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Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 83Audiences 84GoodWatch 83
Time to watch it all
6 h
12 episodes, about 30 min each
An episode a night: about 2 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 14 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+4
First aired
2005
July 21, 2005
Ended 2006
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
Primetime Emmy Awards2007 to 2008
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series2007Won
- Outstanding Television Movie2008Nominated
BAFTA Awards2007
- Best Comedy Performance2007Won
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
133 people
Ricky GervaisAndy Millman12 episodes
Ashley JensenMaggie Jacobs12 episodes
Stephen MerchantDarren Lamb12 episodes
Shaun WilliamsonBarry / Shaun12 episodes
Shaun PyeGreg Lindley Jones12 episodes
Andrew BuckleyGobbler5 episodes
Sarah MoyleKimberley5 episodes- JCJamie ChapmanBrains5 episodes
Martin SavageDamon Beesley4 episodes
Guy HenryIain Morris3 episodes
Liza TarbuckRita3 episodes
Sarah PrestonMake-up Woman3 episodes
Gerard KellyBunny2 episodes
Sophia MylesDefence Lawyer1 episode
Patrick MalahideMinister1 episode
Kate WinsletKate Winslet1 episode
Daniel RadcliffeDaniel Radcliffe1 episode
Eleanor MatsuuraProducer's Wife1 episode
Katherine ParkinsonWoman in queue1 episode
Les DennisLes Dennis1 episode
Samuel L. JacksonSamuel L. Jackson1 episode
Patrick StewartPatrick Stewart1 episode
Orlando BloomOrlando Bloom1 episode
Diana RiggDiana Rigg1 episode
Directing · 2
- Ricky Gervais Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- Stephen Merchant Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
Production · 2
- Jon Plowman Executive Producer
- Charlie Hanson Producer
Other crew · 1
- Georgie Fallon Production Runner
Tropes
Extras episodes
2 seasons · 12 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Ben Stiller, 7.7
- S1 E2 Ross Kemp & Vinnie Jones, 7.5
- S1 E3 Kate Winslet, 8.7
- S1 E4 Les Dennis, 7.7
- S1 E5 Samuel L Jackson, 8.0
- S1 E6 Patrick Stewart, 8.5
- S2 E1 Orlando Bloom, 8.3
- S2 E2 David Bowie, 8.2
- S2 E3 Daniel Radcliffe, 8.6
- S2 E4 Chris Martin, 8.0
- S2 E5 Sir Ian McKellen, 8.4
- S2 E6 Jonathan Ross, 8.2
- S2 E7 The Extra Special Series Finale, 8.9
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