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Although the sitcom is commercially successful, pulling six million weekly viewers, it is a flop with critics who mercilessly bash both it and Andy.

#Extras s01e01 torrent series#

Series Two largely chronicles Andy's frustrations with his sitcom- When the Whistle Blows-which is heavily rewritten by BBC producers, resulting in it being a lowest-common-denominator comedy that relies on a multitude of catchphrases, offensive stereotypes and silly costumes for cheap laughs. Andy gets a meeting with BBC comedy producers who greenlight his project and agree to allow him to play the starring role in the show. In the conclusion of season one, Andy delivers a sitcom script he has written to Patrick Stewart, who, in turn, passes it along to the BBC through his production company. Reasons include celebrities confessing that they have no real power to help, or (more often) Andy inadvertently offending the star which results in his immediate dismissal from the set. Although often successful in these endeavours, circumstances always arise that prevent Andy from advancing his career. Lamb frequently tries to undermine Andy by suggesting Williamson (who Lamb refers to by his former EastEnders character name, 'Barry') is better suited for various acting roles that are offered to Andy.įed up with life as an extra who is always being cut out of scenes just as he manages to get his face on camera, Andy shamelessly kisses up to celebrities and producers in an effort to try to get screen time or a line of dialogue. Darren is assisted by former soap opera star Shaun Williamson, who plays himself. He is incompetent, often taking no steps at all to find work for Andy, and even discouraging potential employers from hiring his client due to his flabby physique, age, and lack of acting experience. Andy's agent, Darren Lamb ( Stephen Merchant), has no real experience in the field of entertainment.

Unlike Andy, Maggie has no aspirations toward being anything more than an extra.

Maggie is well-meaning but ditzy, often missing obvious social cues and failing to exhibit appropriate tact and subtlety in conversations. Andy is accompanied on his various projects by his platonic best friend and fellow extra, Maggie Jacobs ( Ashley Jensen). Shaun Williamson as Barry from EastEnders (himself)Īndy Millman ( Ricky Gervais) is an aspiring actor who can only find work as an extra, which he calls being a 'background artist' as a means of making the work seem more dignified.Stephen Merchant as Darren Lamb (credited as 'Agent').The show has been critically acclaimed, and has a Metacritic score of 81/100. Each episode has at least one guest star: a television or film celebrity, who play what Gervais and Merchant have referred to as 'twisted' versions of themselves an exaggerated or inverted parody of their public personas. 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.

Both series are available on DVD and, at various times, through streaming services in the UK and the US. The Christmas Special aired on 27 December 2007 on BBC One and on 16 December 2007 on HBO. 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 first episode aired in the UK on 21 July 2005 on BBC Two and on 25 September 2005 on HBO in the US. Extras follows the lives of Andy Millman (Gervais), his platonic 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.Įxtras has two series of six episodes each as well as a Christmas Special. The series was co-produced by the BBC and HBO and was written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, both of whom starred in it. For other uses, see Extras.Įxtras is a British sitcom about extras working in television, film, and theatre.