What character does Sally Bretton play in The Office (UK)? The answer is Donna.
Sally Bretton plays Donna in The Office (UK). Donna is introduced during Series 1 as the daughter of David Brent’s friends Ron and Elaine, who comes to work at the Wernham Hogg branch and temporarily stays with David as a favour to her parents.
Her arrival gives the series another way to explore the office’s social awkwardness. Donna becomes involved with Ricky, a relationship that adds a younger and more openly personal storyline alongside Tim and Dawn’s quieter attraction. Her presence also exposes David’s tendency to treat ordinary workplace situations as chances for self-display.
The character is sometimes confused with Trudy, Brenda or Rachel, but those are separate employees introduced later or in different storylines. Trudy is played by Rachel Isaac, Brenda by Julie Fernandez, and Rachel by Stacey Roca. Bretton later became especially known for playing Lucy Adams in Not Going Out, but Donna was one of her early television roles.