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Gary Reilly Gary Reilly i(A116813 works by)
Born: Established: 1945
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1970
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Gary Reilly is an Australian-based television producer and writer, best known for his work on such comedy series as The Naked Vicar Show, Kingswood Country, Hey Dad! and Bullpitt!. He started his career with the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation in 1964, working in various production roles before focusing on advertising. After moving to Australia in 1970 he continued to worked in this field before becoming involved with the original radio version of The Naked Vicar Show (1976-1977). He was subsequently involved with the television series (1977-1978) which in turn led to his career as a sitcom producer and writer.

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form y separately published work icon Kingswood Country ( dir. Kevin Burston ) Australia : RS Productions , 1980 Z1829002 1980 series - publisher film/TV

Developing out of a skit on The Naked Vicar Show, this was a highly popular sit-com that, as Moran notes in his Guide to Australian TV Series, 'rivalled the success of My Name's McGooley in the 1960s and was surpassed only by the success of Hey Dad on the same network a few years later.

The series centred on the Bulpitt family, particularly patriarch Ted: a bigoted, conservative, blue-collar Australian and WWII veteran devoted to television, his racing greyhounds, and his Holden Kingswood.

Despite its popularity, the program was criticised for the out-spoken bigotry of its protagonist, including (but not exclusively) towards his Italian son-in-law.

Moran says of the program that 'The series was well plotted and funny, most especially Ross Higgins in the role of Ted.'

1983 winner Logie Awards Most Popular Comedy Program
1982 winner Logie Awards Most Popular Comedy Program
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