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King Gary

TV·2020–2021·2 seasons, 12 episodes·BBC One·Comedy·30m·Created by Tom Davis, James de Frond

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A larger-than-life working-class sitcom that follows the trials and tribulations of 'geezer diva' Gary King and his childhood sweetheart Terri as they aspire to achieve moderate material success in competitive suburbia.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01King Gary S01E01Lee BensonS01E01 · 5.0Gary has a building site prankster to deal with, but he turns out to be the local lunatic and hard man Lee Benson. Can Gary muster the courage to sack the terrifying Benson, or will his dad, Big Gary, have to get involved?

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2020Aired 5.0Season avg
  1. S01E01King Gary S01E01Lee BensonJanuary 10, 2020 5.0Gary has a building site prankster to deal with, but he turns out to be the local lunatic and hard man Lee Benson. Can Gary muster the coura
  2. S01E02King Gary S01E02Pass to AbboussiJanuary 17, 2020—Gary's under 9s little league team, The Badgers, are in the cup final, but the week before the match his star player, Abboussi, is poached b
  3. S01E03King Gary S01E03The BunionJanuary 24, 2020—Recovering after an operation Gary is constantly disrupted by deliveries for his neighbour, while Terri's life is upset when an old raving p
  4. S01E04King Gary S01E04The Big SchmoozeJanuary 31, 2020—Gary is having an extension built but one objection from a neighbour could affect his planning permission, so he hosts a dinner party for al
  5. S01E05King Gary S01E05The Ninth HoleFebruary 7, 2020—Gary has organised a trip to an indoor mini golf course for Big Gary's birthday, but the father v. son game gets highly competitive. Meanwhi
  6. S01E06King Gary S01E06Holiday PalsFebruary 14, 2020—The King family are on holiday and Gary specifically wants to spend some quality time with Terri, but she makes some holiday pals - a French

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season026Episodes2021Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01King Gary S02E01Greedy BoardsJuly 30, 2021—The Kings are back and it’s a momentous day in Butterchurn Crescent, Gary has hired a skip. And Gary’s skip is everybody’s skip - until some
  2. S02E02King Gary S02E02ProdigyAugust 6, 2021—Gary and his dad get very excited when Teddy appears to have all the makings of a golf prodigy. Meanwhile, new neighbour Aaron is starting t
  3. S02E03King Gary S02E03ConquerorsAugust 13, 2021—Gary and Stuart go orienteering with their boys, up against nasty neighbour Aaron. Back in the Crescent, Big Gary is delving into the King f
  4. S02E04King Gary S02E04Fully DarkAugust 20, 2021—Gary and Terri have a huge row over the wedding plans and Terri goes ‘fully dark’. Meanwhile the Aaron situation is coming to a head and Gar
  5. S02E05King Gary S02E05The Wedding - Part 1August 27, 2021—Gary and Terri’s wedding in Ireland is finally here. And with Kay in charge of planning, what could possibly go wrong?
  6. S02E06King Gary S02E06The Wedding - Part 2September 3, 2021—It’s the morning after the night before - the epic Sten Do has taken its toll on Gary and Terri’s wedding party. But will this wedding actua

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Tom DavisTom DavisGary KingSimon DaySimon DayBig Gary KingCamille CoduriCamille CoduriDenise KingRomesh RanganathanRomesh RanganathanStuart WilliamsNeil MaskellNeil MaskellWinkle
Riley Burgin
Riley BurginTeddy KingLaura CheckleyLaura CheckleyTerri King

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