Extras

Name: Extras
Director: Ricky Gervais
Released: 2005-07-21

British sitcom

TV seriestelevision seriesQ23826

Started: July 21, 2005
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Ended: December 27, 2007
Creator: Ricky Gervais
Network: BBC Two
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 13
Cast: Ashley Jensen
, Ricky Gervais
, Stephen Merchant
, Shaun Williamson
+1 more
Genre: sitcom

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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 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.

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