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Martin Freeman\u2019s gritty police drama The Responder also functions as a miniature The Office<\/a> reunion, with another Wernham Hogg staff member making an appearance in the new series.<\/p>\n Fans of the legendary sitcom will remember Elizabeth Berrington from the two-part Christmas special, where she played pregnant office worker Anne, who became the overbearing desk neighbour to funnyman Tim Canterbury (Freeman).<\/p>\n She frequently disturbs his productivity in their scenes together, whether by patronisingly pointing out an incorrect date on one of his letters (above), or by graphically describing the exact sexual position that made her pregnant.<\/p>\n Anne\u2019s behaviour provoked more than one of Tim\u2019s famous looks to camera, with her challenging presence demonstrating how unfulfilling his life had become following the departure of his office crush, Dawn Tinsley (Lucy Davis).<\/p>\n Berrington and Freeman are trapped in close-quarters once again for The Responder<\/a>, although this time the circumstances couldn\u2019t be more different.<\/p>\n The new series from writer Tony Schumacher puts Freeman in the shoes of police officer Chris Carson, whose mental health is beginning to buckle under the demands of his job.<\/p>\n He is assigned a therapist (portrayed by Berrington) by the force to help resolve some of his issues, although his conversations with her are yet to bring about any breakthroughs.<\/p>\n With a limited number of sessions left and a strained family life on the brink of falling apart, let\u2019s hope she can work some magic with Carson in the four remaining episodes.<\/p> Speaking to\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, Freeman acknowledged the reunion, saying that the show was \u201clucky\u201d to have such talented actors filling its supporting roles.<\/p>\n \u201c[Elizabeth] was in the two Office Christmas specials; she had sort of taken the place of the annoying person who wasn\u2019t Gareth. She\u2019s lovely. She\u2019s great. And yeah, people like Elizabeth in smaller but important roles\u2026 we\u2019re lucky with who we got.\u201d<\/p>\n This is the latest in a string of high-profile projects for Berrington, who has recently made appearances in HBO\u2019s The Nevers<\/a>, Edgar Wright\u2019s Last Night in Soho<\/a> and ITV period drama Sanditon<\/a>.<\/p>\n Of course, her former Office colleague has also enjoyed a meteoric rise since getting out of the paper business, leading the cast of The Hobbit trilogy as well as taking major roles in BBC One\u2019s Sherlock and Marvel\u2019s Black Panther<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Responder continues tomorrow night at 9pm on BBC One. Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By David Craig Published: Monday, 24 January 2022 at 12:00 am Martin Freeman\u2019s gritty police drama The Responder also functions as a miniature The Office reunion, with another Wernham Hogg staff member making an appearance in the new series. 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