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|image = |caption = |director = |runtime = approx. 30 minutes |company = The Comedy Unit |starring = Greg McHugh |country = Scotland |language = English, some Scots |network = BBC Scotland (both BBC1 & BBC2) |first_aired = {{Start date|2009|10|21|df=y}} |last_aired = {{End date|2012|10|17|df=y}} |num_series = 3 |num_episodes = 18 |list_episodes = #List of episodes |website = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p1mbd }}Gary: Tank Commander is a BAFTA award-winning[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] Originally broadcast in Scotland only, in the summer of 2011 the series received a UK-wide screening on BBC Three.[4] 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. Filming for the third series began in April 2012.[5] PlotEach episode is about the lives of Gary and his three British Army friends after they have returned home to Midlothian, Scotland from military deployments. The first series follows the foursome's service in Iraq, while the second takes place after their time in Afghanistan.[6][7] ProductionLocations{{Refimprove section|date=January 2014}}Filming locations have included East Kilbride's Territorial Army (TA) Centre, Walcheren Barracks in Maryhill, Garelochhead Training Camp and the drill hall of the Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities Officer Training Corps. Clydebank has also featured as the "town centre" (episodes 1 and 3) and a location in Kirkintilloch was used for the Iraq army camp scenes (apparently, a section of land and a human-made hole were employed), both appearing in the first season.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} The second series was again filmed at East Kilbride TA Centre and Maryhill, with Cambuslang's Dechmont ranges included. Locations also included the small village of Milton of Campsie, most notably the old railway line, used in the storyline that features the scattering of Gary's mother's ashes.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} For the second season's Afghanistan scenes, Hughes revealed in 2011 that filming was undertaken in Scotland.[8] LanguageMost of the main characters, especially Gary, occasionally use Scots language when speaking, giving rise to some humorous situations throughout the show. A notable example occurs in series 1, episode 3 ("The General"),[9] when a visiting American general struggles to appropriately use the term "ken" ("know" or "understand"). The use of Scots language has not hindered the accessibility of the show to a broader English-speaking audience.[10][11][12] FormatThe original pilot was filmed as a mockumentary, with interviews, archive news material, YouTube-style videos and "fly-on-the-wall" footage following Gary's return home from Iraq.[2] For the series, the show moved towards a traditional sitcom format,[1] although it retained the use of interspersed interviews and video clips. InterviewsEach episode contains several scenes where Gary is interacting with an unseen interviewer regarding a topic from the respective episode. The interviews are usually composed of Gary's idle thoughts and they help viewers to understand Gary. Occasionally, words or phrases (but rarely complete sentences) are subtitled in these interviews for emphasis. These subtitles are often presented with the use of subtle kinetic typography. Video clipsEach episode commences with a YouTube-style video clip (with an accompanying time meter) showing the soldiers and their antics whilst in Iraq (series one) or Afghanistan (series two) and further segments are spread throughout the episode. The clips are usually independent of the episode's plot but display the soldiers' sense of humour, creativity with equipment and their boredom during deployment. Running gags
Main cast
List of episodesPilot (2008)
Series 1 (2009)
Series 2 (2011)
Series 3 (2012)
Special (2016)
ReceptionConcerns arose regarding the show's portrayal of British Army soldiers and the offence it may cause Scottish viewers. McHugh subsequently dismissed these worries, stating that, "We hear lots about the death of troops, sadly, but we never hear about the more human side or the lighter side".[15] The concerns were proven to be unfounded and the programme was re-commissioned by the BBC,[16] thereafter returning for a second series. See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=British Academy Scotland Awards: Winners in 2008|url=http://www.bafta.org/scotland/awards/ceremony/nominees-winners/british-academy-scotland-awards-winners-in-2008|work=BAFTA|publisher=bafta.org|accessdate=21 July 2015|author=stv|date=29 October 2010}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|title=Gary's War|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/garys-war/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1|work=Channel 4|publisher=Channel 4|accessdate=9 May 2012|author=Channel 4|year=2012}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Gary: Tank Commander - Checkout|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xc8vv|work=BBC One|publisher=BBC|accessdate=9 May 2012|author=BBC One|year=2012}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Tank Commander to invade England|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2011/05/16/13294/tank_commander_to_invade_england|work=The UK Comedy Guide - Chortal|publisher=Chortle|accessdate=9 May 2012|author=Chortle|date=16 May 2011}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=GARY MCLINTOCH |url=https://twitter.com/GARYTANK/status/164048315825135617|work=@GARYTANK|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=9 May 2012|author=GARY MCLINTOCH |format=Social media|date=31 January 2012}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Your next box set: Gary: Tank Commander|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/dec/27/next-box-set-gary-tank-commander|accessdate=9 May 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=23 December 2011|author=Lucy Mangan}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20579218|title=Greg McHugh: The man behind Gary: Tank Commander|first=Steven|last=Brocklehurst|publisher=BBC News Scotland|date=4 December 2012}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Gary: Tank Commander, the Continuing Mission|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/comedy/garytankcommander.shtml|work=BBC Scotland|publisher=BBC|accessdate=9 May 2012|author=BBC Scotland|date=16 December 2010}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Gary Tank Commander: Season 1, Episode 3 The General (23 Oct. 2009)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1676456/|work=IMDb|publisher=IMDb.com, Inc.|accessdate=9 May 2012|author=IMDb|year=1995–2012}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/lesley-riddoch-giving-tongue-to-the-vexed-question-of-our-language-1-1530109|title=Giving tongue to the vexed question of our language|first=Lesley|last=Riddoch|work=The Scotsman|date=6 March 2011}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2012/12/19/what-connects-alasdair-gray-dirty-dancing-and-gary-tank-commander/|title=What connects Alasdair Gray, Dirty Dancing and Gary: Tank Commander|first=Lesley|last=Riddoch|date=19 December 2012|publisher=Bella Caledonia}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/hepburn-joins-scooby-doo-on-cringe-inducing-cast-list.23006201|title=Hepburn joins Scoopy Doo on cringe-inducing cast list|first=Angela|last=McManus|date=21 December 2013|work=Herald Scotland}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=Gary: Tank Commander - Best of Gary|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ntfpm|work=BBC One|publisher=BBC|accessdate=9 May 2012|author=BBC One|date=20 February 2012}} 14. ^http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/programmes/schedules/scotland/2012/09/24 15. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2009/11/16/new-comedy-gary-tank-commander-is-sensitive-to-war-effort-says-star-greg-mchugh-86908-21825510/|title=News - New comedy Gary Tank Commander is sensitive to war effort, says star Greg McHugh|first=|last=|publisher=|accessdate=2009-12-17}} 16. ^{{cite web|title=Green light for more laughs with second series commissions for Burnistoun, Gary – Tank Commander and Limmy's Show|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/07_july/05/comedy.shtml|work=BBC Press Office|publisher=BBC|accessdate=9 May 2012|author=JG2|format=Press release|date=5 July 2010}} 11 : 2000s Scottish television series|2010s Scottish television series|2009 British television programme debuts|BBC television sitcoms|Iraq War in television|Scots-language media|Scottish television sitcoms|Television shows set in Scotland|Works about the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|2000s British sitcoms|2010s British sitcoms |
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