Gary Tank Commander was supposed to be a flippant one-off episode for creator Greg McHugh - but ended up being one of the most quoted Scottish sitcoms of the decade.
The hit show began on More4 in 2008, and then ran from 2009 to 2012 on the BBC instead, as it showcased the exploits of Gary McLintoch, a corporal in the fictional 104th Royal Tank Regiment of the British Army.
There have been a couple of spin-offs after the show ended, when in 2018 Greg travelled to California to speak to fellow Scots, who have emigrated bright lights of Los Angeles in 'Gary Goes to Hollywood'.
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But what has Greg, and the rest of the cast been up to since the ending of Gary's reign in the 'Arm-eh'?
Find out more below:
Greg McHugh - Gary McLintoch
Creator, writer and star of the hit BBC series, Greg McHugh is much loved for his portrayal of Gary McLintoch in Gary: Tank Commander.
The Scottish actor, born in Morningside, Edinburgh, made a brief cameo in Still Game as a friend visiting a patient next to character Winston Ingram.
He has appeared in many TV shows since his breakout on the BBC, such as Bad Education, Rab C Nesbitt and played Malcolm in BBC film Marvellous.
From 20–22 October 2016, he reprised his role as Gary: Tank Commander in a stage version of the sitcom at The Hydro in Glasgow.
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Robert Jack - Jacko Jackson
Robert Jack is an actor and director, known for The Last Czars (2019) and his portrayal of Jacko Jackson in Gary Tank Commander.
He is also famed throughout Scotland for his roles on the pantomime circuit. A star of stages large and small Robbie has acted in pantos playing the "silly billy" role for many years.
He has also appeared in popular TV series Succession, and the dad in television show Princess Mirror-Belle back in 2021.
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Stuart Bowman - Sergeant Thomson
Stuart Bowman is a Scottish actor, born in Dundee and brought up in Fife and Clackmannanshire.
Known for his role as Sergeant Thomson on Gary: Tank Commander, and also for playing head of MI5, Stephen Hunter-Dunn in BBC's Bodyguard.
Stuart has also appeared in Scottish classic Taggart, as PC McGann, Holby City, Guilt and Rab C Nesbitt.
He is also a star of the stage, playing the infamous Begbie in the theatre version of Trainspotting and MacDuff in Macbeth, at the famed Shakespeare's Globe in London.
His most recent role came in British spy thriller show Alex Rider, as Sean Palmer.
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Paul-James Corrigan - Adam
Paul-James Corrigan is a Scottish stage and screen actor, best known for his roles in Gary: Tank Commander and River City, where he plays Stevie Burns.
One stand-out moment for Paul-James is his viral advertisement campaign with s1jobs, in the 2014 ad 'Davie Knows'.
The advertisement alone drew over 1.6 million views on YouTube, and is still climbing to this day.
Another star of the stage, Paul-James has appeared in a stellar amount of plays and pantomimes, including James and the Giant Peach, Aladdin, The Borrowers and No Mean City.
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Scott Fletcher - Charlie Smith
Older TV fans will recognise Scott Fletcher as mini Duncan in hit 2000 series Monarch of the Glen, whereas us more modern generation will know him as cheeky chap Angus in River City.
The Scottish actor has performed in many roles on screen, such as Mary Queen of Scots, The Last Supper, The Little Vampire, and of course, Gary: Tank Commander.
At the moment, Scott has went MIA in terms of the television, but we're sure it won't be long till he's back doing what he does best - making the nation laugh.
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Leah McRae - Julie Jackson
Another star of River City, who is in the limelight at the moment for her surrogacy storyline, Leah McRae also played Julie Jackson in Gary: Tank Commander.
Leah has also appeared in The Karen Dunbar Show, Grownups and is famed for starring in theatrical productions around Scotland and the rest of the UK, most notably at King's Theatre, Glasgow and Edinburgh Playhouse; starring in ‘51 Shades Of Maggie’.
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MacRae is a writer of comedy; she wrote and performed her very own one woman show ‘Leah MacRae: My Big Fat Fabulous Diary’ which she toured around Scotland in 2019, as every performance was sold out.
She will be returning to Edinburgh for the Fringe in 2022, bringing her one-woman comedy skills back out on the road!
Gary: Tank Commander is a lovable series, and one of very few in Scotland to come out without any controversy surrounding its content!