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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
Further details
Comedy actor Ben Stiller makes an attempt at directing. The film is based on the plight of a young man named Goran, who saw his wife and child killed in the Balkans war. Ambitious Andy manages to get a line in the script by effectively bribing Goran with a £15 Topshop voucher (lovely top, incidentally).
Meanwhile Maggie thinks she's found her ideal man. Unfortunately her superficiality shines through when she realises one of his legs is shorter than the other and that his disability affects his ability to wear stylish shoes. Her unique method of Chinese/Japanese distinction doesn't help her or Andy's career either.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 21st July 2005
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Ricky Gervais | Andy Millman |
Ashley Jensen | Maggie Jacobs |
Shaun Pye | Greg Lindley Jones |
Boris Boscovic (as Boris Boskovic) | Goran |
Steve Jackson | Jon |
Liza Sadovy | Jackie Greer |
Jay Villiers | Producer |
Eleanor Matsuura | Producer's Wife |
Jo Wyatt | Woman in Bar |
Thomas Byrne | Boy |
Paul Tripp | Grip |
Ben Stiller | Self |
Ricky Gervais | Writer |
Stephen Merchant | Writer |
Ricky Gervais | Director |
Stephen Merchant | Director |
Charlie Hanson | Producer |
Jon Plowman | Executive Producer |
Jenny Penrose | Line Producer |
Nigel Williams | Editor |
Anna Higginson | Production Designer |
Tracey Gillham | Casting Director |
Annie Hardinge | Costume Designer |
Martin Hawkins | Director of Photography |
Lisa Cavalli-Green | Make-up Designer |
Glyn Hughes | Composer |
Sam Dawking | 1st Assistant Director |
Jude Campbell | 1st Assistant Director |