King Gary

Set amongst a competitive working class crescent in the outer London suburbs, Gary King is a family man who has taken over his dad’s building firm.[5]

• Tom Davis as Gary King
• Laura Checkley as Terri King
• Simon Day as Big Gary
• 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[6]

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.[8]

Shane Allen, director of BBC Comedy said “With King Gary we also get a big daft southern comedy voice in Tom Davis at the centre of a very exciting cast.”[9] The Daily Telegraph praised how “Davis and James De Frond have written about the working class world they know...Everything from the decor to the language feels right. They throw in a few good lines, too” but overall felt it compares less well with previous BBC sitcoms such as Gavin and Stacey that covered some of the same cultural ground.[10] The Independent praised “a decent supply of zingers” in the script.[11] The Times suspected the viewer would “either love or hate King Gary. It offers unsubtle Essex geezerish humour and barbecue was pronounced “BBQ” to an irritating degree. But I am quite unsubtle and have a puerile sense of humour and it made me smile, especially when I saw that Romesh Ranganathan was in it... Yes, it’s a bit crude and one-note and could wear thin after 30 minutes, but it was cheerful nonsense and we need more of that.”[12]

• King Gary at BBC Online
• King Gary at IMDb
• King Gary at epguides.com
• King Gary at British Comedy Guide