Dawn Tinsley
| Dawn Tinsley | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Pilot |
| Last appearance | Christmas Special Part 2 |
| Created by |
Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant |
| Portrayed by | Lucy Davis |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Receptionist |
| Spouse(s) | Lee (fiancé) 2000–2004 split, Tim Canterbury |
Dawn Tinsley is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom The Office, played by Lucy Davis. She is a receptionist for paper merchants Wernham Hogg and was originally engaged to warehouse worker Lee. Her American The Office equivalent is Pam Beesly. She is also the inspiration for Laetitia Kadiri in the French version of the show, Le Bureau, and Anne Viens in the Québécois version, La Job.
Despite her engagement, it is apparent that she is attracted to senior sales representative Tim Canterbury, and he to her.
She resigns towards the end of the second series to move with fiancé Lee to Florida to stay with Lee's sister's family.
Her story continues in the Christmas Specials when the documentary producers pay for her and Lee to fly back to the UK to attend the Christmas party and reunion, set three years after the end of series two. She finally leaves Lee for the long-suffering Tim, after he encourages her to hold on to her dream of being a children's book illustrator, an ambition which Lee sought to put down at every opportunity.
Lee (Joel Beckett) has been Dawn's boyfriend since school, and as of the first series, her fiance for three years. Lee proposed through an ad in the paper rather than in person. Dawn comments that she believes he had to pay by the letter, as the ad merely reads "Lee love Dawn. Marriage?" She sheds positive light on this by commenting that it's rare to find something romantic and thrifty.
Lee's relationship with Dawn is constantly problematic, even though she stays with him up until the end of the series. Lee is essentially portrayed as a reasonable man and logical, dependable partner. However he is seen to be sexist and ungrateful towards Dawn; during one episode, he tells his coworkers in the factory that she will "take her milkers out for a tenner", upsetting both Dawn and Tim. He is also often cold and unsympathetic, and doesn't support Dawn's ambition. In The Quiz, Lee discusses plans for their future, citing that they will get married at a register office to save money and move in with his parents to save on rent. His plans for Dawn include her becoming first a mother, then probably a cleaner. He also apparently lacks a sense of humour, even trumping on a prank perpetrated by Tim on Gareth.
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