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
- Streaming rank this week: 3,480
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5 - In The Field
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
Greg McHugh | Gary McLintoch |
Robert Jack | Jacko |
Scott Fletcher | Charlie |
Paul-James Corrigan | Adam |
Stuart Bowman | Sergeant Thomson |
Ruth McGhie | Woman |
Eric Barlow | Graham |
Greg McHugh | Writer |
Chris Grady | Script Editor |
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 |