Extras: Season 2 Episode 3
With this, the third episode in the series, we’re treated to the opening credits from When the Whistle Blows. Once again, I’m left hoping for a return of the wonderful movie send-ups we saw at the start of the original series and the first episode of this one. It’s not that When the Whistle Blows doesn’t hit the mark; it’s just that it’s getting further away from the “extras” part of Extras.
The rest of the episode sees a return to the style of the original, with Andy and Maggie working together on the same film, although, Andy does have a bigger part in the movie, thanks to his newfound TV fame.
The film the pair find themselves working on is a fantasy movie starring Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe. Radcliffe enjoys himself, playing against his squeaky clean Potter image. He’s a sex obsessed teenager (so a normal kid then), who tries to use his star power to score with any female he finds on set, with disastrous (and hilarious) results.
Also working on the film is Warwick Davis, who has a scene with Andy’s agent that, in anyone else’s hands, could have been offensive (it’s full of small people jokes). But in Gervais’ hands, it works. We’re not laughing at Davis, but rather Millman’s imbecile of an agent. With friends like this, Andy doesn’t need enemies!
