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Extras

Season Two

Still not convinced this is a work of unparalled genius, but there's just enough in Extras to keep it watchable. In a way, it's a much smaller scale enterprise than The Office, despite the gaggle of cameos they've roped in (this series includes Orlando Bloom, David Bowie, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Sir Ian McKellen, Daniel Radcliffe, Robert Lindsay and Keith Chegwin).

For series two, Andy Millman (Ricky Gervais) has landed a sitcom, but it's not turning out to be the realistic show that's going to stand the test of time he wanted it to be (hmmm, what can he be thinking of there?). Meanwhile his sidekick Maggie is still arsing about as an extra - first ep sees her in some legal drama w Orlando Legolas, who can't believe she doesn't fancy him (and craps on about how everyone fancied him and not Johnny Depp on the Pirates set).

Sort of works, but it is all pretty luvvieish really, and the bits where celebs say outrage stuff (Keith Chegwin going on about blacks, queers and jews in this one) just so Millman can be baffled is getting a bit tired...