Gary: Tank Commander
Gary: Tank Commander is a BAFTA award-winning 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. 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. Originally broadcast in Scotland only, in the summer of 2011 the series received a UK-wide screening on BBC Three.
| Gary: Tank Commander | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Greg McHugh |
| Country of origin | Scotland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 30 minutes |
| Production company | The Comedy Unit |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One Scotland BBC Two BBC Scotland |
| Release | 21 October 2009 – 17 October 2012 |
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.