Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson is starring as a maverick American cop in a UK police thriller and fellow extra (Steve Speirs) forfeits the opportunity to do a scene with Jackson, to Andy's benefit. When the fellow extra uses the favour as an excuse to befriend Andy, Andy resorts to lies and excuses to shake him off. The man's insistence eventually causes Andy to cave in and have dinner with his colleague, though Andy feels obliged to assure the other restaurant patrons that he and his dinner companion are not a couple. But the man's demeanor proves to be too much, and a frustrated Andy ends up plunging his face into his soup after being invited to the Ben Elton musical "We Will Rock You" before abruptly leaving. Maggie is attracted to a young mixed race actor. Despite some initial misunderstandings due to her over-sensitivity about race, she successfully asks him out on a date, but further misunderstandings end the date early. When she chats with Jackson on set the day after, she confuses him with Laurence Fishburne. Andy tries to save the ailing conversation but only succeeds in making things significantly worse, resulting in Andy forfeiting the line he had earlier managed to get with Jackson.