The Office: 10 Best Characters Who Appeared After Season One

10. Andy Bernard

Had The Office finished somewhere around the season seven mark (as it probably should), Andy would likely be higher up this list. A character who was given room to grow, he started off as a Connecticut Dwight, a foil who Jim could prank and wind up in the knowledge he probably deserved it.

Landing in Scranton, though, he quickly softened and gained levels to his character that were both funny and humanising. He was a blue blood who his parents never really cared for (he was originally given the family forename “Walter” until his parents decided it better suited his younger brother), still daft and annoying but with a loveable soft side.

His relationship with Erin even gave fans something to root for, even if it was never fleshed out like Jim/Pam or even Dwight/Angela.

It all goes wrong when Andy’s made manager in season eight. His character shifts dramatically, then shifts again, and again. Eventually he’s given a full heel turn, embarking on a boat trip to write him off TV due to movie commitments, and when he comes back, no one has a clue what to do with him. It severely damages an otherwise good character.