Extra is a masterpiece produced by The Office producer Ricky Gervais and screenwriter Stephen Merchant, which was broadcast by BBC in 2001. After the first episode, Gervais played Andy Millman, a guy who resigned from the bank to realize his dream, but always played only minor supporting roles. In fact, he rarely got a speaking role, so he stayed in the actors' lounge all day with other extras. Including his good friend Maggie Jacobs, envies the protagonists. Stephen Merchant plays the agent of Andy in the play. Each episode of Extra will have a special episode featuring different guest stars, including Samuel L Jackson (Samuel Jackson), Kate Winslet (Kate Winslet-"Titanic"), Ben Stiller (Ben Stiller-"meet your father-in-law"), V.