
Greg McHugh
Actor · b. 1980
Greg McHugh is a Scottish actor and writer. He is the creator, writer and star of the BBC1 comedy series Gary: Tank Commander. He also played Howard in the Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat. Greg McHugh was born in Morningside, Edinburgh, on 5 January 1980. His father was a civil servant, and his mother a teacher. McHugh has two older brothers. McHugh attended St Peter's RC primary school and then St Thomas of Aquin's High School. He studied business at the University of Stirling and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Initially, McHugh had intended to study sports science but found it too difficult. McHugh's native accent is a softer variation of the Edinburgh accent. McHugh can be seen briefly on screen in the Still Game episode "Faimly" as a friend or relative visiting the patient in the bed beside Winston Ingram. In 2010, McHugh appeared in the episode "Don the Musical" of the English sitcom How Not to Live Your Life. He played Randy, a local actor of amateur dramatics who played the Tom Cruise character, Charlie Babbitt, in a musical version of Rain Man. He was in two 2010 episodes of Rab C. Nesbitt as Liam O'Hagan. The episodes were "Muse" and "Candy." McHugh was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA as writer of Gary: Tank Commander. Between 2011 & 2016, McHugh starred as Howard in the Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat. McHugh appeared in the 2013 Bad Education Christmas special as Bonehead, a homeless man. In 2014, McHugh appeared in the BBC film Marvellous playing the part of Malcolm, the long-time friend of Neil Baldwin. From 6 December 2014 to 11 January 2015, McHugh starred as the character of Smee in the pantomime production of Peter Pan at the King's Theatre, Glasgow. In 2016, 2017 & 2020, he appeared as Eddie Scott in the Cumbria-based BBC1 drama The A Word.
Series15
TV7.5CrimeDramaCreated from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have to rely on a uniquely resourceful style of policing.
Shetland
2013 · 216 votes
TV6.1ComedyTalk ShowEach week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017 · 25 votes
TV7.8Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaCloset witch Diana Bishop and centuries-old vampire Matthew Clairmont are drawn into a deadly mystery and forbidden romance when a magical book shows up in an Oxford library.
A Discovery of Witches
2018 · 900 votes
TV6.0Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 · 2 votes
TV7.2ComedyDramaSix students — Vod Nordstrom, Oregon Shawcross, Josie Jones, Kingsley Owen, JP Pembersley, and Howard McGregor — are freshmen (save for second year Howard) at Manchester Medlock University. Having applied late to accommodation, they live in a shared, off-campus house in Whalley Range rather than the halls of residence.
Fresh Meat
2011 · 145 votes
TV6.6ComedyCrimeTwo brothers seem to get away with a crime - but soon discover they can trust no-one, including each other, in a pitch-black, contemporary thriller.
Guilt
2019 · 56 votes
TVKidsJoin the superskilled, big-hearted team of assistance dogs Kika, Diesel, Meagaidh, Sylvie and Tinks as they use their superpowers to complete important missions for their owners.
Dog Squad
2022
TV7.6ComedyDramaSitcom about 20-something Don, a man with bad luck and even worse instincts. Don's overactive imagination is always in full flow in the form of quick-fire fantasy sequences as he imagines what he would really like to say.
How Not to Live Your Life
2008 · 62 votes
TV7.1FamilyComedyBumbling dad Trevor tries to get the best of a cunning bee while house-sitting a posh mansion — but only unleashes more chaos in this comedy series.
Man vs Bee
2022 · 730 votes
TV7.9DramaThe various generations of the Hughes family, who all love, work and fight like any other clan, find they must learn to communicate all over again when the youngest member is diagnosed with autism.
The A Word
2016 · 26 votes
TV6.7DramaDates is a British television romantic drama series created by Bryan Elsley, who also created Skins, which first aired on Channel 4 on 10 June 2013, at 22:00, as part of its "Mating Season" programming, illustrating a series of first dates between online dating service users. The show's target audience is "ABC1".
Dates
2013 · 41 votes
TVAnimationComedyFive heroes are brought together by their mutual love of questing, picnics and frolicking.
TV6.2War & PoliticsDrama1945 London. Feef is seduced by a rogue American spy into spying on her own country. Her task? To uncover a Russian agent in the heart of the British Government.
