Extras
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Thieves attempt to steal GBP200,000 from Ricky Gervais using David Brent ID...Office DVD! "So it's a picture of David Brent sitting at a desk with that little smug look on his face!" It is the first time the Extras star has revealed details of the scam, which took place several years ago. Mr Gervais said he got his... In this article: Ricky Gervais, David Brent, DVD, HMV, Extras, and BBC |
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Independent.ie | 2 days ago
aiming FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN OF TV
...of going out on a high after two series. Ricky Gervais also bowed out after two series (and a Christmas special) apiece on The Office and Extras. Therefore, Corden and Jones are bucking history somewhat in their attempts to continue the...
In this article: James Corden, Gavin and Stacey, Ruth Jones, Mathew Horne, Rob Brydon, John Cleese, and Connie Booth
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Daily Express | 6 days ago
Les Dennis marries long term girlfriend
...in 2002 as the relationship was ending, due to Amanda s affair with actor Neil Morrissey. He began his fightback by appearing on Ricky Gervais s show Extras in 2005 playing himself, sending up the public perception of him as sad Les .
In this article: Les Dennis, Amanda Holden, Ricky Gervais, London, Got Talent, Carol McGiffin, Sherrie Hewson, Neil Morrissey, and Michelle Collins
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Independent.ie | November 20, 2009
Ashley Jensen staying in Hollywood
...her Hollywood home to return to the UK. The Ugly Betty actress found fame in America after her big break in Ricky Gervais' comedy Extras and, thanks to the weather and LA lifestyle, she can't bring herself to leave. Ashley, 40, told the...
In this article: Ashley Jensen, Hollywood, Ricky Gervais, Nativity, Botox, Martin Freeman, Ugly Betty, London, and UK
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | November 19, 2009
Ashley Jensen - 'Ricky and Extras changed my life'
It was 2005 when Jensen landed the role of Ricky Gervais's adorable-but-dim best friend Maggie in his much-lauded comedy series Extras, and her life changed dramatically. "I found the sudden attention very weird," she admits. "I still...
In this article: Ashley Jensen, Ricky Gervais, Botox, Martin Freeman, Ugly Betty, Louisiana, and David Tennant
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L.A. Times - Show Tracker | November 16, 2009
'Californication': Hank, meet consequence
Awkwardly. It was one of those painfully uncomfortable moments so often mastered by shows like "Curb Your Enthusiasm" or the bygone "Extras," and in this moment Duchovny proved just himself as capable as a Larry David or Ricky Gervais.
In this article: David Duchovny, Californication, Madeleine Martin, Rick Springfield, Tea, and Los Angeles Times
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Daily Mail | November 13, 2009
Daniel Radcliffe denies smoking marijuana after being caught up in drug scandal
...of his clean-cut Hogwarts image. He has also appeared as a sex-obsessed, chain-smoking send-up of himself in the Ricky Gervais sitcom Extras. Radcliffe is currently filming the last Harry Potter movies, Deathly Hallows, which will be...
In this article: Daniel Radcliffe, Cannabis, Harry Potter, Hogwarts, Tobacco, Jamie Waylett, Allegation, Harry Potter, Equus, and Deathly Hallows
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Sunday Mirror | November 12, 2009
Comedy Showcase: Phone Shop - C4, 10.05pm
...seal of approval. Disappointingly, there's no sign of former EastEnders Dean Gaffney or Shaun Williamson who manned the phone shop in Extras. This one is staffed by Ashley and Jerwayne (Andrew Brooke and Javone Prince). Emma Fryer's in it...
In this article: Pulling, Sharon Horgan, Ricky Gervais, and Shaun Williamson
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The Hollywood Gossip | November 12, 2009
Ashley Jensen, Terence Beesley Welcome Baby Boy!
...arrival of a beautiful baby boy on October 20, according to People. The Emmy-nominated Jensen, who previously starred on Ugly Betty and Extras, named the tyke Francis Jonathan Beesle. He's the couple's first child. Jensen and Beesley had...
In this article: Terence Beesley, Ashley Jensen, Ugly Betty, California, and CBS
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Independent.ie | October 30, 2009
Why American TV is having a laugh
...Hendrix for the first time. Office co-writer and star Ricky Gervais even had the cheek to have his second ground-breaking series, Extras, have a lame sitcom within a sitcom, pointing out in no uncertain terms just how old and tired...
In this article: Jay Leno, Tina Fey, The Office, US, 30 Rock, Golden Age, TV3, and Atlantic
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Wales Online | October 29, 2009
Theatre: Shaun Williamson talks Porridge life after square
...that. Williamson's career was in a post-EastEnders lull when, out of the blue, Gervais called to offer him a part in his TV series Extras and cast him typically close to the bone as himself. His character was struggling to escape his soap...
In this article: Shaun Williamson, EastEnders, Porridge, Ronnie Barker, Ricky Gervais, Albert Square, and Dirty Den
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Extras is a British television sitcom about extras working on film sets and in theatre. The series is co-produced by the BBC and HBO, and is created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, both of whom also star in it. Extras charts the lives of Andy Millman, his friend Maggie Jacobs and Andy's substandard agent and ex-Carphone Warehouse employee Darren Lamb as Millman rises to fame.
Extras has two seasons of six episodes each as well as a Christmas Special. The first episode aired in the UK on 21 July 2005 on BBC Two and on 25 September, 2005 on HBO in the US. The second series premiered in the UK on BBC Two on 14 September, 2006 and began airing in the US on HBO and in Australia on ABC on 14 February, 2007. The Christmas Special aired on 27 December, 2007 on BBC Two and on 16 December, 2007 on HBO. Both series are available on DVD in the UK and the US.
The series is filmed in a more traditional sitcom style than the mockumentary style used by Gervais and Merchant in their previous series The Office. Each episode has at least one guest star; a television or film celebrity, who play what Gervais and Merchant have referred to as "twisted" versions of themselves; an exaggerated or inverted parody of their famous public personas.
- Name:
- Extras
- Country of Origin:
- United Kingdom
- Directed By:
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- Ricky Gervais
- Stephen Merchant
- Written By:
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- Stephen Merchant
- Ricky Gervais
- Created By:
- Starring:
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- Ashley Jensen
- Ricky Gervais
- Shaun Williamson
- Shaun Pye
- Stephen Merchant
- Length:
- 90 min. (series finale)
- Format:
- Situation comedy
- Ending Theme:
- by Cat Stevens
- Broadcast Channel:
- BBC Two / HBO
- Number of Seasons:
- 2
- First:
- July 21, 2005
- Last:
- December 27, 2007
- Number of Episodes:
- 13
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