10 Ways The Office Went From Great To Terrible

10. Dragging Out Jim And Pam's Relationship

With over 20 episodes per season The Office US was able to expand on the central Jim/Pam love story more so than Tim/Dawn's relationship which was only given 14 episodes to breathe. However, this also meant that the writers had to fill up the 188 episode run with an ever evolving relationship between the two.

One argument is that when Jim and Pam finally get together at the beginning of season four the gripping emotional rollercoaster was well and truly over. While the show could not have credibly continued the will-they-won't-they dynamic any longer - arguably they had already stretched it out for too long over the previous 50 episodes - as soon as they got together the drama was over.

While seeing the two together and happy throughout the next five seasons was charming the show was at its strongest when teasing us with the possibility of them being together but not allowing us to see it. This was definitely the strength of The Office UK which made the great decision to end on Tim and Dawn kissing in the final episode knowing that it could never top this moment.