Extras – The Complete First Series
Classic Comedy from the Creators of The Office
Meet Andy Millman, Actor. Never forgets his lines because he never gets any.
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have struck comedy gold again with the critically acclaimed EXTRAS – THE COMPLETE FIRST SERIES, available on DVD/VHS from 31 October.
The BBC hit comedy, Extras brings to life the mundane tedium of the life of Andy Millman (Gervais). Andy is a desperate man. He's been an actor for five years but thanks to his useless agent (Merchant), he's never done any acting. Instead he's just a lowly film extra, walking around in the background while the stars do their lines.
Andy's only friend in the world is Maggie (Ashley Jenson), a fellow extra and a hopeless romantic. While Maggie pursues the man of her dreams, Andy decides he'll do whatever it takes to get himself noticed.
Each episode takes place on a different film set and features cameos from guest stars including Ben Stiller, Samuel L Jackson, Ross Kemp, Kate Winslet, Les Dennis and Patrick Stewart.
Arguably the best comedy to hit TV screens since The Office, the 2 disc dvd includes all 6 episodes from the first series PLUS over an hour of all-new, never before seen DVD extras including;
• Behind the scenes documentary look at Extras - The Difficult Second Album
• Finding Leo – Ricky & Stephen trying to persuade Hollywood's elite to appear
• Taping Nigel – a glimpse at the pranks played on long suffering editor Nigel
• Plus ….Outtakes and Deleted Scenes
Whether you laugh or cringe at Andy Millman, the talents of Gervais and Merchant are undeniable. EXTRAS – THE COMPLETE FIRST SERIES is THE comedy DVD of 2005 and a must for all Gervais fans and comedy DVD connoisseurs alike.
Available to buy on DVD/VHS from 31 October priced £21.99 and £15.99 respectively.
© BBC/Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant 2005
Starring: Extras