Sharon is obliged to spend a very uncomfortable half hour in the company of her staff when a heavy snowstorm traps the employees in the smoking room after office hours. A wave of nostalgia washes over ...

The Smoking Room, series two, episode one. First aired 26/07/05 BBC THREE Janet's nephew, Dominic (Mathew Horne), is conducting a psychological study into workplace dynamics for his university thesis.

The Smoking Room, series two, episode two. First aired 02/08/05 BBC THREE It's the end of the working day, but a heavy snowstorm has brought chaos to public transport and gridlock to the roads ...

its exploitation of work-place banality for laughs, The Smoking Room really has more in common with Are You Being Served?, with its broader sitcom humour and class-ridden caricatures. A high gag ...

Sharon pressures her nicotine-loving subordinates into staging a Christmas variety show for the local pensioners, so the smoking room is transformed into a green room for the nervous cast. Lilian's ...

It's the end of the working day, but a heavy snowstorm has brought chaos to public transport and gridlock to the roads, thus trapping everyone in the smoking room after hours. Sharon is forced to ...

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.