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You go, gull... | Revealed: The high cost of putting a seagull in your sitcom

You go, gull...

Revealed: The high cost of putting a seagull in your sitcom

comedyMost 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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