Each week the show was set in a different town or location, and, as well as pop videos, had its own specially made videos about that location and some things about which the place was famous. Each music track ran for 90 seconds so as to appeal to viewers who liked them without alienating those who didn’t. It exposed and helped break many unknown songs.
The theme tune was Sex Appeal by Jonathan King.
The show included both UK and US chart countdowns. At its peak, the series was the top-rated show on BBC2 and had up to six million weekly viewers.
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Shane Allen, director of BBC Comedy said “With we also get a big daft southern comedy voice in Tom Davis at the centre of a very exciting cast.” 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 that covered some of the same cultural ground. praised “a decent supply of zingers” in the script. suspected the viewer would “either love or hate King Gary. It offers unsubtle 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.”
First-look pictures have been released for King & Conqueror, a new eight-part historical epic coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One in 2025.
The BBC has acquired broadcasting rights for the series in the United Kingdom and it is distributed outside of the UK by Paramount Global Content Distribution. King & Conqueror will premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One next year.
BBC2’s King Charles III pulls in 1.8 million viewers
