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Episode Four (The Office, Series One)
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| Episode No. | 4 |
| Airdate | July 30, 2001 |
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Episode Four is the fourth episode of the first series of The Office. "Training" is an alternative title for the episode. It was originally broadcast on 30 July 2001. The DVD extras for the series reveal this to be the favourite episode of almost the entire cast.
It's staff training day at Wernham Hogg, and an outside facilitator has come in to educate the Slough branch about customer care. David Brent, naturally, is determined to undermine him at every opportunity. Meanwhile, Dawn Tinsley and her fiancé Lee are having trouble in their relationship. Is this Tim Canterbury's moment to make his move? The answer is tragically inevitable. During the training session, Brent breaks into song, singing self-penned titles such as "Freelove Freeway". He also comforts Dawn with a composition about Princess Diana.
During the employee training seminar, Brent's singing/songwriting in rock and roll band Foregone Conclusion years ago becomes the focus of attention. Brent brings in his guitar to sing several songs, which were actually written by Gervais, including "Freelove Freeway".
In 2004, Noel Gallagher, the lead songwriter and guitarist for the rock group Oasis, recorded the song with Gervais in a professional studio. The new full band recording, which has an added verse, is available as a special feature of the Christmas Special DVD of The Office. A longer, one take version of the song is also available as an easter egg on the series one DVD. Gervais and Mackenzie Crook (as Gareth Keenan) subsequently performed the song at the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium in 2007.
In October 2006, the song was covered by a group of students from Cardiff University. Their version, Freelove Feeway became the theme to a national student campaign against the rising cost of University education, entitled Admission: Impossible. The song was performed live at the national student demonstration in Trafalgar Square on 29 October 2006 by Ed Jones, James Woodroof and Joe Al-Khayat. The campaign lyrics and music video are available online:
http://www.cardiffstudents.com/main/yourunion/campaigns/admim
- Free Love Freeway song lyrics and guitar chords - from BBC.
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| Episodes | Series One: One • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six Series Two: One • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six • Christmas specials |
| Creators | Ricky Gervais • Stephen Merchant |
| Cast and Characters | Mackenzie Crook (Gareth Keenan) • Lucy Davis (Dawn Tinsley) • Martin Freeman (Tim Canterbury) • Ricky Gervais (David Brent) • more |
| Elements | Handbags and Gladrags • Worldwide versions |
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