Ross Kemp and Vinnie Jones

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> Andy with Ross Kemp
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> 2
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> Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
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> Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
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> 28 July 2005
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> 30 minutes
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> ### Previous
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> Ben Stiller
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> Kate Winslet
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> *"Tired of Andy’s whingeing, Maggie suggests he should break the golden rule and ask the leading man - Ross Kemp - for a line. But Andy finds TV’s tough guy, star of EastEnders and Ultimate Force, an imposing figure."*
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'**Ross Kemp and Vinnie Jones**' is the second episode of the first season of *Extras*. It was originally broadcast on 28 July 2005 on BBC Two and on 2 October 2005 on HBO. The special guests for this episode were actor Ross Kemp and professional footballer-turned actor Vinnie Jones.

## Summary

Andy is working on a television period drama starring Ross Kemp. Andy's rival, Greg, is working on a film with Kemp's rival, footballer Vinnie Jones, in the adjacent studio building. Kemp claims he has had SAS training and tells Andy that he is more of a "hard man" than Jones and that SAS actually stands for 'Super Army Soldiers'. Andy relays this information to Greg, who tells Jones. Angered by this, Jones confronts Kemp, who denies having said anything, and cowers at Jones's threats. After this embarrassment, Kemp admits to a disillusioned Andy that none of his prior claims were true, that his reputation as a hard man is fake and that wherever he works, he is bullied.

## Plot

Andy and Maggie are on the set of a period piece starring British actor Ross Kemp as Napoleonic Wars admiral Horatio Nelson. Andy is prominent in the background of a scene and is pleased, until he hears the director telling an assistant that they will cut "that fat little extra gets his face in."

Maggie is in wardrobe when the director comes in. He is not pleased with the look of her bosom and Maggie has to argue to make sure she is in the scene instead of another woman.

In the lunch line, Maggie is complaining about the bosom argument and Andy makes her laugh about it. They order from a desultory chef who pulls a dog hair out of Andy's lunch with his bare fingers.

At lunch, Andy says he's getting discouraged after hearing things like "cut before the fat bloke shows up." He talks about Ross Kemp, the lead. Maggie says that Ross is much better looking.

In between scenes, Andy's frenemy Greg approaches and boasts about his large speaking part in a larger film next door, starring footballer-actor Vinnie Jones. They give each other a hard time, Greg lording his money and bigger role over Andy and Andy making fun of Greg's trust fund.

Andy sits and notices he's near Ross Kemp. Ross begins a conversation with Andy boasting about his strength. He indicates that he is a secretly-trained soldier and acts very tough but comes off just rather strange.

Maggie has been eyeing a tall, handsome extra, Mark. Her first attempt to talk to him, in the line for the restroom, fails.

The extras as well as Greg are sitting around filling time. They talk about their jobs. Maggie says she works in a pub. Andy says he's a real actor, but Greg holds his feet to the fire and gets Andy to admit he really hasn't had any speaking parts yet.

Andy is visiting his agent, Darren Lamb, and complains that he hasn't gotten him any work. Darren suggests to Andy that it might be time to "throw in the towel". Shaun Williamson, a failed actor who is another one of Darren's clients, enters; Darren introduces him as Barry from EastEnders.

Leaving the set, Andy is complaining to Maggie about Darren's incompetence. She says he should fire Darren, but Andy says he couldn't bear it. He says he will find his own work. Maggie suggests he talk to Ross Kemp, since he's already talked to him, and ask him for a line.

Maggie tells Andy that she is too intimidated to talk to Mark – the extra she's been eyeing – because he seems so smart. He reads "the big newspapers" and she feels too stupid. With Andy's encouragement, she approaches Mark the next time they are on set. He invites her for a coffee.

In costume, Andy finds Ross Kemp outside the studio. They watch the studio where Vinnie Jones is filming. Ross starts talking about how much stronger and tougher he is than Vinnie. Andy asks him for a line in the movie, and Ross says he'll handle it.

Maggie and Mark are talking and laughing over her unglamorous roles as an extra. He invites her for a meal later.

