Series 1 - Samuel L Jackson

Episode 5
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Episode no.	5
Original airdate	18 August 2005
Written by	Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant
Directed by	Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant
Guest stars	Samuel L. Jackson

The fifth episode of the first series of Extras.

Plot

Andy and Maggie are working as extras on a film starring Samuel L Jackson. Andy gets approached by another extra who is desperate to be his mate. An assistant director comes up to them and offers the other extra a line with Sam Jackson. He’s not able to do it because he’s already been seen but he suggests that Andy should do it and the AD gives Andy the part. To repay the favor, the man wants Andy to take him out to dinner, but Andy refuses. He then decides that he must avoid him forever. Yet the man finds him after work and he ends up agreeing to go to dinner with him. Meanwhile, Maggie tries to get close to Dan, a black actor that she fancies on the film. Yet she is concerned about coming across as racist. They go out on a date but it doesn’t go well because she’s so worried about offending him. The next day on the set she tries to prove to him that she’s not worried about it, but she ends up embarrassing herself in front of Samuel L Jackson while Andy loses his part after he tries to come to her rescue.

Quotes

• Andy: Sarge, those lads keep saying “Afternoon, Cunts-able,” but making it sound like you-know-what. What’ll I do to ‘em? Can I hit ‘em?
• Andy: He doesn't think you're a racist.
  Maggie: He does! He's just seen me say to a black woman, "You're not allowed to sit on this bus." It's like that whole racism-on-a-bus incident all over again.
  Andy: What, the Rosa Parks incident??
  Maggie: It wasn't in a park, it was on a bus.
  Andy: Sure.
  Andy: Well, there is that test I can give you.
  Maggie: What test?
  Andy: The racism test they give you when you join the Council to make sure you're not a racist.
  Maggie: I've never heard of it.
  Andy: Yeah, do you want to do it? Just ten questions-- You've got to answer totally honestly, okay? Just realax, you've got nothing to worry about... unless you are a racist... Okay, question one: Who would rather see with their shirt off? Brad Pitt or Sir Trevor McDonald?
  Maggie: Brad Pitt, obviously.
  Andy: Obviously?
  Maggie: What?
  Andy: I can't say anything until the end. Right, question two. This is about racial awareness, cause often you catch out a real racist because they don't know or care about any black issues. Who is the prime minister of Great Britain?
  Maggie: Tony Blair.
  Andy: Correct. Who is the Prime Minister of Namibia?
  Maggie: (stressed) I don't know...
  Andy: Ooh, you knew the white one... Okay, um, oh dear... Who is the Queen of England?
  Maggie: Queen Elizabeth II.
  Andy: Correct. Who is the President of Djibouti?
  Maggie: Oh, this is ridiculous! I've never even heard of blubbin' Djibouti!
  Andy: Oh! Please do not ridicule the totally valid African language, please. Alright, next question. Who would you rather have waiting for you when you get home tonight: Johnny Depp or OJ Simpson?
  Maggie: Johnny Depp, because of the murder thing.
  Andy: Because of the murder thing? I think you'll find that OJ Simpson was acquitted, but in your eyes because he's black, he's still guilty.
• Maggie: I just wanted to say that I hate reggae.
  Dan: Sorry?
  Maggie: I hate reggae, I hate it. It’s slow, everything sounds the same, it’s boring. I can’t be doing with it. What do you think?
  Dan: Well I don’t particularly like reggae either.
  Maggie: Right, well even if you did like it I would still hate it. What sort of music do you like?
  Dan: I like jazz?
  Maggie: I hate jazz. I hate it. In fact do you know who I really hate in jazz? You know that big fat black man, him with the big fat puffed out cheeks and his bulging out eyes and everything, he’s like, trumpet man, Sas- Sasquatch.
  Sam Jackson: Satchmo, Louis Armstrong.

External links

• HBO episode guide: "Samuel L. Jackson"