1st Special
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This takes place 3 years after the series.
David Brent is now a sales rep selling cleaning products and a minor celebrity doing personal appearances at nightclubs. He believes he was 'set-up' by the BBC when they made the original programmes.
Gareth Keenan is in charge at the Slough branch of Wernham Hogg, but still being wound up by Tim.
Tim still has feelings for Dawn but says that he will not pursue her on hearing she is returning for christmas.
Dawn and Lee are staying with Lee's sister in Florida. They have overstayed their visa and are working illegally. The documentary eam offer to pay for them to return to England for Christmas as they can not afford it themselves.
David Brent is continuously revisiting the office, to the embarrassment of Gareth, Area Manager Neil Godwin and the staff. He still believes he is popular with everyone and that Neil got rid of him because of this. He sued the company for unfair dismissal and won, but blew £42,000 of the money making a record of which he sold 150 copies - Gareth bought 5. We see the video David made to the accompany the single 'If you don't know me by now'.
Neil announces to David, Gareth and Chris Finch that he is getting married and to counter this David lies about the success of his love life 'on the road'. He becomes the butt of Finchy's jokes, Finch has moved on from being his ally since he left the company, and is challenged by Neil as to whether he will bring one of his girlfriends to the christmas party. David can not say no without it being obvious he was lying.
David makes a personal appearance at a nightclub where he just walks on stage and says hello - the crowd do not know who he is.
Gareth helps David join an online dating agency as he attempts to find a date for the christmas party.
Gareth holds a meeting to brainstorm the christmas party. Keith suggests inviting girls and a wet t-shirt competition.
David takes part in a minor celebrity 'blind date' competition in a nightclub dressed as Austin Powers and is rejected by the girl who, again, does not know who he is. He gets into an argument with her backstage and she throws her drink over him.
2nd Special
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David and Gareth are going through the details of the women sent to him by the dating agency deciding who he will see. Neil checks that he still needs two tickets for the party so that he can bring his girlfriend.
Gareth announces that Dawn is visiting and suggests Tim keeps his thoughts to himself this time.
David has his first 'date' and embarrasses the lady by talking about breasts the whole time.
Dawn visits the office and falls easily back into the ritual of winding up Gareth with Tim.
David calls another potential date but hangs up when, after saying she will not need anything to recognise him by as he has been in 'The Office', she says she hopes he is not the awful boss.
David has his second date, but he is not impressed with her and they sit in an awkward silence and at the end when asked if he would like to do this again says 'wouldn't have thought so'.
David brings his dog, named Nelson after Nelson Mandela, to the office. Neil objects to David disrupting work and tells him not to visit during office hours. David just takes this as another sign of Neil's jealousy of his poularity. He tries to prove this by asking if anyone wants to go for a drink with him but is met by a stony silence. Eventually Tim takes pity and says he will go for a drink the next day.
David makes another personal appearance at a disco but is hit by various objects from the audience. His unpopularity is gradually dawning on him and he tells his agent he is packing it in and wants to appear on 'Parkinson' instead (a popular UK chat show).
He is shown alone in a hotel room with a cigar and a glass of whisky fantasising that Wernham Hogg will sack Neil and beg for him to return having realised their 'mistake' in getting rid of him.
David and Dawn attend the christmas party. David appears to have been stood up by his date and Tim stands awkwardly with Dawn and Lee, as Lee puts down Dawn's ambition to be an illustrator.
David's date, an attractive lady, arrives and they get on like a house on fire - much to Neil and Finchy's surprise.
Tim and Dawn are getting friendlier when Lee tells her it is time for them to leave. There is an awkward farewell with Tim and she walks out as the DJ (Keith) plays 'I want you back for good'.
Dawn opens her present from Tim in the car. It is a paint set with the message 'Never give up'.
The party is in full swing and David is very impressed with his date and she is equally impressed with him. He sees her to her cab and promises to call her.
Dawn returns to the party and kisses Tim. When Gareth says to be careful as she has a fiance she replies that she doesn't any more and they leave the room together as 'Only you' plays.
The workers have a group photograph taken at the end of the party and David asks Neil to leave the group so that the 'old gang' can have a photograph taken. When the flash fails, David does an impression which has everyone laughing.
The programme ends with David asking the crew if they everything they need and walking out of shot.
