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All Episodes 2005 - 2008
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  • 2005-07-21T20:00:00Z
  • 30m
  • 5h 59m (12 episodes)
  • Ricky Gervais + 1 more, Stephen Merchant
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • BBC + 1 more, HBO
  • Comedy
Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away.

41 episodes

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 working as an extra and living in a tiny, dismal flat. Andy however is too self obsessed to notice Maggie's plight.

2008-02-28T21:00:00Z

Special 2 Season 1 Outtakes

Special 2 Season 1 Outtakes

  • 2008-02-28T21:00:00Z20m

2008-03-20T21:00:00Z

Special 14 Season 2 Outtakes

Special 14 Season 2 Outtakes

  • 2008-03-20T21:00:00Z9m

Series Premiere

2005-07-21T20:00:00Z

1x01 Ben Stiller

Series Premiere

1x01 Ben Stiller

  • 2005-07-21T20:00:00Z31m

Andy and Maggie are both extras in a serious genocide movie being shot by Ben Stiller in England; however, Andy isn't satisfied with his minuscule role, and so goes to the genocide witness Goran to try and get him a bigger part.

Again Andy and Maggie are both extras on the same production, this time it's a period drama starring "hard-man" British actor Ross Kemp, who likes to play up to his tough persona. Another tough-guy actor, Vinnie Jones, is filming something nearby. When Andy brags to his rival, Greg, who's an extra on Jones' set, that Kemp could beat up Jones, the rivalry switches hands from the extras to the actors.

2005-08-04T20:00:00Z

1x03 Kate Winslet

1x03 Kate Winslet

  • 2005-08-04T20:00:00Z31m

Andy and Maggie work on a Holocaust film that stars Kate Winslet.

2005-08-11T20:00:00Z

1x04 Les Dennis

1x04 Les Dennis

  • 2005-08-11T20:00:00Z31m

Andy gets a role in a pantomime, starring opposite British TV presenter Les Dennis. As Dennis begins to approach a breakdown, Maggie gets to know the pantomime director's daughter, who appears to have had her life greatly warped by her parents.

2005-08-18T20:00:00Z

1x05 Samuel L. Jackson

1x05 Samuel L. Jackson

  • 2005-08-18T20:00:00Z31m

Andy and Maggie are this time working on an action movie starring Samuel L Jackson. Andy finds himself cornered into a friendship with an incredibly over-friendly middle-aged Welshman also working on the set. Maggie finds herself attracted to black actor Danny on set, but isn't sure how to talk to him because of his race.

Season Finale

2005-08-25T20:00:00Z

1x06 Patrick Stewart

Season Finale

1x06 Patrick Stewart

  • 2005-08-25T20:00:00Z31m

As Andy's useless agent still hasn't managed to get him any work, he takes it upon himself to get his sitcom script read by somebody. He manages to get it to Patrick Stewart, who passes it onto the BBC, who decide to develop it. However, Andy finds himself stuck developing the script with a nearly unbearably camp man, a problem he shares with Maggie, who unwittingly repeats it to Andy's colleague later on, possibly jeopardizing Andy's chances of getting his sitcom made.

Season Premiere

2006-09-14T20:00:00Z

2x01 Orlando Bloom

Season Premiere

2x01 Orlando Bloom

  • 2006-09-14T20:00:00Z30m

Andy finally gets the chance to make his sitcom, but things aren't going his way. Meanwhile Maggie is an extra on an Orlando Bloom film.

2006-09-21T20:00:00Z

2x02 David Bowie

2x02 David Bowie

  • 2006-09-21T20:00:00Z29m

The first episode of Andy's sitcom, "When the Whistle Blows" is getting harsh reviews but draws respectable viewing numbers. Andy begins to get recognized on the street and in pubs.

2006-09-28T20:00:00Z

2x03 Daniel Radcliffe

2x03 Daniel Radcliffe

  • 2006-09-28T20:00:00Z29m

First comes the success, then the backlash and the British press aren't about to change the rules. Andy has incurred their wrath and needs an experienced P.R. guru to help him. On the set of his new film, Daniel Radcliffe is trying his staggeringly poor chat-up lines on anything female.

2006-10-05T20:00:00Z

2x04 Chris Martin

2x04 Chris Martin

  • 2006-10-05T20:00:00Z28m

Andy encounters Coldplay's Chris Martin while recording an ad for charity and reluctantly agrees to have him do a cameo on 'When the Whistle Blows'. When his show is nominated for a Bafta Award, everything that could possibly go wrong for Andy during the night of the ceremony does.

2006-10-12T20:00:00Z

2x05 Sir Ian McKellen

2x05 Sir Ian McKellen

  • 2006-10-12T20:00:00Z29m

Andy's school mate Steve Sherwood visits him on set and inspires Darren to ask Maggie out on a date. Wanting to be recognized more for his acting abilities, Andy auditions for a new play directed by Sir Ian McKellen.

Season Finale

2006-10-19T20:00:00Z

2x06 Robert Lindsay & Jonathan Ross

Season Finale

2x06 Robert Lindsay & Jonathan Ross

  • 2006-10-19T20:00:00Z28m

Andy becomes fast friends with Jonathan Ross after making his first chat show appearance. The mother of an ill fan forces him to come and visit her boy at the hospital, so Andy takes Maggie along. Darren is given an ultimatum: arrange a meeting with Robert De Niro or get fired.

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