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The Smoking Room

The Smoking Room

S1 · E1

IMDB:

8.1
The Smoking Room

Released

6/29/2004

Duration

0h 30m

Genre

Comedy

Country

United States

Cast

Robert Webb, Paula Wilcox, Siobhan Redmond

Overview

The Smoking Room is a British television sitcom written by Brian Dooley, who won a BAFTA for the series in 2005. The first series, consisting of eight episodes, was originally transmitted on BBC Three between 29 June and 17 August 2004. The Christmas Special was first transmitted on 20 December 2004. A second series of eight episodes began airing on 26 July 2005. The first series, including the Christmas Special, was released on DVD by the BBC on 6 February 2006 and on CD in a four-disc set on 4 April 2005. The second series was released on 16 October 2006; a boxed set containing both series was released on the same date. There will not be a third series; in an interview for the BBC News website on 30 November 2006, the actor Robert Webb who plays Robin, said in passing, "...there is no more Smoking Room". England's smoking ban, which prohibits indoor smoking in workplaces, came into force on 1 July 2007, as a result of which internal smoking rooms, like the one in which the series is set, became illegal.

Episodes

Do De Dum De DaEP 1Available

Do De Dum De Da

30m0.0

Barry believes his interview will be a walkover against Alcky-Malcky - until external candidate Monique turns up.

R.I.P.EP 2Available

R.I.P.

30m0.0

Death visits the regulars of The Smoking Room. Martin [a colleague] has dropped dead in Asda and more importantly (to Annie), so has her pet rabbit. No reason to close the office ealry though, according to Sharon.

PaintballEP 3Available

Paintball

30m0.0

There is a distinct lack of enthusiasm amongst the smokers for Sharon's paintballing trip. Janet doesn't seem that keen either, maybe that's why she's written 'pantball' on the posters. Lilian finds out that her night in the Nags' was caught on camera.

Light My FireEP 4Available

Light My Fire

30m0.0

To the annoyance of a Japanese client, nobody in the smoking room has a lighter. To the annoyance of Janet, the Japanese client is annoyed! She's not too impressed with Clint's Yoda impression either. Worse still for Sally, Annie has come to work wearing the same top.

Chocolate BoxEP 5Available

Chocolate Box

30m0.0

It's Valentines Day and a box of chocolates has been left in the smoking room, but an ambiguous and badly spelt note left with them makes the identity of the recipient unclear. Clint thinks they are for him, Robin hopes they are for him. Meanwhile Heidi has returned from maternity leave, trouble is, nobody seemed to notice she had gone.

Feeding TimeEP 6Available

Feeding Time

30m0.0

It's lunch-hour and it's raining. Janet is supposed to be getting Sharon's lunch, but she's more concerned about keeping her hair dry. A magazine questionnaire reveals more about the smokers than they want to know. While Janet considers rebelling against Sharon, Annie is trying to get Barry's lunch. Then their peace is disturbed by Gordon - a non-smoker.

Only TemporaryEP 7Available

Only Temporary

30m0.0

A new temp has arrived and she has already managed to get Barry out of his trousers. Barry is smitten with her, but Len dreams only of Mickey Mouse. Lilian is back from her holiday, with cheap cigarettes and tales of 'Aristotle'.

Happy BirthdayEP 8Available

Happy Birthday

30m0.0

It's Lilian's birthday: Yvonne and Lois are organising nibbles, Annie is trying to chat Robin up and Sharon's attempts to mix with her workforce succeed only in driving Gordon to drink. Robin is hoping Ben from the post room will finally turn up.

Cast

Robert Webb

Robin

Robert Webb

Paula Wilcox

Lilian

Paula Wilcox

Siobhan Redmond

Sharon

Siobhan Redmond

Debbie Chazen

Annie

Debbie Chazen

Leslie Schofield

Len

Leslie Schofield

Selina Griffiths

Unknown Role

Selina Griffiths

Jeremy Swift

Barry

Jeremy Swift

Fraser Ayres

Clint

Fraser Ayres

Nadine Marshall

Sally

Nadine Marshall

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