The line "Is it?" after she says pathetic, my sister and I have spent the best part of 15 years saying that in that tone to each other because of this show. Pure gold.
Yes - just tat added extra touch of character.The joke works without it, but why not stay perfectly in character as well? What would Gareth do in these circumstances? He would check his watch to make sure he was still synchronized with the SAS
I was prompted to revisit it since Ewen Macintosh died (RIP Big Keith! My favourite Office character) and it's remarkable how nuanced it was. It was just as much social commentary and psychological study as it was an innovative and experimental comedy show.
1:24 Gareth genuinely took that as a compliment when Tim says he’s got his “best man on the case” and gave a look to say “see, TOLD you I have this skill set”. Never noticed this before. Brilliant.
@@soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495, yes of course (one of the discarded signs he wrote read, 'Gareth Keenan Investigates' 😂), but it's still funny he felt he had to mention it in this moment.
You've missed my point Frank! I thought you might get the reference if you look closely at what I wrote. When you next watch it, note the discarded signs and listen to what Tim says when he asks Gareth how it's going.
People can like what they like, but I genuinely feel sorry for people who, for whatever reason, can't see and acknowledge what you said - they are truly missing out on an experience that cannot be duplicated, as not everything can be......Like ketchup: oh, it might be really nice - but if it's not Heinz, then it's just not Heinz: and, if you've ever actually had Heinz, you'll immediately be able to tell.
I know its NOT ALLOWED but I've greatly enjoyed both versions of the show. Could it be because there is more than one style of humour? No need to feel sorry for anyone, plenty of subtlety in the American version.
As an independent arbiter, not American nor British, the British version is just bad. The US version is hilarious. Sorry the rest of you guys don't understand, but I'm glad you get a mild chuckle out of this.
The funny thing is this is so accurate in the real world. I’ve seen our management change their tune when they find out it was their favourite guy. One rule for you and another rule for them.
This type of scene is what separates the two versions. The emotions and sentiment cannot be replicated in the US show. I love Brent’s relationship journey with Finch. From seeking a sniff of just a glimpse of friendship acceptance from Finch to telling him to do one in the Christmas special. Brilliant.
Watching Dave Bent is like seeing something horrendous that you can't stop looking at. His cringiness and the awkwardness he has on other people is hilarious.
If I were Brent, I'd have stuck to my guns: "Well you're responsible for your computer and you shouldn't have let him use it for this knowingly. Don't let it happen again. I'll also be talking to Finch at a later date." He shouldn't have let them crowd him!
Meanwhile she said absolutely NOTHING to the warehouse worker that said "inappropriate" things to her. Did nothing about it except complain to David about it and made his life hell!
Haha. The following scene where he goes back into his office with Jennifer is left to our imagination. I can only guess that he explains his actions away by saying what a bloody goog rep Chris Finch is and to lose him over such a trivial issue would be bad business.
I used to watch this show over a weekend a couple of times a year. Then I fell in love with the US Office and struggle to watch the original because it is so painfully cringe. But this just brought back so many memories. Thanks.
Surely Tim should have been invited into Brent's office to be confronted in this way? But then, that wouldn't have got so many laughs. Contrived? I would never speak such a word where this comedy gold is concerned.
I think it makes for better comedy if Brent is given the dressing down in public after accusing Tim. The professional thing to do, of course, would be to speak to Tim privately, but Brent is more concerned about looking good in front of Jennifer and his own staff. He plays the big man, which better sets him up to be humiliated.
It would be extreme to fire someone for such a joke unless it was a repeated behaviour which he had already been told not to do. edit: Extreme, but all too normal these days. This era is more censorious than the McCarthy Era or the first Red Scare; there are data to support that.
@@troywright359 Bearing in mind that we are living in the era of cancel culture where people are being fired by know-nothings for saying "niggardly", or for typing "everyone's life matters" on Facebook. The show was made circa 2001 when things were quite different culturally. In any case, it would be over the top to fire someone while ignoring 1. The nature of the joke between coworkers, and 2. Whether it was a repeated policy violation. Chris Finch *did* seem like the repeat offender type...
The problem with David Brent is that he is a truly nasty person. Michael Scott is a loser but even when he is behaving badly he deep down knows it's wrong and has some regret. You can feel a little sorry for him like you would a small child but David seems incapable of decency. Frankly, he's creepy and gross. You might laugh at his character but you are never on his side.
Have you watched the Christmas special? I'd say a lot of his unpleasant layers come away, especially towards the end, and we see that there's a glimmer of hope, and a decent man in there somewhere.
Why is British humour so on the nose? The subtlety of the US version is what made it so great. I appreciate Brent for his contribution, and his standup, but the US writers took it far further comedically.
