Under the Boss

The office belongs to a polished, much-admired executive and the assistant who protects his day: she moves meetings, hands him paperwork and knows exactly how much he relies on her. What he does not know is that she is quietly smitten, and that she measures herself against every attractive colleague in the building. Her self-doubt is the engine here. It collides with the arrival of a new hire, and everyone in the office has an opinion about it.

The assistant fusses over the boss's schedule, floats a dinner invitation she half-retracts as she makes it, then watches him go quiet when a new hire, Harriet, walks in. He cancels his morning commitments to give Harriet the tour himself. Next, the assistant insists the closed cupboard door means nothing while colleagues trade catty speculation. Inside, Harriet is handed a company hoodie, panics about how it will look and swears in front of the boss, who is delighted.

Flirtation with a closed door: lingering looks, innuendo from gossiping coworkers and a change-of-clothes setup. The free episodes stay at suggestion and the boss's polite restraint, so the heat is jealousy and anticipation more than anything shown.

A good match for office-romance fans who want self-deprecating humor, a British flavor and a lead who does not fit the usual office-fantasy mold. The assistant's inner voice carries the show, and episode 1 is where you learn whether you are on her side.