Andy is waiting to be in a scene with Ross when Greg appears. He seems annoyed that Andy has a speaking part and they each boast about their own roles and the leading men in their respective movies. Andy says that Ross Kemp is much tougher than Vinnie Jones because of his specialist soldier training.

Maggie is having dinner with Mark. Afterwards, they go back to her apartment, and she invites him in for tea. They have a romantic time talking before having sex, which is interrupted when Mark insults Maggie's technique.

On set, Ross Kemp asks Andy why he told Vinnie Jones that Ross thought he was tougher than him, because Vinnie got wind of it and is now after Ross. Vinnie comes up to Ross and Ross caves. Andy realises that he has been faking his tough-guy persona. Ross is embarrassed and confesses to Andy he gets bullied on every production he's been on, and he can't get Andy a line as he has no power with the studio. Andy tries to make him feel better by complimenting his acting and the shiny medals on his costume.

## Cast

### Main

* Ricky Gervais as Andy Millman
* Ashley Jensen as Maggie Jacobs
* Stephen Merchant as Darren Lamb

### Recurring

* Shaun Pye as Greg Lindley-Jones
* Shaun Williamson as Barry (himself)

### Guest

* Ross Kemp as himself
* Vinnie Jones as himself
* Raymond Coulthard as Mark

### Extra

* Natasha Little as Lady Hamilton
* Peter Sullivan as Director
* Emma Thornett as Wardrobe Lady
* Tony Way as Chef
* Katherine Parkinson as Woman in queue
* Emma Gilmour as Female extra #1
* Barunka O'Shaughnessy as Female extra #2

## Quotes

* Ross Kemp: *"If Vinnie Jones comes near me looking for a fight, I will unleash hell."*
* Greg: (after Andy says "Hi Greg") *"Indeed I am."*
* Ross Kemp: (when asked what SAS stands for) *"Super Army Soldiers."*

## Trivia

* This episode marks the debut appearance of Andy Millman's incompetent agent Darren Lamb, portrayed by *Extras* co-creator Stephen Merchant. It is also the first appearance of Barry, a fictionalised version of former EastEnders star Shaun Williamson.
* English actress Katherine Parkinson makes a brief cameo in the episode, appearing as one of the extras in the television show (credited as "Woman in queue"). She is originally pictured sitting down and chatting with other extras, and later jumps into the queue for the bathroom in between Maggie and her love interest Mark. She squanders her chances of flirting with him by telling him that she has diarrhoea.
	+ Parkinson is best known for her role as Jen Barber on the Channel 4 sitcom *The IT Crowd*, which broadcast from 2006 to 2013. Her appearance in *Extras* precedes her rise to fame by roughly a year.
* Andy mentions to Darren – after the latter falsely states that the former is 45 – that he is 43 years old, dating the episode to sometime between January and June 2005.

## Cultural references

* Andy and Greg state that their filmographies include the television series:
	+ *Emmerdale Farm* (1972)
	+ *The Bill* (1984)
	+ *Casualty* (1986)
	+ *Silent Witness* (1996)
	+ *Family Affairs* (1997)
* Andy says a man looks like "Zippy from *Rainbows*", a 1972 television series, and then does an impression of him.
* Andy says "It's like he's writing to *Jim'll Fix It*", a 1975 television series.
* Andy tells a story about Laurence Olivier refusing to use stunt testicles on *Richard III* (1983).
* Greg mentions Vinnie Jones having made a film with Nicolas Cage – *Gone In 60 Seconds* (2000) – and John Travolta – *Swordfish* (2001).
* Andy states that he was in an episode of *My Family*, a 2000 television series.
* Ross Kemp mentions the 2002 television series *Ultimate Force*.

## Featured music

* "Fallen" by Lauren Wood (when Mark and Maggie go to her apartment and make love)

## Gallery

Andy looking unimpressed by Ross Kemp's attempts to cement his 'hard man' reputation
## External links

* 'Ross Kemp and Vinnie Jones' on IMDB