Traitors
2019 · 60 votes
TV7.0ComedyRichard's long overdue visit to recently-widowed Ken makes him realize his dad may need a bit more full time help. Not that Ken would agree, of course, but that statement is pretty much true about anything. An eccentric, strong-willed technophobe, Ken is set in his ways, leaving Richard worrying about his dad growing old.
Only Child
2024 · 6 votes
TV6.2ComedyCorporal Gary McLintoch of the 104th Royal Tank Regiment returns to Scotland after a tour of duty in Iraq. Can he and his crew keep out of trouble until their next tour?
Gary: Tank Commander
2009 · 9 votes
Movies9
Movie7.1DramaTV MovieDramatisation of the true story of the life of Neil "Nello" Baldwin. Born with a mild learning disability but without the burden of social embarrassment & how his inexhaustible ability to see the good in any situation overcame any stigma society tried to label him with.
Marvellous
2014 · 105 votes
MovieComedyJack Docherty brings together a jam-packed cast of comedians, actors and famous faces for a riotous celebration of Scotland's most valuable export – its sense of humour. Scotland is a small nation with a big funny bone. It's known the world over for self-deprecation, quick-witted patter and deadpan asides. But what makes it so funny? To find out the answer, this programme delves deep into the BBC Scotland archives to find a century’s worth of classic characters, catchphrases and comedy clips.
Ooh the Banter!
2022
MovieComedyAnimationYou’d think a phone call direct from Mars would stir a bit more excitement than this.
Phone Home
2012
Movie6.7ComedyComedy set in a chaotic Hogmanay party. Beth and Eric Baird's Hogmanay goes horribly wrong as family, friends and neighbours descend on their home. As they count down to the bells in traditional Scottish style, a lively evening is assured as drink flows and Beth's legendary steak pie comes out of the oven. Secrets are revealed, tempers fray, scores are settled and a gazebo is destroyed.
Two Doors Down
2013 · 3 votes
- Movie
Ahead of the Scottish Elections in 2016, Gary Tank Commander talks to the leaders of each of the Scottish political parties - Nicola Sturgeon, Kezia Dugdale, Ruth Davidson, Willie Rennie, Patrick Harvie and David Coburn.
- Movie
The Incredible Will & Greg is a concentrated burst of comedy starring comedy duo Will Andrews and Greg McHugh. The purposeful Pointy Man shows how to attract the object of your desires using only the power of the point, whilst the heroic Dr Frank cures a woman who hasn't spoken for three years whilst staging a three act play about a hippie with a lisp. The loveable Tony Carter has the driving lesson from hell and the infamous Spanish Man With A Cup gets involved in a hostage negotiation. The Incredible Will & Greg also sees the return of Gary Tank Commander.
- MovieComedy
Gary's War sees the return of inspired comedy character Gary: Tank Commander. Just back from his tour of duty in Iraq, Sgt Gary McLintoch talks us through life on the front line; the fight for hearts and minds; and why Iraqis love to hit statues with flip flops.
Gary's War
2008
Movie3.5ComedyCrimeKicking Off starts with the most important game of the season. Loyal fans Wigsy and Cliff watch in trepidation as their football team score the goal that will save them from relegation. Victory is bliss as a chorus of supporters chant and cry with elation. However, this frenzy of happiness quickly turns ugly as the referee disallows the deciding goal. With their hearts and fists pumping, adrenalin running and fury racing through their bloodstream, the fans take matters into their own hands and Cliff makes the fatal mistake of planning while intoxicated. Wigsy, a confirmed idiot, follows through with the said plan and in the darkest hours of the night he commits a crime that will cause chaos and catastrophe for him and his best mate Cliff. Kicking Off is cleverly filmed with split screen shots and slow motion montages. The characters are lovable thugs who will leave you laughing and grimacing at their lack of common sense. The beautiful game just got ugly.
Kicking Off
2015 · 4 votes
MovieFantasyThis heart-warming live action short film focuses on the evolution of a young Scottish girl, a mythical faerie Cú-Síth, and a little-known Scottish folktale.
Faithful
2025