Extras

Extras

2005
Extras
Extras

Extras

8.3 | TV-MA | en | Comedy

Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP6  Robert Lindsay & Jonathan Ross
Oct. 19,2006
Robert Lindsay & Jonathan Ross

Andy becomes fast friends with Jonathan Ross after making his first chat show appearance. The mother of an ill fan forces him to come and visit her boy at the hospital, so Andy takes Maggie along. Darren is given an ultimatum: arrange a meeting with Robert De Niro or get fired.

EP5  Sir Ian McKellen
Oct. 12,2006
Sir Ian McKellen

Andy's school mate Steve Sherwood visits him on set and inspires Darren to ask Maggie out on a date. Wanting to be recognized more for his acting abilities, Andy auditions for a new play directed by Sir Ian McKellen.

EP4  Chris Martin
Oct. 05,2006
Chris Martin

Andy encounters Coldplay's Chris Martin while recording an ad for charity and reluctantly agrees to have him do a cameo on 'When the Whistle Blows'. When his show is nominated for a Bafta Award, everything that could possibly go wrong for Andy during the night of the ceremony does.

EP3  Daniel Radcliffe
Sep. 28,2006
Daniel Radcliffe

First comes the success, then the backlash and the British press aren't about to change the rules. Andy has incurred their wrath and needs an experienced P.R. guru to help him. On the set of his new film, Daniel Radcliffe is trying his staggeringly poor chat-up lines on anything female.

EP2  David Bowie
Sep. 21,2006
David Bowie

The first episode of Andy's sitcom, "When the Whistle Blows" is getting harsh reviews but draws respectable viewing numbers. Andy begins to get recognized on the street and in pubs.

EP1  Orlando Bloom
Sep. 14,2006
Orlando Bloom

Andy finally gets the chance to make his sitcom, but things aren't going his way. Meanwhile Maggie is an extra on an Orlando Bloom film.

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8.3 | TV-MA | en | Comedy | More Info
Released: 2005-07-21 | Released Producted By: HBO , BBC Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070rj8
Synopsis

Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away.

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Cast

Ricky Gervais , Ashley Jensen , Stephen Merchant

Director

Ricky Gervais

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HBO , BBC

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Majikat The genius mind that is Ricky Gervais, what a concept for a comedy series! Managing to pull in some big names to basically take the mickey out of themselves, Gervais gets the big stars to do unbelievable things.
studioAT In the same way that in anything Rowan Atkinson does he gets called 'Mr Bean' in anything Ricky Gervais does he'll get called 'David Brent'.That's the reason that 'Extras', though successful, never quite lived up to the hype of 'The Office'.It's not for the want of trying. Celebs from both sides of the globe clearly were queuing up to appear in guest roles, from the great and the good.But that doesn't make it a good show. It's lewd, it's crass in it's humour at times, and I didn't find it half as engaging as 'The Office'.David Brent as an actor basically.
HeidiELove Yes I sometimes work as an Extra in probably every Irish TV Production ever made so yes this is just right on the ball for me. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the creative team behind the acclaimed British series "The Office," both wrote and star in this comedy EXTRAS (in which Gervais plays Andy Millman, a movie extra seeking a speaking role and Merchant plays his agent) that is a joint production of HBO and the BBC. Forget harping on about how different it is to "The Office" and get straight to the point of this show. It is Hilarious and fun walking around dilly dally with outrageous Period costumes trying to have a normal conversion to meeting the "Extras" who just call themselves Real Actors (You don't usually do this work). It shows some of the Background humiliation and does leave out a bit too. Probably, for me the constant "moaning" of Extras……... Challenging celebrities like Patrick Stewart and Kate Winslet, each episode may seem like a desperate attempt to get views but it does not even need them as the humor of both Gevais and Merchant is in a league of its own. Background Extra work is fun but as Ricky Gervias highlights it's a pretty desperate profession for Real Actor's - looking for a line or two :)
SnoopyStyle Andy Millman (Ricky Gervais) is a movie extra with unrealistic ambitions. Maggie Jacobs (Ashley Jensen) is his only friend. Darren Lamb (Stephen Merchant) is his incompetent agent.Ricky Gervais has found the perfect platform to use big stars to make fun of themselves. As a movie extra, Andy encounters all sorts of A-lists celebrities. It is a safe way for these A-listers to do one episode where they are their own alter-egos. Ricky can be mean-spirited and get made fun of as a fat little man. Only 13 episodes were made. Ricky should restart this show. I know most of the times these things don't happen, but there's always hope.