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Extras: Season 1
  • Network: BBC-2 , BBC Two
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 21, 2005
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3
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Metascore
81 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 37 Ratings

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  • Starring: Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen
  • Summary: Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the creative team behind the acclaimed British series "The Office," both wrote and star in this new comedy (in which Gervais plays Andy Millman, a movie extra seeking a speaking role and Merchant plays his agent) that is a joint production of HBO and the BBC. Look for numerous celebrity cameos from the likes of Ben Stiller and Kate Winslet.… Expand
  • Genre(s): Comedy

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    100
    If you loved "The Office" you may have grave doubts that any followup comedy could be as good and as quote-the-dialogue funny. "Extras" is that - another triumph, and a perfect Sunday-night companion piece for "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Joy Press
    60
    Gervais is a comic genius specializing in the art of discomfort, but this new character doesn't have the same compelling anti-charisma as The Office's David Brent--in part because Andy is such a peripheral figure in his workplace, but also because he's a more subtle creation, a mixed bag of the admirable and reprehensible.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    25
    Tedious.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 27
  3. Negative: 3 out of 27
  1. zizzoT
    10
    Smart, hilarious, sad, and heartwarming. A brilliant show. It ended with me wishing for more. Ricky Gervais is absolutely hilarious in this show. Deserved the emmy. Acting is great, the guest performances are hysterical, couldn't ask for more from "Extras."… Expand
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  2. Rosco
    10
    Another one of Ricky Gervais' genius creations, Extra's is absolutely awesome!! Comparisons to The Office are pointless, its different and deserves to be treated so because its another work of art by the legend that is Ricky Gervais. Superbly well written from start to finish and the guest stars throughout play their parts to perfection. All round it is simply sensational, reaffirming Ricky Gervais' place as one of the greatest comic writers off all time.… Expand
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  3. haed
    0
    poor
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