Don't forget the funniest scene of all time.... a man dropping a bowl of chilli. That's all it is, that literally qualifies as humour in the US version
I don't think people appreciate, what a bloody good Rep Finchy is.
The line "Is it?" after she says pathetic, my sister and I have spent the best part of 15 years saying that in that tone to each other because of this show. Pure gold.
We don’t believe you.
Lol me and my oldest do the same 😂 pathetic 🤣
We believe you.
It’s great isn’t it! Brent is just such an eel when it comes to any smidge of responsibility lol
I feel most of the time my husband and I communicate in quotes from The Office and The Inbetweeners!
Gareth checking his watch is utterly sublime 😂
Yes - just tat added extra touch of character.The joke works without it, but why not stay perfectly in character as well? What would Gareth do in these circumstances? He would check his watch to make sure he was still synchronized with the SAS
I'd not noticed that before 👍
It was ad libbed by Mackenzie Crook according to a doc I watched about the programme.
Yes, you're right, it was his free-style. Love that! @@Self1313
The acting and script are quite incredible. There's never been a show like it since
I was prompted to revisit it since Ewen Macintosh died (RIP Big Keith! My favourite Office character) and it's remarkable how nuanced it was. It was just as much social commentary and psychological study as it was an innovative and experimental comedy show.
I love the way Brent stares at the phone at the end implying it’s the phones fault it dialled the speaking clock.
Bloody phones.
Brilliant comment.
"Has anyone got the right time?" Kills me everytime 😂
Never stops being funny! I just watched the last minute 5 times and I still crack up! 🤣
{:o:O:}
One small four and a half minute segment, and all of it is comedy gold.
1:24 Gareth genuinely took that as a compliment when Tim says he’s got his “best man on the case” and gave a look to say “see, TOLD you I have this skill set”. Never noticed this before. Brilliant.
"Dont go to the warehouse then!"
"Dont tell me where I can and cant go in my own company!"
"Advice..."
I love Garreth checking his watch is right
Nah, he’s looking at his watch to check that the speaking clock is right.
haha you're probably right
Yes, that subtle touch totally in character, brilliant!😂😂
LMAO first time I ever noticed that after all these years. The subtle details are what makes this show.
Brent: Case closed.
Gareth: Shouldn't I say that, 'cos it was my investigation?
😂
Actually, wasn't it Gareth's 'invetigation' if memory serves?
@@soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495, yes of course (one of the discarded signs he wrote read, 'Gareth Keenan Investigates' 😂), but it's still funny he felt he had to mention it in this moment.
You've missed my point Frank! I thought you might get the reference if you look closely at what I wrote. When you next watch it, note the discarded signs and listen to what Tim says when he asks Gareth how it's going.
@@soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495 , ah sorry, yeah I was tired and didn't read it properly.
American office could never capture the subtle details of the uk version
People can like what they like, but I genuinely feel sorry for people who, for whatever reason, can't see and acknowledge what you said - they are truly missing out on an experience that cannot be duplicated, as not everything can be......Like ketchup: oh, it might be really nice - but if it's not Heinz, then it's just not Heinz: and, if you've ever actually had Heinz, you'll immediately be able to tell.
Americans just arent funny in general
I know its NOT ALLOWED but I've greatly enjoyed both versions of the show. Could it be because there is more than one style of humour? No need to feel sorry for anyone, plenty of subtlety in the American version.
As an independent arbiter, not American nor British, the British version is just bad. The US version is hilarious. Sorry the rest of you guys don't understand, but I'm glad you get a mild chuckle out of this.
I’m an independent arbiter and Id definitely go with the British version. A lot of American media is shit
Bloody good rep, can’t risk losing him.
The funny thing is this is so accurate in the real world.
I’ve seen our management change their tune when they find out it was their favourite guy. One rule for you and another rule for them.
@@notmenotme614The way of corporate life really. If a person is smashing his job, he gets away with a lot of stuff.
This type of scene is what separates the two versions. The emotions and sentiment cannot be replicated in the US show.
I love Brent’s relationship journey with Finch. From seeking a sniff of just a glimpse of friendship acceptance from Finch to telling him to do one in the Christmas special. Brilliant.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, except people who say the American version is better.
Edit. Or woke people.
What are they thinking?
Yep the Finchy arc is sheer brilliance that finally reveals the core of a decent person in Brent.
@@michaellavery4899the American version is better for those that don’t understand the British version.
@@windyhillbomberOr as a addition to the UK version.
Like how covers of songs can be nice. Not to compete but as an addition, a tribute.
how can 11 series based on the jokes of 2 be superior to the original UK series.@@michaellavery4899
I like the way Tim says ‘he’s your best mate’ and that resonates with Brent and back peddles. That’s really one of the things he’s ever wanted.
