"Extras"
Chris Martin (2006)

Directors:

Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant

Drehbuchautoren:

Ricky Gervais (written by) &
Stephen Merchant (written by)

TV-Serie:

"Extras" (2005)

Erstausstrahlung:

5. Oktober 2006 (Staffel 2, Folge 4)

Genre:

Komödie

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Ex Girlfriend | Boutique | Dress | Award Ceremony | Saleswoman

Nutzerkommentare:

Comedy Gift that Keeps on Giving!

Besetzung

Ricky Gervais	...	Andy Millman
Ashley Jensen	...	Maggie Jacobs
Stephen Merchant	...	Darren Lamb
Shaun Williamson	...	Barry
Martin Savage	...	Damon Beesley
Shaun Pye	...	Greg
Chris Martin	...	Himself
Ronnie Corbett	...	Himself
Sarah Moyle	...	Kimberley
Jamie Chapman	...	Brains
Andrew Buckley	...	Gobbler
Patricia Potter	...	Andy's Old Flame
Geraldine Alexander	...	Boutique Saleswoman
Lee White	...	Sales Assistant
Julia Rayner	...	Telethon Producer

Länge:

30 Min (approx.)

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Dialogzitate:

[on the red carpet at the BAFTA awards]
Reporter: [to Maggie] Who are you wearing?
Maggie Jacobs: Maggie.
Reporter: No, who are you wearing?
Maggie Jacobs: Maggie Jacobs.
Andy Millman: No, whose dress is that?
Maggie Jacobs: Mine.
Andy Millman: [to reporter] She wins the award. Come on.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt "Deal or No Deal?" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Tea for the Tillerman

Comedy Gift that Keeps on Giving!

Possibly as perfect a sitcom half hour as British TV has experienced since the halcyon days of Blackadder and Fawlty Towers.

With Andy's sitcom becoming more pitiful so the plaudits start to come in; in this case, a BAFTA nomination. Beginning with a beautifully played pastiche of the Pretty Woman boutique scene as Maggie attempts to buy a red carpet dress, the day degenerates as Andy's attempts at credibility and dignity - with agent and Maggie in tow - are inevitably doomed to failure.

The denouement with Ronnie Corbett in a toilet cubical sets the postmodern seal on a landmark TV comedy series. This episode features too many priceless moments to mention, but the sight of Moira Stewart being frisked and Chris Martin wanting to rush home for Gwyneth's drumsticks are truly priceless!