Extras Series 2 Starts Next Week

 

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant return to BBC2 on Thursday 14 September at 9.00PM with a second series of their hit sitcom, Extras. Extras see Gervais play the character of Andy Millman, an actor who works an a TV and film extra in the hope it will be pave his way to a successful career in acting. Despite the fact he works closely with (real-life) stars he never seems to land the parts he really wants. Maybe it's the down to his incompetent agent (played by Merchant) or maybe it wouldn't be a comedy if he did.

Although not as ground-breaking as The Office, Extras is an original and funny sitcom. The formula works well and is funny in its own way. Although the character of Millman is different to that of David Brent some of the mannerisms of Brent are evident.

Series 1 guest starred Ben Stiller, Ross Kemp, Vinnie Jones, Kate Winslet, Les Dennis, Samuel L. Jackson and Patrick Stewart. Series 2 promises more stars: David Bowie, Chris Martin, Orlando Bloom, Daniel Radcliffe, Sir Ian McKellen, Germaine Greer, Diana Rigg, Moira Stewart, Richard Briers, Ronnie Corbett, Robert Lindsay, Keith Chegwin and Stephen Fry

Visit the offical Extras home page here.

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