Gareth looking at his watch to confirm the time 😂
He is a (territorial) army man.
just gold isnt it !
Apparently that was an ad-lib.
@@medalion1390 seems doubtful considering the cam zoomed out allow him to be in shot
@@CFox.7It didn’t zoom out, it just cut to a different angle.
Bloody good rep.
😂😂😂"So has anyone got the right time?" 🔥
absolute comedy and acting perfection
I love how David keeps holding the phone even after he’s been rumbled.
Watching Dave Bent is like seeing something horrendous that you can't stop looking at. His cringiness and the awkwardness he has on other people is hilarious.
Bent?
The way he keeps holding the phone to his ear for a few seconds after he’s rumbled. 😅
Hilarious. Tim's "Has anyone got the time?" line is the cherry on top.
Jennifer! What a stunningly beautiful woman that is! She just steals the whole scene, after 20 years I still cant take my eyes off her! 😅
whatever simp
@@martinworld7214 Finchyyyy!!!
@@eselderbeek5311 that irrelevant comment does not divert from simping
@@martinworld7214 Banter 👉
She is absolutely beautiful 😊
The little look into the camera after he says "your taking the piss" is gold.
If I were Brent, I'd have stuck to my guns: "Well you're responsible for your computer and you shouldn't have let him use it for this knowingly. Don't let it happen again. I'll also be talking to Finch at a later date." He shouldn't have let them crowd him!
They fazed him.
Then it wouldn’t make a funny scene for a comedy show
Legend has it that Finchy moved to the states and started a small farm with his wife and children. I even heard that his eldest daughter was a witch
He was apparently also raiding the northern castle with his pirate colleagues
He also betrayed Theon Grayjoy at the siege of Winterfell.
They say he liked Theon’s speech but still bonked him on the head at the Coventry conference
I heard Finchy invented the number 12.
Yeah but she was a bloody good chess player.
always loved the way he threw the staff under the bus every time he was in shuck! Ego was too ego to take the hits.
For a moment there, Brent came across as normal. 😂
He was actually gaining everyone's respect when he was going in on Tim..And then he crumbled
Quickly went from, "...porno laughs are not funny", to, "...uh, err no, it is, that was never in question... I think it's *bloody* hilarious". 😂
Let's not dwell on it
Brent is at risk of actually being a human being, & a boss, until he cowers again at the mere mention of Finch.
The look on his face when she says "don't have the guts" shows that before the cameras arrive, he wasn't bad at his job.
The warehouse was like the pits of hell
Meanwhile she said absolutely NOTHING to the warehouse worker that said "inappropriate" things to her. Did nothing about it except complain to David about it and made his life hell!
I love how he says “you were involved and you covered so well” in one last attempt to justify his actions
every scene perfection
The funniest "squirm" ever ! 😂
That whispered apology is classic.
Tim: Woah, woah-woah, Columbo here figured it out, did he?! Well yeah, sorry, I must be guilty if you've got your best man on the case. 😂
I times watching this scene (took me ages) to hearr the time is 4:21 and 50 seconds at exactly that point. I feel Great
They don’t make em like that anymore😂
Awww, the small things i miss lije the speaking clock ⏰️ 😊
8081. And 16 for dial a tune.
O, Taffy phoned from the warehouse. He's got another funy video for ya.
fanny
Bloody good rep
And to think Finchy ended up as a narrator for an antiques program.
And the voice of Dacha cars. Also in movies.
And Gaviscon
I’m not surprised. Bloody good rep.
IQ of 142
The thing is he received absolutely zero consequences for this, despite piling on lie after lie because his ego can't take it
He got made redundant shortly after. He was digging his own grave.
Gareth checking his watch 😅
Haha. The following scene where he goes back into his office with Jennifer is left to our imagination. I can only guess that he explains his actions away by saying what a bloody goog rep Chris Finch is and to lose him over such a trivial issue would be bad business.
Let's have a laugh, at work, with women at us, if anything.... inspirational ❤️
Finchy quit soon after and moved to the Iron Islands
Damn, I guess that I have to go and re-watch the entire series now!
I can't bear the pain watching this
Jennifer, Dawn and the other girl who’s name I forget. Some serious talent in that office.
Edit: Rachel from Swindon too.
*Donna, her smirk at 3:27 is DANGEROUS
Get out
Get out, now
I will not have her tunnel bandied around this office , Willy nilly!
The “other girl”, Donna, is the wonderful Sally Bretton who went on to star in “Not Going Out”.
I cant even look in the direction of US the office.
They’re both brilliant
@@noahport3314 The US version is a cartoon compared to this.
