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2005 • HBO
4.7
34 reviews
TV-MA
Rating
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Season 1 episodes (6)

1 01
9/25/05
Season-only
Series premiere. On the set of a Holocaust film set in a nunnery, Andy and the film's star, Kate Winslet, learn Maggie's latest secret.
2 02
10/2/05
Season-only
The tragic story of a man whose wife was killed in Bosnia is being brought to the screen--with a superstar actor directing. Andy attempts to parlay his friendship with the real-life widower--a consultant on the set--into a speaking role on the film.
3 03
10/9/05
Season-only
On the set of an epic period drama, Andy befriends 'EastEnders' actor Ross Kemp, only to find that Kemp's braggadocio doesn't sit well with soccer star Vinnie Jones, who's shooting on an adjacent set.
4 04
10/16/05
Season-only
While Maggie is doing everything possible to sabotage her romance with a handsome African-American actor, Andy is badgered into having dinner with a fellow middle-aged extra whose dour company he despises.
5 05
10/30/05
Season-only
Andy's agent finally gets his client a speaking role--playing a gay genie in a stage adaptation of 'Aladdin.' Despite Andy's best efforts, the play crashes after its star learns from Andy that his hot fiancee has been fooling around with a stagehand.
6 06
11/6/05
Season-only
In the Season One finale, on the set of an Elizabethan period piece, Andy pitches a sitcom-pilot script to Patrick Stewart, who exposes a new side of his personality.

About this show

Once in a great while, a man really has a chance to shine. Andy Millman is not that man. From the creators of 'The Office', Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, comes this comedy series about a nondescript Englishman who quits his job to become an actor.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
34 reviews
Andy Woodfin
January 13, 2016
And that's a good thing! Classic Ricky Gervais cringeworthiness combined with pathos. Wonderful stuff.
Joan Sullivan
February 17, 2022
Own this on DVD, but why can't I find it streaming in the USA???
kathryn fisher
January 12, 2015
The funniest!