List of Extras episodes

The following is a list of episodes from the BBC television series, Extras.

In total, there are thirteen episodes of Extras (six in each series and one 90-minute Christmas special).

Extras was created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, they also directed and starred in this series.

Andy's agent secures him the role of the (very camp) Genie in a pantomime version of Aladdin starring Les Dennis. Dennis is engaged to the much younger Simone Reynolds (Nicky Ladanowski) but is also on the verge of a breakdown due to the many setbacks in his career. When Andy discovers Dennis's fiancée cheating with a stagehand, he becomes very protective of Dennis and at first tries to keep him from finding out. But when Dennis decides maybe it would be best if he splits up with Simone, Andy reveals the truth about her. Devastated, Dennis stops in the middle of the first performance of the pantomime to berate the futility of his life and the lack of enthusiasm from the crowd.

Samuel L. Jackson is starring as a maverick American cop in a UK police thriller and a fellow extra (Steve Speirs) forfeits the opportunity to do a scene with Jackson, to Andy's benefit. When the fellow extra uses the favour as an excuse to befriend Andy, Andy resorts to lies and excuses to shake him off. The man's insistence eventually causes Andy to cave in and have dinner with his colleague, though Andy feels obliged to assure the other restaurant patrons that he and his dinner companion are not a couple. But the man's demeanour proves to be too much, and a frustrated Andy ends up plunging his face into his soup after being invited to the Ben Elton musical We Will Rock You before abruptly leaving.

Andy and Maggie are working on a production of Shakespeare's The Tempest alongside Patrick Stewart. Eager to get his sitcom script noticed, Andy gives a copy to Stewart, who in turn tells Andy about his own script: a lewd film in which he will star as a man who can undress women with his mind. Stewart agrees to circulate Andy's script, and the BBC invite Andy for a meeting.

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