Porno laughs 😂😂
They never did get rid of Finchy, it really was just one big boys club
Has anyone got the right time. Hilarious
The worm of all worms
I wish David fired Chris for real.
I used to watch this show over a weekend a couple of times a year. Then I fell in love with the US Office and struggle to watch the original because it is so painfully cringe. But this just brought back so many memories. Thanks.
❤❤❤😂😂😂😂All i know is Love you Ricky❤❤❤😂😂😂😂.
Stirling Gallaghar though.
I agree. Milfy as. But watch out for the Simp Patrol on here coming for you
It a shame this classic went to America and got ruined 😂
Yeah otherwise this pile of hot garbage would never be known of.
Let's just all forget that thing ever happened.
Chasing the yankee dollar
Class comedy
Fantastic 😂
Bloody good rep tho
i haaaave in a way
is it?
There is some weird background noise that keeps repeating @2:43
Thank God for David Brent. Without him we wouldn't have actual humour like the real version of The Office.
Sssssssss.....sorry about that 😆😆
I bloody love football.
“Not man enough ..shhhhh okay” 0:35
Brents boss is a fox
Great stuff. From back in the days when the BBC made comedy that was funny. Not unfunny woke crap like today.
Aaaargh tough to watch…… 😂😂.
Is she in charge .. ?
Surely Tim should have been invited into Brent's office to be confronted in this way? But then, that wouldn't have got so many laughs. Contrived? I would never speak such a word where this comedy gold is concerned.
I think it makes for better comedy if Brent is given the dressing down in public after accusing Tim. The professional thing to do, of course, would be to speak to Tim privately, but Brent is more concerned about looking good in front of Jennifer and his own staff. He plays the big man, which better sets him up to be humiliated.
It was on a way a glimpse into the future with crazy crazy p.c ,they behave like naughty achoolboys which make it extra funny
Where does Finch work exactly?
Colombo
"Porno laughs, are not funny!"
Who else has seen this filth?
Chris Finch!… Bloody good Rep!…
It would be extreme to fire someone for such a joke unless it was a repeated behaviour which he had already been told not to do. edit: Extreme, but all too normal these days. This era is more censorious than the McCarthy Era or the first Red Scare; there are data to support that.
Using company property to produce vulgar pictures using someone's likeness? HR would be frothing at the mouth
Thanks Finchy!!
@@troywright359 Bearing in mind that we are living in the era of cancel culture where people are being fired by know-nothings for saying "niggardly", or for typing "everyone's life matters" on Facebook. The show was made circa 2001 when things were quite different culturally. In any case, it would be over the top to fire someone while ignoring 1. The nature of the joke between coworkers, and 2. Whether it was a repeated policy violation. Chris Finch *did* seem like the repeat offender type...
@jemimallah2591 Your illiteracy signifies that you are indeed young.
@@tobynsaunders Well, I'm not all that young and I still think you're full of it, so...
Porno laughs are not funny 😂😂
I thought his solution of laughing with women at men was a fantastic one.
As soon as she says "not man enough" he's gritting his teeth stopping himself from throwing that pen at her 😂
In Britain wrong is the opposite of right. In USA left is the opposite of right. In the office twonk is the opposite of right. (True story).
I can’t believe they made a british version of the office.
Shit bait
So weird they did, innit?
Thanks, Ted Lasso
That's it get out.
Yes they did it before copying Americas Got talent and House of cards too
She's like some of the women I've met at work. Nightmare
Dawn is very irritating at times repeating herself like a broken record
Let’s stop degrading women please
The problem with David Brent is that he is a truly nasty person. Michael Scott is a loser but even when he is behaving badly he deep down knows it's wrong and has some regret. You can feel a little sorry for him like you would a small child but David seems incapable of decency. Frankly, he's creepy and gross. You might laugh at his character but you are never on his side.
Have you watched the Christmas special? I'd say a lot of his unpleasant layers come away, especially towards the end, and we see that there's a glimmer of hope, and a decent man in there somewhere.
Grasser!
Porno laughs are not funny. 😂
Porno laughs are not funny
Why is British humour so on the nose? The subtlety of the US version is what made it so great. I appreciate Brent for his contribution, and his standup, but the US writers took it far further comedically.
What planet are you on??
This is great satire! Subtlety of US anything...hahahahahaha
That's a good one Chuckles. Nearly had me there.
American version is loud noises and slapstick
crazy how this really unfunny version got saved by the american version
Without this unfunny version as you say there would be no American version at all
@@TheMrbc74 we would've figured it out. eventually
@@devindoherty184 we gave you the keys and said don’t crash it
@@TheMrbc74 hey first few seasons were good ok
Don't forget the funniest scene of all time.... a man dropping a bowl of chilli.
That's all it is, that literally qualifies as humour in the US version