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Sitcom starring Ricky Gervais, set in the world of film and TV extras.

Sitcom set in the world of film and TV extras, from the Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant team that dreamt up The Office

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Ricky Gervais

Ashley Jensen

Stephen Merchant

Shaun Pye

Shaun Williamson

Ross Kemp

Vinnie Jones

Raymond Coulthard

Natasha Little

Peter Sullivan

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Tony Way

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Emma Gilmour

Barunka O'Shaughnessy

Charlie Hanson

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Fed up with having no lines, Andy decides he'll do whatever it takes to get some.

Andy Millman is a lowly film extra and, fed up with having no lines, he decides he'll do whatever it takes to get some.

Andy Millman is a desperate man. He's been an actor for five years but he's never done any acting. Instead he's just a lowly film extra, walking around in the background while proper actors do their lines. Andy's only friend in the world is Maggie, a fellow supporting artist and a hopeless romantic. Both are working on a gritty drama about atrocities in the Balkans directed by Hollywood star Ben Stiller. Andy is fed up with being pushed around in the mud for little reward and no lines so while Maggie pursues the man of her dreams, Andy decides he'll do whatever it takes to get himself a line.

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Sitcom set in the world of film and TV extras, starring Ricky Gervais.

Sitcom set in the world of film and TV extras. Andy Millman (Ricky Gervais) looks for his big break in TV or film but seems to be consigned to the background behind an array of famous faces

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