• Most Popular
  • Most Shared

"Extras" calling it a wrap after two seasons

Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:37am EDT
British actor Ricky Gervais arrives at the 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles August 27, 2006 file photo. The comedy ''Extras'' won't return for a third season. Writer-directors Gervais and Stephen Merchant have decided to forgo another season of the BBC2/HBO series in favor of bowing out with a special finale -- the same way they ended their previous show, ''The Office.'' REUTERS/Fred Prouser

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The comedy "Extras" won't return for a third season.

Television

Writer-directors Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who also star alongside Ashley Jensen, have decided to forgo another season of the BBC2/HBO series in favor of bowing out with a special finale -- the same way they ended their previous show, "The Office."

"Extras" was nominated for an Emmy last year in the comedy series writing category; guest stars Kate Winslet, Ben Stiller and Patrick Stewart also received Emmy nominations. Gervais starred as a hapless actor looking for his big break.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
Television


More from Reuters

Photo

Obama blames "systemic failures" in U.S. security

KANEOHE, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama Tuesday blamed a combination of "human and systemic failures" for allowing the botched Christmas Day attack aboard a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner, in his first big test on homeland security. | Video

» More Top News
Leaves gather in front of an empty and boarded-up house in Youngstown, Ohio November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Castles built on sand

Rust-belt American cities like Youngstown, Ohio were battered by the downturn. Now they're ready to move on, but it won’t be easy. The first in a three-part report.  Full Article 

Route to Recovery
REUTERS/James Saft
JAMES SAFT:

Welcome to the "Teenies"

Shrinking financial sector? Paltry investment returns? Welcome to the the next decade. Don't worry, there's some good news, too.  Commentary 

COMMENTARY