Rik Danson

Rik Danson is a solicitor. He made his debut in June 2005. He is played by Rik Makarem

Storylines
Rik Danson was the replacement for Sophie Goodman. Steve & Gary decided to quietly remove her from the firm due to her illness. Rik was invited on the 2004 Christmas party, which unsettled Charlotte Maxwell. Rik joined the firm in 2005. Just weeks later, Charlotte decided to leave after 16 years, due to the atmosphere changing, which made her unhappy. Rik fits in ok, bringing his secretary, Andrea Marsh, with him. In 2010, Rik's brother Chris joins the firm, causing chaos. When Andrea leaves due to moving house, Ruth Baker takes over the job. In summer 2012, Leah sends an email to Lesley & Ruth with demeaning information about the bosses, which Rik sees. Leah almost gets sacked, however Rik says everything is fine. Rik even says "if you want me to go, i'll go". However, Leah's relationship with Rik & Chris was made very tense after this. Rik began making nasty remarks to Leah, undermining her about her handwriting and similar reasons. Rik has also accused Nicolas of walking around and unnerving Clare which wasn't true. This caused Nicolas, who was suffering from panic attacks, to have a complete mental breakdown.

Rik has been absent from the office since March 2020, due to shielding from the Covid-19 pandemic. It is unknown when he will appear again.

Personality
during his early years, Rik was shown to be more work orientated than Steve & Gary, however was ok personality wise. However from 2012, Rik became cold, sarcastic and manipulative. He is also very effeminate, and has been known to run from the rain and try and get Out of any hard work, unless necessary. He is known to make things up to get his point across, most notably in 2015 with situations involving Nicolas. He doesn't like animals and children (though strangely, young Leo Carpenter took to him, and invited him to his birthday party).

Family
Several members of the Danson family have been introduced or mentioned over the years. Rik has a rarely mentioned mother, who is british, and a frequently mentioned father, who is Fijian. He has two brothers, Chris, who also works in the office, and Jimi, who has been occasionally seen. Jimi's son, Richard, has also helped out on two occasions, when staff in low. Chris has two children also.