Extras (2005)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Ricky Gervais
Andy Millman / Creator / Executive Producer / Director / Writer
Ashley Jensen
Maggie Jacobs
Stephen Merchant
Darren Lamb / Creator / Executive Producer / Director / Writer
Shaun Williamson
Barry / Shaun
Shaun Pye
Greg Lindley Jones
Jon Plowman
Executive Producer
Charlie Hanson
Producer
Andrew Buckley
Gobbler
Sophia Myles
Defence Lawyer
Patrick Malahide
Minister
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe
Eleanor Matsuura
Producer's Wife
Katherine Parkinson
Woman in queue
Les Dennis
Les Dennis
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart
Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom
Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg
Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller
David Bowie
David Bowie
Keith Chegwin
Keith Chegwin
Vinnie Jones
Vinnie Jones
Ross Kemp
Ross Kemp
Chris Martin
Chris Martin
Ronnie Corbett
Ronnie Corbett
Richard Briers
Richard Briers
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
Jonathan Cake
Steve Sherwood
Rufus Wright
Fran
Robert Lindsay
Robert Lindsay
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Peter Sullivan
Film Director
Guy Henry
Iain Morris
Liza Sadovy
Jackie Greer
Warwick Davis
Warwick
Francesca Martinez
Francesca
Boris Boscovic
Goran
Rufus Jones
Journalist
Jay Villiers
Producer
Raymond Coulthard
Mark
Natasha Little
Lady Hamilton
Tony Way
Chef
Emma Thornett
Wardrobe Lady
Michael Wildman
Danny
Steve Speirs
Dullard
Rebecca Gethings
Lizzie
Charlotte Palmer
Suzanne
Kevin Moore
Father
Lucinda Raikes
Lisa
Paul Pariser
Spark
Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross
Paul Albertson
Maggie's Date
Penny Ryder
Parent's Friend
Alex Dee
Fritz (uncredited}
Mark Kermode
Mark Kermode
Gerard Kelly
Bunny
Geraldine Alexander
Boutique Saleswoman
David Frost
David Frost
Natalie Hallam
When the Whistle Blows Floor Manager (uncredited)
Fern Britton
Fern Britton
Phillip Schofield
Phillip Schofield
Nick Ferrari
Nick Ferrari
Richard Madeley
Richard Madeley
Judy Finnigan
Judy Finnigan
Helen Anderson
Daniel's Mum
Pascal Langdale
Mark
Naomi Bentley
Linda
Liza Tarbuck
Rita
Chad Shepherd
Bouncer
Katherine Jakeways
Louise
Sarah Preston
Make-up Woman
Mark Lawson
Mark Lawson
Steve Jackson
Jon
Jo Wyatt
Woman in bar
Thomas Byrne
Boy
Paul Tripp
Grip
Emma Gilmour
Female extra
Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Woman extra
John Kirk
Mike
Pamela Lyne
Old Lady
Nicky Ladanowski
Simone
Linda Beckett
Lizzie's Mum
Stephen Swift
Wishy Washy
Stuart Ramsay
Dancer
Kate Smith
Drunk Woman
Susan Scott
Old Friend
Joanna Burnett
Staff Member
Grace Kingslene
Actress
Nick Ball
Waiter
Martin Savage
Damon Beesley
Michelle Terry
Female Extra
Marlon Bulger
Male Extra
Michael Vivian
Film Director
Naomi Taylor
Secretary
Sarah Moyle
Kimberley
Jamie Chapman
Brains
Colin Wakefield
Judge
Toby Walton
Sitcom Director
Claire Adams
Cathy
Ryozo Kohira
Mr. Yamaguchi
Richard Morris
Homeless Man
David Earl
Obsessive Fan
Nicola Sanderson
Receptionist
Katy Wix
Girl in Nightclub
Bob Mercer
Nightclub Punter
James Dowdeswell
Count Fuckula
Eleanor Tremain
Claire
Wendy Nottingham
Mother
Russell Ramsey
Boy
Lucia Giannecchini
Waitress
Matt Green
A.D.
Lowri Turner
Lowri Turner
Matthew Wright
Matthew Wright
Patricia Potter
Andy's Old Flame
Lee White
Sales Assistant
Julia Rayner
Telethon Producer
Toby Longworth
BAFTA Executive
John Peters
'Holby' Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 21, 2005
StatusEnded
Seasons2
Episodes12
Running Time30m
Content RatingTV-MA
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
Extras is a British sitcom about extras working in television, film, and theatre. The series was co-produced by the BBC and HBO, and written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, both of whom starred in it. It follows the lives of Andy Millman (Gervais), his friend Maggie Jacobs (Ashley Jensen) and Andy's substandard agent and part-time retail employee Darren Lamb (Merchant) as Millman muddles through life as an anonymous "background performer" who eventually finds success as a B-list sitcom star.
Extras has two series of six episodes each as well as a Christmas Special. The first episode aired in the UK on 21 July 2005 on BBC Two and on 25 September 2005 on HBO in the US. The second series premiered in the UK on BBC Two on 14 September 2006 and began airing in the US on HBO and in Australia on ABC on 14 February 2007. The Christmas Special aired on 27 December 2007 on BBC One and on 16 December 2007 on HBO. Both series are available on DVD and, at various times, through streaming services in the UK and the US.
The series is filmed in a more traditional sitcom style than the mockumentary style used by Gervais and Merchant in their previous series The Office. Each episode has at least one guest star: a television or film celebrity who plays what Gervais and Merchant have referred to as "twisted" versions of themselves—an exaggerated or inverted parody of their public persona. The show has been critically acclaimed, and has a Metacritic score of 81/100.