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Extras

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Universal acclaim based on 37 Critic Reviews

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Extras

Series Details & Credits

BBC-2 | BBC Two | Release Date: July 21, 2005

Summary: Andy Millman has given up his day job to be an actor, but finds he just can't land the big parts. In fact he's never even had a speaking role, so spends much of his time hanging around on set with fellow extra and best friend Maggie Jacobs. Andy envies the A-list stars but never misses an opportunity to ingratiate himself with them, hopingAndy Millman has given up his day job to be an actor, but finds he just can't land the big parts. In fact he's never even had a speaking role, so spends much of his time hanging around on set with fellow extra and best friend Maggie Jacobs. Andy envies the A-list stars but never misses an opportunity to ingratiate himself with them, hoping it will lead to that first elusive line of dialogue.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

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Metascore

83

Positive:

33

Mixed:

3

Negative:

1

Critic Reviews

100

New York Daily News

David Hinckley

Season 2 Review: As with the Gervais-Merchant "The Office," the more time you spend with the characters in "Extras," the more you feel their pain as well as laugh at their expense. Read full review

100

People Weekly

Tom Gliatto

Season 1 Review: A looser show [than The Office], another comedy of frustration, but with a feckless sweetness (which is exactly what My Name Is Earl lacks). [17 Oct 2005, p.39]

90

Variety

Brian Lowry

Season 2 Review: Despite mining what appears to be a played-out lode (yet another showbiz-insider comedy, complete with self-effacing celebrity cameos), the pair find hearty laughs in discomfort, elicit riotous turns from their guest stars and even manage a touch of pathos in the travails of the show's hapless hero. Read full review

88

Detroit Free Press

Mike Duffy

Season 1 Review: An instant chucklehead classic. Read full review

80

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Rob Owen

Season 2 Review: There's no question that "Extras" is a hoot, especially for anyone who spends much time observing the ins and outs of fame and the media, but Gervais is correct that less is more. Read full review

80

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Season 1 Review: Extras captures the stifling boredom and raging egotism of life behind the camera.

25

Chicago Sun-Times

Doug Elfman

Season 1 Review: Tedious. Read full review

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rox_roli

Aug 23, 2020

Excellent writing, amazing actors. Classic British sit-com with vertical storylines per episodes for the first season, very very very funny. Second season has a deeper "dramedy" vibe, with a broader horizontal arc for the protagonists and a bittersweet final

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brockcheese

May 28, 2019

Extras is a really good show that has superb writing about what it truly means to be a celebrity.

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Series Overview
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  Air Date: July 21, 2005
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  Air Date: September 14, 2006
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