King Gary

Inside King Gary series two

It’s been a year since we saw “geezer diva” Gary King (played by co-creator and co-writer Tom Davis) attempt to take over his father’s building business and stay a doting father and loving partner, all the while appointing himself as the central figure of Butterchurn Crescent.

Centred on an alpha male who lacks the alpha-ness the role requires, the layered sitcom spoke volumes about modern-day masculinity, the working class, new money and family dynamics.

King Gary Preview and Q&A

Co-creators Tom Davis and James De Frond, along with cast members Laura Checkley, Romesh Ranganathan and Camille Coduri, join journalist Boyd Hilton for this in-depth discussion into the making of the second series of King Gary, filled with clips and stories from the show.

Top TV picks: 23 December

King Gary 

BBC One, 9.30pm

BBC One’s loud comedy, King Gary, is written by Tom Davis and directed by James De Frond (Successville). Davis plays social climber Gary, who plans a large summer BBQ, hoping to emerge from his father’s shadow. Chaos ensues.

Davis is joined by Laura Checkley, who stars as his clueless wife Terriand Romesh Ranganathan, who plays Stuart, Gary’s neighbour and rival.