Jennifer Taylor-Clarke
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Jennifer Taylor-Clarke is a fictional character on the BBC2 comedy television series The Office
. She is the corporate manager overseeing at least the Slough
and Swindon
branches of the fictitious paper merchant, Wernham-Hogg. She is portrayed by Stirling Gallacher
.
Jennifer, like Neil Godwin
, is seen as a sharp contrast to the lead character of the series, David Brent
. She is a competent executive who is often bewildered by the half-witted antics of Brent, and unlike her subordinate, appears to be well respected by the majority of the staff at Wernham-Hogg (with the exception of the Warehouse crew, which is seen making sexist remarks to her in one episode). In the series one finale, Jennifer is promoted from a regional directorship to a corporate position, and informs David he has been selected by the board of directors to succeed her (however, he loses this opportunity when he fails a health examination). Following this, Jennifer remains in an overseer's role over the Slough branch.
Jennifer is not directly a comical character; her humour, rather, is drawn from her reactions to David's awkward and fumbling remarks. In the series two finale, she agrees with Neil's suggestion that David be sacked, going as far to offer him a generous redundancy package in order to be rid of him.
Jennifer appeared regularly throughout the first series of the show as well maintaining regular visits to the Slough branch in the second series. Jennifer did appear in the final episode of the show, but merely in a non speaking background capacity. In her fleeting appearance, it showed her to be getting on with David Brent again following her decision to sack him in the second series. On a side note, actress Stirling Gallacher
's real life pregnancy was hidden from view.
The character of Jan Levenson (at the beginning of the series, Jan Levenson-Gould) on the American version of The Office
is based on Jennifer Taylor-Clarke.
The Office (UK TV series)
The Office is a British sitcom television series that was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictitious...
. She is the corporate manager overseeing at least the Slough
Slough
Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
and Swindon
Swindon
Swindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...
branches of the fictitious paper merchant, Wernham-Hogg. She is portrayed by Stirling Gallacher
Stirling Gallacher
Stirling Gallacher is an English actress.-Career:Gallacher is possibly best-known for her role as Dr. Georgina Woodson in the British TV drama Doctors from which she left on Friday, 27 March 2009 after 6 years...
.
Jennifer, like Neil Godwin
Neil Godwin
Neil Godwin is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom, The Office, played by Patrick Baladi. Neil first appeared in the second series of the show as the UK Manager of Wernham Hogg, newly promoted from manager of the Swindon branch, thus making him David Brent's new boss...
, is seen as a sharp contrast to the lead character of the series, David Brent
David Brent
David Brent is a fictional character in the BBC television mockumentary The Office, as well as a recurring character in the NBC series of the same name, portrayed by co-writer and director Ricky Gervais. Brent is a white-collar office middle-manager and the principal character of the BBC series...
. She is a competent executive who is often bewildered by the half-witted antics of Brent, and unlike her subordinate, appears to be well respected by the majority of the staff at Wernham-Hogg (with the exception of the Warehouse crew, which is seen making sexist remarks to her in one episode). In the series one finale, Jennifer is promoted from a regional directorship to a corporate position, and informs David he has been selected by the board of directors to succeed her (however, he loses this opportunity when he fails a health examination). Following this, Jennifer remains in an overseer's role over the Slough branch.
Jennifer is not directly a comical character; her humour, rather, is drawn from her reactions to David's awkward and fumbling remarks. In the series two finale, she agrees with Neil's suggestion that David be sacked, going as far to offer him a generous redundancy package in order to be rid of him.
Jennifer appeared regularly throughout the first series of the show as well maintaining regular visits to the Slough branch in the second series. Jennifer did appear in the final episode of the show, but merely in a non speaking background capacity. In her fleeting appearance, it showed her to be getting on with David Brent again following her decision to sack him in the second series. On a side note, actress Stirling Gallacher
Stirling Gallacher
Stirling Gallacher is an English actress.-Career:Gallacher is possibly best-known for her role as Dr. Georgina Woodson in the British TV drama Doctors from which she left on Friday, 27 March 2009 after 6 years...
's real life pregnancy was hidden from view.
The character of Jan Levenson (at the beginning of the series, Jan Levenson-Gould) on the American version of The Office
The Office (US TV series)
The Office is an American comedy television series broadcast by NBC. An adaptation of the original BBC series of the same name, it depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company...
is based on Jennifer Taylor-Clarke.