolves around David's desire to be loved and a series of schemes that almost always backfire.

6episodes

Sep 30, 2002premiered

Nov 4, 2002Latest episode

3 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Merger
Sep 30, 2002 · 30 min · ★ 7.0
As a result of the Swindon merger, a group of new staff arrive at Slough branch and David wastes no time in familiarising them with his unique style of management. Meanwhile, Tim seems to be taking his promotion very seriously.
Directing: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais · Writing: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais · Starring: Julie Fernandez, Rachel Isaac, Howard Saddler, Patrick Driver
2x02 Appraisals
Oct 7, 2002 · 30 min · ★ 7.2
As David conducts the annual staff appraisals he discovers that the group from Swindon are less than impressed with their new boss and a lunchtime trip to the pub does little to improve the situation. The same cannot be said for Tim however, who is getting on particularly well with new girl Rachel.
Directing: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais · Writing: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais · Starring: Julie Fernandez, Rachel Isaac, Howard Saddler, Patrick Driver
2x03 Party
Oct 14, 2002 · 30 min · ★ 7.6
A colleague's birthday provides a welcome distraction for the employees of Wernham Hogg and leads to a series of practical jokes at the expense of David and Gareth. Meanwhile, David's growing frustrations with new boss Neil constantly looking over his shoulder are somewhat alleviated by the arrival of two representatives from a public speaking company who seem keen to recruit him.
Directing: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais · Writing: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais · Starring: Tom Goodman-Hill, Jennifer Hennessy, Julie Fernandez, Rachel Isaac
2x04 Motivation
Oct 21, 2002 · 30 min · ★ 7.4
David's preparations for his first motivational training seminar that evening don't get off to the perfect start when he first discovers the staff's new nicknames for him that are doing the rounds and then receives another reprimand from Neil for neglecting his duties. Meanwhile, Tim and Rachel finally go public with their relationship, much to the dismay of Gareth.
Directing: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais · Writing: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais · Starring: Tom Goodman-Hill, Matthew Holness, Jennifer Hennessy, Julie Fernandez
2x05 Charity
Oct 28, 2002 · 29 min · ★ 7.6
It's Comic Relief Day and the staff of Werhnam Hogg all do their bit to raise money including Dawn, whose 'kisses for 1' stand finally provides Tim with the opportunity he's been waiting for. But when David can only produce a draft of his new gameshow concept in place of an important company report, Neil and Jennifer draw the line and inform him that he is being made redundant.
Directing: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais · Writing: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais · Starring: Bruce Mackinnon, Julie Fernandez, Rachel Isaac, Howard Saddler
2x06 Interview Season Finale
Nov 4, 2002 · 30 min · ★ 7.5
Although slightly peeved that the staff seem to be taking his redundancy in their stride, David's spirits remain high as he plans his future while also being interviewed for an article in 'Inside Paper'. Tim takes drastic action when he learns that Dawn has resigned in order to move to the USA with boyfriend Lee. However, when David is told that his services as a motivational speaker are also no longer required he sinks to his lowest ebb and begs Neil to reconsider the dismissal. But is it too late?
Directing: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais · Writing: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais · Starring: Tom Goodman-Hill, Olivia Colman, Stephen Merchant, Jennifer Hennessy