King Gary

King Gary
GenreSitcom
Created byTom Davis
James De Frond
Written byTom Davis
James De Frond
Steve Stamp
(one episode)
Directed byJames De Frond
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes13 + pilot
Production
Executive producers
  • Andrew Brereton
  • Tom Davis
  • James De Fond
  • Alex Moody (season 1)
  • Ben Caudell (season 2)
ProducersRupert Majendie (season 1)
Richard Webb (season 2)
Production companyShiny Button Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release23 December 2018 (2018-12-23) –
3 September 2021 (2021-09-03)
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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]

  1. ^ "Interview: Tom Davis On his New BBC Sitcom King Gary". Beyond The Joke. 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ "King Gary, review: a soufflé-light suburban sitcom". www.telegraph.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Tom Davis on King Gary: 'This is how the people of Croydon really are'". inews.co.uk. 10 January 2020.
  4. ^ Guide, British Comedy (10 February 2020). "King Gary to return for Series 2 - News". British Comedy Guide.
  5. ^ "BBC DECLINE MORE KING GARY". www.tvzoneuk.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.