▁man ages ▁an ▁office ▁s elling ▁burg lar ▁al ar ms ▁for ▁a ▁dead - end ▁company . ▁His ▁staff ▁of ▁age ing ▁employees ▁are ▁the ▁me ek ▁George ▁and ▁lif el ong ▁spin ster ▁An the a , ▁who ▁regularly ▁drive ▁him ▁to ▁fr ustration ▁with ▁their ▁old - f ashion ed ▁views . ▁Tony ▁st umb les ▁through ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁jobs ▁including ▁mod elling , ▁bar ▁work , ▁and ▁m im ing , ▁after ▁his ▁record ▁st all ▁col lapsed ▁( some what ▁literally ). ▁ ▁Dor othy ▁is ▁an ▁intellig ent ▁and ▁m ature ▁nur se . ▁She ▁and ▁Gary ▁frequently ▁split ▁up ▁and ▁are ▁occasionally ▁un fa ith ful ▁( including ▁one ▁f ateful ▁night ▁when ▁Dor othy ▁sle eps ▁with ▁Tony ), ▁but ▁they ▁always ▁end ▁up ▁back ▁together . ▁Tony ▁has ▁many ▁girl fri ends ▁but ▁his ▁true ▁feelings ▁are ▁for ▁Deb or ah , ▁whom ▁he ▁initially ▁just ▁wants ▁to ▁have ▁sex ▁with , ▁but ▁quickly ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with . ▁Deb or ah ▁is ▁often ▁disappoint ed ▁by ▁Tony ' s ▁ju ven ile ▁behaviour , ▁but ▁can ▁also ▁see ▁his ▁good ▁side . ▁The ▁two ▁finally ▁end ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁relationship ▁in ▁series ▁ 6 . ▁ ▁Cast ▁Martin ▁Cl unes ▁plays ▁Gary ▁Str ang , ▁manager ▁of ▁a ▁security ▁sales ▁office ▁with ▁two ▁old - f ashion ed ▁middle - aged ▁sub ordinates . ▁He ▁also ▁own s ▁the ▁flat ▁that ▁he ▁shares ▁with ▁D erm ot , ▁and ▁later ▁Tony .