Gary: Tank Commander

Gary: Tank Commander
StarringGreg McHugh
Country of originScotland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes18 (list of episodes)
Production
Running timeapprox. 30 minutes
Production companyThe Comedy Unit
Original release
NetworkBBC One Scotland
BBC Two
BBC Scotland
Release21 October 2009 (2009-10-21) –
17 October 2012 (2012-10-17)
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Gary: Tank Commander is a BAFTA award-winning[1] Scottish sitcom, written and created by Greg McHugh, and produced by the Comedy Unit. The show originated in 2008 as a one-off pilot for More4, under the title Gary's War.[2] A full series was subsequently commissioned and broadcast on BBC Two Scotland in December 2009, with the programme moving to BBC One Scotland for the second series in January 2011.[3] Originally broadcast in Scotland only, in the summer of 2011 the series received a UK-wide screening on BBC Three.[4]

McHugh, who is also the screenwriter, plays the eponymous character, Gary McLintoch (the tank commander), a corporal in the fictional 104th Royal Tank Regiment of the British Army. He based the character on an old pal of his who was in the RAF from Lochgilphead, Big Stu Hutch. Filming for the third series began in April 2012.[5]

  1. ^ stv (29 October 2010). "British Academy Scotland Awards: Winners in 2008". BAFTA. bafta.org. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. ^ Channel 4 (2012). "Gary's War". Channel 4. Retrieved 9 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ BBC One (2012). "Gary: Tank Commander - Checkout". BBC One. BBC. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  4. ^ Chortle (16 May 2011). "Tank Commander to invade England". The UK Comedy Guide - Chortal. Chortle. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  5. ^ GARY MCLINTOCH (31 January 2012). "GARY MCLINTOCH" (Social media). @GARYTANK. Twitter. Retrieved 9 May 2012.