King Gary
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James De Frond
James De Frond
Steve Stamp
(one episode)
| King Gary | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Tom Davis James De Frond |
| Written by | Tom Davis James De Frond Steve Stamp (one episode) |
| Directed by | James De Frond |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 + pilot |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producers | Rupert Majendie (season 1) Richard Webb (season 2) |
| Production company | Shiny Button Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 23 December 2018 – 3 September 2021 |
King Gary is a British television comedy series made for the BBC co-created and written by Tom Davis and James De Frond. Davis also stars as the eponymous lead character, Gary King, while De Frond directs.[1]
The pilot episode was shown on BBC One in the UK in December 2018.[2] The show was commissioned for a full series which was aired in January 2020, with a Christmas special shown on 23 December 2020 on BBC One.[3] A second series was commissioned in February 2020.[4] The BBC have revealed there are no plans for another series.[5]
Set within a crescent in the outer London suburbs, Gary King is a family man who has taken over his dad’s building firm after he retired.[6] He must deal with the difficulties of family life, including disputes with his neighbours, his father, and his friends. Additionally, there are often subplots involving the struggles of his partner Terri.
Cast
- Tom Davis as Gary King
- Laura Checkley as Terri King
- Simon Day as Big Gary King
- Camille Coduri as Denise King
- Romesh Ranganathan as Stuart Williams
- Miranda Hennessy as Chloe Ferdinando
- Neil Maskell as Winkle
- Riley Burgin as Teddy King
- Osi Okerafor as Darren Ferdinando[7]
Episodes
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| Pilot | 23 December 2018 | |||
| 1 | 6 | 10 January 2020 | 14 February 2020 | |
| Christmas Special | 23 December 2020 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 30 July 2021 | 3 September 2021 | |
Pilot (2018)
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.K viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Pilot" | James De Frond | Tom Davis & James De Frond | 23 December 2018 | N/A |
Series 1 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.K viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | James De Frond | Tom Davis & James De Frond | 10 January 2020 | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | James De Frond | Tom Davis & James De Frond | 17 January 2020 | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | James De Frond | Tom Davis & James De Frond | 24 January 2020 | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | James De Frond | Tom Davis & James De Frond | 31 January 2020 | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | James De Frond | Tom Davis & James De Frond | 7 February 2020 | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | James De Frond | Tom Davis & James De Frond | 14 February 2020 | N/A |
Christmas Special (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.K viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | – | "Christmas Special 2020" | James De Frond | Tom Davis & James De Frond | 23 December 2020 | N/A |
Series 2 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [8] | U.K viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | "Episode 1" | James De Frond | Tom Davis & James De Frond | 30 July 2021 | N/A |
| 9 | 2 | "Episode 2" | James De Frond | Tom Davis & James De Frond | 6 August 2021 | N/A |
| 10 | 3 | "Episode 3" | James De Frond | Tom Davis & James De Frond | 13 August 2021 | N/A |
| 11 | 4 | "Episode 4" | James De Frond | Steve Stamp | 20 August 2021 | N/A |
| 12 | 5 | "Episode 5" | James De Frond | Tom Davis & James De Frond | 27 August 2021 | N/A |
| 13 | 6 | "Episode 6" | James De Frond | Tom Davis & James De Frond | 3 September 2021 | N/A |
Production
Davis and De Frond had known each other from school and previously worked together on Murder in Successville. They tried to ensure all cast members were personally familiar with the suburban area on the outer London boroughs where the series is set, with Butterchurn Crescent’s location being Oak Lodge Avenue in Chigwell.[9]
