King Gary
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2018 - 2021
- 14 episodes (2 series)
Sitcom about a working-class family man attempting to keep up with family, friends and neighbours. Stars Tom Davis, Laura Checkley, Simon Day, Camille Coduri, Riley Burgin and more.
Streaming rank this week: 2,004
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Series 1, Episode 1 - Lee Benson
Further details
Gary has a building site prankster to deal with, but he turns out to be the local lunatic and hard man Lee Benson. Can Gary muster the courage to sack the terrifying Benson, or will his dad, Big Gary, have to get involved? Gary sets up a one-to-one meeting with Benson at his local, the roughest pub in the area, but not before he has rehearsed the chat with Terri at home.
Meanwhile, young Teddy King has his first date with the coolest girl down 'the Dave', Rose Ferdinando. Terri is so keen to impress Rose's mum, Chloe, on the dinner date that she borrows a brand new Range Rover from a friend and pretends it's her own.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 10th January 2020
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Tom Davis | Gary King |
| Laura Checkley | Terri King |
| Simon Day | Big Gary King |
| Riley Burgin | Teddy King |
| Neil Maskell | Winkle |
| Miranda Hennessy | Chloe Ferdinando |
| Amy Clarke | Rose Ferdinando |
| Mim Shaikh | Wayne |
| George Lasha | Voytec |
| Jamie Michie | Lee Benson |
| Tom Davis | Writer |
| James De Frond | Writer |
| Geoff Norcott | Writer (Additional Material) |
| James De Frond | Director |
| Rupert Majendie | Producer |
| Andy Brereton | Executive Producer |
| Tom Davis | Executive Producer |
| James De Frond | Executive Producer |
| Alex Moody | Executive Producer |
| Samantha Frith | Line Producer |
| Carolynne Philpott | Post Producer |
| Robin Hill | Editor |
| Anna Sheldrake | Production Designer |
| Catherine Willis | Casting Director |
| Lucy Williams | Costume Designer |
| Roy Estabrook | Director of Photography |
| Nicola Schuller | Make-up Designer |
| Pete Wareham | Composer |
| Kas Braganza | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
I just want to see what all the buttons do
Terri pulls out all the stops in a borrowed new Range Rover which she pretends is hers.
Featuring: Laura Checkley (Terri King) & Miranda Hennessy (Chloe Ferdinando).
Press
TV review: King Gary Series 1 Episode 1
Tom Davis's ITV2 sitcom Action Team was a disappointment and suffered from many of the issues King Gary does too, so I can't help but feel that perhaps Davis should return to the improv comedy of Murder In Successville, as he's definitely better at it then he is writing traditional sitcoms.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 11th January 2020Meet Gary (Tom Davis), Homeric hero of the London suburbs in this irresistible family sitcom. He's a devoted husband to Terri (the riotously funny Laura Checkley), a disappointment to his dad and definitely still up for "a larf" with the building-site lads. So that's Homeric in the Simpsons sense too, then.
Ellen E. Jones, The Guardian, 10th January 2020Tom Davis on his sitcom King Gary
The Murder In Successville star talks toxic masculinity, his love of British sitcoms and writing about his beloved hometown.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 10th January 2020TV review: King Gary, BBC One
This is the sort of sitcom that might divide critics and I'm sure it will divide social media, so I'd suggest the cast decide it is pub o'clock when it is on and leave their phones at home.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th January 2020