[2] The cast also includes Ben Shockley, Lindsay Honey,[3] Raymond Griffiths, Sean Byrne and Alex Vincent.

Ben Shockley, Steve Coleman and Emma Louise Cargill attended a public showing on 7 December 2011 and provided a questions and answers session to members of the audience.

He was also complimentary about the quality of the acting and commented that "Both lead actors Mark Noyce and Ben Shockley are very convincing in their roles".

[6] Richard Cross of A Full Tank of Gas stated "Thankfully, while on the Ropes is highly derivative of The Office – particularly in the performance of leading man Mark Noyce, who also wrote and directed – it generates a surprising amount of good will on the part of the viewer thanks largely to likeable performances and a refusal to take itself too seriously".

[7] The British Comedy Guide editor Mark Boosey wrote "this mockumentary gets off to a faltering start as it struggles to focus on anything in particular".