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Extras. Image shows from L to R: Maggie Jacobs (Ashley Jensen), Andy Millman (Ricky Gervais), Darren Lamb (Stephen Merchant)
Extras

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.

  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 175

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Extras trivia

The role played by Keith Chegwin in the first episode of the second series of Extras was originally to be played by ventriloquist Keith Harris (of Orville fame). However, according to reports, Harris turned the role down saying Gervais was asking him to spout racist language: "He wanted me to be a racist bigot, I would have had to say things like: 'Is the BBC still run by Jews and homosexuals?'. I thought that wasn't clever writing, it was pure filth. So I turned it down."

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