Extras
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2005 - 2007
- 13 episodes (2 series)
Andy Milman is a TV and film extra who dreams of stardom and that elusive big break. Stars Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Stephen Merchant, Shaun Williamson, Sarah Moyle and more.
Streaming rank this week: 413
Episode menu
Special
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 27th December 2007
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 85 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ricky Gervais | Andy Millman |
| Ashley Jensen | Maggie Jacobs |
| Stephen Merchant | Darren Lamb |
| Shaun Williamson | Barry off EastEnders |
| Sarah Moyle | Kimberley |
| Andrew Buckley | Gobbler |
| Jamie Chapman | Brains |
| Shaun Pye | Greg Lindley Jones |
| Guy Henry | Iain Morris |
| Liza Tarbuck | Rita |
| Gerard Kelly | Bunny |
| Adam James | Tre Cooper |
| Nicola Redmond | Journalist |
| Steve Brody | Estate Agent |
| Ben Willbond | Film Director |
| Frog Stone | 1st AD |
| Susy Kane | Amy |
| Toby Foster | Northern Comic |
| Claudia Sermbezis | Wren |
| Lolita Chakrabarti | Maitre D |
| Stuart McQuarrie | Shop Manager |
| Scott Baker | Paparazzi |
| Kerry Godliman | Floor Manager |
| Jason Barnett | Doorman |
| Fergus Craig | Runner |
| Dan Tetsell | Extra |
| Karl Pilkington | Fan |
| Liam Barham | Child |
| Jonathan Ross | Self |
| Clive Owen | Self |
| George Michael | Self |
| Gordon Ramsay | Self |
| David Tennant | Self |
| Gareth Hale | Self |
| Norman Pace | Self |
| Lionel Blair | Self |
| Dean Gaffney | Self |
| June Sarpong | Self |
| Lisa Scott-Lee | Self |
| Chico | Self |
| Vernon Kay | Self |
| Ricky Gervais | Writer |
| Stephen Merchant | Writer |
| Ricky Gervais | Director |
| Stephen Merchant | Director |
| Charlie Hanson | Producer |
| Jon Plowman | Executive Producer |
| Ricky Gervais | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Merchant | Executive Producer |
| Eirwen Davies | Line Producer |
| Richard Halladay (as Richard Halladey) | Editor |
| Graham Barker | Editor |
| Tracey Gillham | Casting Director |
| Annie Hardinge | Costume Designer |
| Lisa Cavalli-Green | Make-up Designer |
| Glyn Hughes | Composer |
| Nicky Bligh | Casting Director |
| Sam Dawking | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
Gervais planning Extras one-off
Comedian Ricky Gervais has admitted he is planning a one-hour special of his hit TV comedy Extras.
BBC News, 18th November 2008Extras attacked celebrity - with a little help from George Michael, David Tennant et al
There is a lot to be said for corsets. This extra-special episode of Extras (BBC1) did go on a bit. Quite a lot. Virtually indefinitely. Like joy it was unconfined but, oddly, not at all joyful.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 28th December 2007The Extras Christmas special (most probably the last ever episode of the series) is on BBC1 Thursday, December 27. I watched it on preview disc last night - and kind of enjoyed it. Worry not, interested parties, I shan't spoil plot details. However, it is overlong, too keen to grab at pathos (Maggie's circumstances dramatically reduced - cue lots of shots of her cleaning urinals for a living) and culminates in a very odd speech from Andy Millman/Ricky Gervais about the nature of celebrity, which brought to mind - shudder! - Jimmy Corkhill/Phil Redmond's 10-minute rant in the final Brookside ... should that comparison mean anything to anyone.
Graham Kibble-White, Off The Telly, 8th December 2007