Sir Ian McKellen

Episode aired Feb 5, 2007
TV-MA
30m

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Andy's school mate Steve Sherwood visits him on set and inspires Darren to ask Maggie out on a date. Wanting to be recognized more for his acting abilities, Andy auditions for a new play dir... Read allAndy's school mate Steve Sherwood visits him on set and inspires Darren to ask Maggie out on a date. Wanting to be recognized more for his acting abilities, Andy auditions for a new play directed by Sir Ian McKellen.Andy's school mate Steve Sherwood visits him on set and inspires Darren to ask Maggie out on a date. Wanting to be recognized more for his acting abilities, Andy auditions for a new play directed by Sir Ian McKellen.

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- Ricky Gervais
- Stephen Merchant
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- Ricky Gervais
- Stephen Merchant
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- Ricky Gervais
- Stephen Merchant
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- Ricky Gervais
- Stephen Merchant
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Sir Ian McKellen

With Andy's sitcom being continually lambasted by the critics. Andy decides the play's the thing and he wants to show off his acting chops in the theatre.

Darren gets Andy a part in a play to be directed by Sir Ian McKellen. Only to Andy's dismay, this romantic play features a same sex gay relationship.

Andy is uncomfortable being involved in a gay play. It gets worse on the opening night, his old school friends arrive. Steve Sherwood never had issues in pulling the ladies and Andy resented being called gay by him. Now they will all see Andy being romantic with another man in a gay play.

Jonathan Cake plays the babe magnet Steve, the old school friend of Andy. I really liked how he played it straight especially when Andy's camp old pal Bunny showed up. I think Cake outshone the guest star Ian McKellen.

Both Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant turned up the dial in the embarrassing squirm factor regarding straight actors playing gay parts and being seen by family and friends.

Darren gets his own embarrassing mishap when he invites Maggie to his home for dinner.

Goofs
At 21.06 Sir Ian McKellen mistakenly calls Andy Millman "David". He says "Why thank you David. No David he must kiss you on the lips". This is obviously a reference to Ricky Gervais' role as the brilliant David Brent. It is a moment when Gervais is emulating a Brent style cringe, so possibly McKellen, a fan of The Office, slipped up but his acting in the scene was so good, they decided to keep it in.

Quotes
Ian McKellen: If we were to draw a graph of my process, of my method, it would be something like this: Sir Ian, Sir Ian, Sir Ian, action, wizard "You shall not pass!", cut. Sir Ian, Sir Ian, Sir Ian.