Gary Strang: Last News

Martin Clunes, 60, has looked back on his time portraying Gary Strang in Men Behaving Badly as he imagined the 1992 sitcom being released in the present climate. The actor admitted that the sexist nature of some parts of the show would not go down well with today’s audiences.Asked about the prospect of an updated Old Men Behaving Badly series, Martin said he would be “in a tribunal” over sexist jokes.Martin also explained that he believed the show was best left a “cherished memory”.He said: “Can you imagine that show coming out now?“It just wouldn’t happen, it would be shot dead at birth.“Talking about Kylie Minogue’s buttocks, you’d be in a tribunal.”Asked whether there would be something else to joke about on the show, Martin said: “Can I quote you on that?“[Because] I don’t think so, unless someone comes up with an amazing script.A”The comedian continued in a recent interview with Radio Times: “It’s a bit like Doc Martin finishing.“It’s best left as a cherished memory rather than something that’s too annoying for words.”Martin recently spoke out about Doc Martin wrapping up after 10 series and explained why now is a "good time" for it to end.Speaking to Ruth Langsford and Rylan Clark on Thursday's This Morning, he revealed how he and his wife and Doc Martin producer Philippa Braithwaite had "worked so hard" on each episode and agreed they wanted to "leave viewers wanting more"."There will be people I know watching it, huge fans of the show who are going, 'But why? We love it, why?'" Ruth commented."It's just a good time to end it," the actor replied."Poor Philippa, I mean she's worked on every single script, 84 of them, and none of them are easy."Because you've got a main protagonist who doesn't like anybody and

Neil Morrissey has labelled his iconic Men Behaving Badly character Tony Smart and Martin Clunes' Gary Strang as "misogynistic", asserting that the show wouldn't pass muster in today's climate. The sitcom, which aired from 1992 to 1998, followed the beer-drinking, TV-watching, woman-chasing antics of Tony and Gary. Caroline Quentin portrayed Dorothy, Gary's beleaguered girlfriend, while Leslie Ash played Debs, the object of Tony's affection.

Martin Clunes, 58, will host the long-running current affairs show Have I Got News for You tonight alongside team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton as well as panellists Janet Street-Porter and Fin Taylor.