The Smoking Room (2004–2005)

Plot

Writer Brian Dooley has created a rich pageant of life in the tiny Petri dish of the Smoking Room. Big on witty dialogue, short on plot, the Smoking Room ran for two series and a Christmas special. It was understated and gentle, but not in a mumsy billowy way – the show definitely had edges. And then sometimes it went beyond them.

Episodes by season

Season018Episodes2004AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Smoking Room S01E01Do De Dum De DaJune 29, 2004Barry believes his interview will be a walkover against Alcky-Malcky - until external candidate Monique turns up.
  2. S01E02The Smoking Room S01E02R.I.P.July 6, 2004Death visits the regulars of The Smoking Room. Martin [a colleague] has dropped dead in Asda and more importantly (to Annie), so has her pet
  3. S01E03The Smoking Room S01E03PaintballJuly 13, 2004There is a distinct lack of enthusiasm amongst the smokers for Sharon's paintballing trip. Janet doesn't seem that keen either, maybe that's
  4. S01E04The Smoking Room S01E04Light My FireJuly 20, 2004To the annoyance of a Japanese client, nobody in the smoking room has a lighter. To the annoyance of Janet, the Japanese client is annoyed!
  5. S01E05The Smoking Room S01E05Chocolate BoxJuly 27, 2004It'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 th
  6. S01E06The Smoking Room S01E06Feeding TimeAugust 3, 2004It'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 mag
  7. S01E07The Smoking Room S01E07Only TemporaryAugust 10, 2004A 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 Micke
  8. S01E08The Smoking Room S01E08Happy BirthdayAugust 17, 2004It'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 workf

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season028Episodes2005AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01The Smoking Room S02E01BzzzzzzzzJuly 26, 2005Janet's nephew Dominic shadows Robin for the day for his university thesis.
  2. S02E02The Smoking Room S02E02No Place Like HomeAugust 2, 2005A severe snowstorm has brought the roads to a gridlock and trapped everyone at work after hours.
  3. S02E03The Smoking Room S02E031987August 9, 2005Robin discovers photographs from the 1987 company brochure, bringing back mixed emotions of everyone's past portrait.
  4. S02E04The Smoking Room S02E04SmashedAugust 16, 2005The smoking room has been vandalised during a break-in. The smokers try to identify the culprit and end up suspecting everyone. Barry has ev
  5. S02E05The Smoking Room S02E05Pity The FoolAugust 23, 2005It's April Fool's Day and instructions have come from head office to mark the occasion with practical jokes to boost staff morale. Sharon -
  6. S02E06The Smoking Room S02E06QuittersAugust 30, 2005Despite being a smoker herself, Sharon is concerned about the amount of time being taken by the smokers for smoking breaks. So she has organ
  7. S02E07The Smoking Room S02E07Last Night A Graphic Designer Saved My LifeSeptember 6, 2005After saving an old lady from a mugger, Sally is front page news. Clint and Len are a little star-struck by the now famous Sally, which leav
  8. S02E08The Smoking Room S02E08Significant OthersSeptember 13, 2005The fact that Janet has a boyfriend is surprising enough, but the fact that he has proposed and she had accepted is even more surprising. M

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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