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Extras

Season 2

6 listed hours · 2005–2007 · BBC/HBO

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How this season is filed

Filed by Julian Hart · The Binge Brief

Ricky Gervais as a background player clawing toward fame while celebrity guests roast themselves in the doorway. Extras is short-run cringe with a finale people recommend first — Hollywood bit-player cruelty, Ashley Jensen's sweetness, cameo energy turned into a weapon.

TV Flash files Season 2 of Extras (2005–2007) on BBC/HBO as the last listed season of 2 — 6 listed hours, 2006-09-14–2006-10-19 from “Episode 1” (S02E01) to “Episode 6” (S02E06). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S02E06 Episode 6

    Series-two Episode 6 is the closer people recommend first — short-run cringe billed, Hollywood bit-player hunger taking a last, vicious bow.

  2. S02E01 Episode 1

    Series-two Episode 1 reopens the fame claw: Ashley Jensen's sweetness still the counterweight, the cameo energy now a known weapon.

  3. S02E02 Episode 2

    Series-two Episode 2 keeps the short-run perfect: no bloat, the bit-player still clawing, celebrity self-roast still the doorway gag.

  1. S02E01

    Episode 1

    Background artist Andy Millman has finally got his big break. He's trying to make a classy sitcom that will stand the test of time, but the BBC have different ideas - they're more interested in silly wigs and chasing ratings.

  2. S02E02

    Episode 2

    David Bowie sums up Andy as a little fat man who sold his soul, as Andy discovers that fame is not everything he thought it would be.

  3. S02E03

    Episode 3

    Andy Millman learns that you shouldn't get on the wrong side of the British press. He needs a reliable and experienced PR guru to save his career. Enter Darren Lamb, his agent.

  4. S02E04

    Episode 4

    An unprecedented array of stars turn out for Andy Millman's first BAFTA nomination. Awards, great ratings, and Chris Martin from Coldplay wants to appear in Andy's sitcom - things are looking up.

  5. S02E05

    Episode 5

    In pursuit of credibility Andy takes a role in a play directed by Ian McKellen, a two-hander called A Month of Summers. If only his agent had told him it was about gay lovers.

  6. S02E06

    Episode 6

    Andy Millman has changed. With a new celebrity chum, Jonathan Ross, he seems to be leaving old best friend Maggie behind. He even decides to get rid of his useless agent.

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