Complete first series of the BBC comedy from Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant following the humiliations of professional film extra Andy Millman (Gervais) & his eccentric friend Maggie (Ashley Jensen) as they try
- & fail
- to gain significant lines or parts in various productions A host of famous actors send themselves up in cameo roles In & Ben Stiller& the Hollywood comedian is directing a film about the Bosnia conflict & Andy tries to win a role by making friends with the refugee who wrote the script In & Ross Kemp& the TV hardman tries to convince Andy that his image is real before being humiliated by the much harder Vinnie Jones In & Kate Winslet& the actress hopes her role in a Nazi war drama will win her an Oscar & Andy tries a little too hard to get close to her In & Les Dennis& Andy gets a break playing in a panto alongside the washed-up TV star In & Samuel L Jackson& Maggie gets into difficulties trying to prove she isn&t racist while Andy manages to get a line on a film the Hollywood superstar is making Finally in & Patrick Stewart& Andy manages to enlist the Shakespearean actor&s help in getting a script he&s written to the BBC but makes a fool of himself when he realises the script editor he&s meeting with is gay