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The Extra Special Series Finale

  • Episode aired Dec 16, 2007
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 24m
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Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Shaun Williamson in Extras (2005)
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Andy is unhappy with the fame he has achieved. When a new agent approaches him, Andy fires Darren and quits 'When The Whistle Blows'. Meanwhile, Maggie has hit rock bottom, having given up w... Read allAndy is unhappy with the fame he has achieved. When a new agent approaches him, Andy fires Darren and quits 'When The Whistle Blows'. Meanwhile, Maggie has hit rock bottom, having given up working as an extra and living in a tiny, dismal flat. Andy however is too self obsessed to... Read allAndy is unhappy with the fame he has achieved. When a new agent approaches him, Andy fires Darren and quits 'When The Whistle Blows'. Meanwhile, Maggie has hit rock bottom, having given up working as an extra and living in a tiny, dismal flat. Andy however is too self obsessed to notice Maggie's plight.
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  • Directors
    • Ricky Gervais
    • Stephen Merchant
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    • Ricky Gervais
    • Stephen Merchant
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    • Ricky Gervais
    • Ashley Jensen
    • Stephen Merchant
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    • Stephen Merchant
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    • Stephen Merchant
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    • Ricky Gervais
    • Ashley Jensen
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    Stephen Merchant in Extras (2005)
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    Ricky Gervais in Extras (2005)
    Ashley Jensen in Extras (2005)
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    Ricky Gervais
    Ricky Gervais
    • Andy Millman
    Ashley Jensen
    Ashley Jensen
    • Maggie Jacobs
    Stephen Merchant
    Stephen Merchant
    • Darren Lamb
    Shaun Williamson
    Shaun Williamson
    • Shaun Williamson…
    Shaun Pye
    Shaun Pye
    • Greg Lindley Jones
    Clive Owen
    Clive Owen
    • Clive Owen
    George Michael
    George Michael
    • George Michael
    Gordon Ramsay
    Gordon Ramsay
    • Gordon Ramsay
    David Tennant
    David Tennant
    • David Tennant
    Gareth Hale
    • Gareth Hale
    Norman Pace
    Norman Pace
    • Norman Pace
    Lionel Blair
    Lionel Blair
    • Lionel Blair
    Dean Gaffney
    • Dean Gaffney
    June Sarpong
    June Sarpong
    • June Sarpong
    Lisa Scott-Lee
    • Lisa Scott-Lee
    Chico Slimani
    • Chico
    Jonathan Ross
    Jonathan Ross
    • Jonathan Ross
    Vernon Kay
    • Vernon Kay
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    • Trivia
      Karl Pilkington: as an autograph collector waiting outside The Ivy.
    • Goofs
      In the department store, before Maggie asks Andy one of her inane 'what would you rather' questions, she calls him 'Ray' (his sitcom character's name) rather than 'Andy'. She does not call him Ray, she says "What would you rather do, right...".
    • Quotes

      Andy Millman: No. What are we doing? Selling ourselves. Selling everything. The happiest day of my life - oh, quick, I'll do the invites and bake a cake and get a press tent. Must have a press tent - it's a wedding. I must see pictures of meself with other people I'm in the programme with. Oh, now I'm pregnant - we must televise the birth. Quick, see if Ryan Seacrest will present it. Maybe it'll make E! channel's "100 Greatest Caesarians". I'm not having a go at you. I'm just sick of these celebrities just living their lives out in the open all the time. Why would you do that? It's like these pop stars who choose the perfect moment to go into rehab. They call their publicist before they call a taxi. Then they come out and they do their second autobiography - this one's called "Love Me or I'll Kill Myself". Well, kill yourself then. And the papers lap it up. They follow us around and that makes people think we're important, and that makes us think we're important. If they stop following us around, taking pictures of us, those people wouldn't take to the streets going "Oh quick, I need a picture of Cameron Diaz with a pimple". They wouldn't care; they'd get on with something else. They'd get on with their lives. You open the paper and you see a picture of Lindsay Lohan getting out of a car, and the headline is "Cover Up Lindsay, We Can See Your Knickers". Of course you can see her knickers - your photographer is lying in the road, pointing his camera up her dress to see her knickers! You're literally the gutter press. And fuck you, the makers of this show, as well. You can't wash your hands in this. You can't keep going "Oh, it's exploitation, but it's what the public want". No, the Victorian freak show never went away. Now it's called "Big Brother" or "American Idol", where, in the preliminary rounds, we wheel out the bewildered to be sniggered at by multimillionaires. And fuck you for watching this at home. Shame on you. And shame on me. I'm the worst of all 'cause I'm one of those people that goes "Oh, I'm an entertainer, it's in my blood". Yeah, it's in my blood, 'cause a real job's too hard. I would love to have been a doctor - too hard. Didn't want to put the work in. Would love to be a war hero - I'm too scared. So I go "Oh, it's what I do". And I have someone bollocked if my cappuccino is cold, or if they look at me the wrong way. You know what a friend of mine once said? They said I'll never be happy 'cause I'll never be famous enough. And they were right. And if you're watching this, I'm so sorry. You're my best friend. You're my only friend. And you never did anything wrong. It was everything else. I'll never do that again. I'll never treat you like that again. It's eating me that you asked me a stupid question once, and I just... I could've answered it and I didn't, 'cause I was... I'll answer it now: I'd be the penguin, 'cause I could eat the flying fish. I know what you're thinking - "why doesn't the fish fly away?" Well, it can't really fly; it's all glide and flap. They should be called 'glidey flappy fish'. I'm so sorry.

      Darren Lamb: I've been waiting to hear that, mate.

      Shaun Williamson: I don't think he was...

      Darren Lamb: He's a good guy. He is a good guy.

      Shaun Williamson: Yeah.

      Andy Millman: I'm gonna go now. Cheers everyone.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008)
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      This Woman's Work
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      Written and Performed by Kate Bush

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    7/10
    A satisfying blend of comedy and drama to end the series.
    I've been a long time fan of Ricky and Steve's works over the past decade and was anticipating the Xmas Special for quite a while. We all know it wouldn't have the same emotional and comedic impact as the Office Christmas Specials, but they did very well.

    At 1hr 25, It's not a minute too long or short. We witness the development , rise and eventual fall of Andy, Maggie and Darren and we empathise. Those of you looking for 85 minutes of non stop gags, you won't find it here. The drama of Maggie's unemployment and Darren's working FULL time in the carphone warehouse are dealt with emotionally and sensitively. But, just like the rest of their work, there is A lot of well observed and well written humour.

    My personal best moments.

    1) The Carphone Warehouse Dance.

    2) Clive Owen's cameo.

    3) Andy in Dr. Who
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      • December 16, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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      1 hour 24 minutes
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