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Gary: Tank Commander

Gary: Tank Commander

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One Scotland / BBC Two Scotland
  • 2009 - 2012
  • 18 episodes (3 series)

Sitcom starring Greg McHugh as Gary McLintoch, a soldier who returns home from Iraq to the barracks and offers unique insights into both worlds. Stars Greg McHugh, Robert Jack, Scott Fletcher, Paul-James Corrigan, Stuart Bowman and more.

  • Series 1, Episode 6 repeated Friday at 11:30pm on BBC Scotland
  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 3,480

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Series 1, Episode 5 - In The Field

Gary complicates a training exercise by agreeing to pick up a cooker for his Dad. Collecting it with a tank is one thing - hiding it from the sergeant is another.

Further details

A routine training exercise is complicated when Gary agrees to collect a cooker for his Dad. As this entails taking the tank off army land, looking for a farmhouse, strapping a cooker to the back of a tank and still making it to their target co-ordinates in time, the others are far from keen.

Gary combines leadership with bribery to get them to agree to their new mission, but his promise that it will take 'two minutes' is soon broken. After a false start, they eventually meet the seller, a man who has been on his own a little too long.

The cooker collected, they then have to complete the exercise, all the while staying one step ahead of the ever watchful Sergeant Thomson.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 14th December 2009
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC Two Scotland
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 19th December 2009 11:45pm BBC1 Scot
Monday 4th July 2011 10:35pm BBC1 Scot
Friday 10th May 2019 10:00pm BBC Scotland
Sunday 12th May 2019 11:00pm BBC Scotland
Monday 14th October 2019 11:30pm BBC Scotland
Friday 3rd July 2020 11:00pm BBC Scotland
Sunday 5th July 2020 10:30pm BBC Scotland
Thursday 7th January 2021 10:30pm BBC Scotland
Saturday 9th January 2021 9:55pm BBC Scotland
Thursday 28th September 2023 10:30pm BBC Scotland
Monday 2nd October 2023 11:00pm BBC Scotland
Friday 15th March 2024 11:30pm BBC Scotland

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg McHugh Gary McLintoch
Robert Jack Jacko
Scott Fletcher Charlie
Paul-James Corrigan Adam
Stuart Bowman Sergeant Thomson
Guest cast
Ruth McGhie Woman
Eric Barlow Graham
Writing team
Greg McHugh Writer
Chris Grady Script Editor
Production team
Iain Davidson Director
Rab Christie Producer
Ewan Angus Executive Producer
Colin Gilbert Executive Producer
Elaine Campbell Line Producer
Walter J. Grant Editor
Graham Rose Production Designer
Carole K. Fraser Costume Designer
Oliver Cheesman Director of Photography
Jacqui Mallett Make-up Designer
Morris Milne 1st Assistant Director

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