Revealed: The high cost of putting a seagull in your sitcom
Most people would consider seagulls an unwelcome seaside intrusion.
But trying to get one on camera cost the makers of BBC sitcom King Gary a cool £8,000.
Simon Day revealed the cost at a press screening of the opening episode of the forthcoming, prompting star and co-writer Tom Davis to joke: ‘The seagull was the best actor on the whole thing.’
And his name? Steven Seagull, of course.
Published: 27 Dec 2019
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