"Extras" (2005) TV series 2005-2007

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

25 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

His parts are bigger but now they're overexposed. (season2)

Plot:

About an out-of-work actor who struggles for work when he keeps losing his parts to stars like DeNiro. However, he insists that they're "just lucky".

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Director | Sitcom | Workplace

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 19 nominations

Cast

Ricky Gervais	...	Andy Millman (13 episodes, 2005-2007)
Ashley Jensen	...	Maggie Jacobs (13 episodes, 2005-2007)
Stephen Merchant	...	Darren Lamb (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
Shaun Williamson	...	Barry / ... (10 episodes, 2005-2007)
Shaun Pye	...	Greg / ... (7 episodes, 2005-2007)
Sarah Moyle	...	Kimberley (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Andrew Buckley	...	Gobbler (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jamie Chapman	...	Brains (6 episodes, 2006-2007)

Runtime:

30 min (12 episodes)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:M | Iceland:LH | Singapore:M18 (season 1) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

New Wimbledon Theatre, The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

In some episodes, some lines by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are different in America than they are in Britain.

Quotes:

Maggie's Boyfriend: [while having sex] Oh, come on love, you're like a dead horse, put a bit of minge round it!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Taping Nigel (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Tea for the Tillerman

Better than I expected

After The Office and the superb Christmas Special, Extras had a lot to follow. Once I'd got over the newness (to me at least) of the other key actors, and the shock of seeing Ben Stiller playing himself as such a horrible person, I really liked it. The "Herman Munster" bit with the guy with the club foot had me laughing despite how cringe-worthy it was. Ricky's character is easy to sympathise with and the level of "shallowness" seems just right to me. However, on the BBC on Thursday, Extras is followed by Catherine Tate and Absolute Power with Stephen Fry, and both of these were on a par with Extras. That's 90 minutes of 1st class TV entertainment, lucky us!