Tom Davis as creator of King Gary hoped it would be remembered in the same way as Only Fools and Horses.
A statement that would bring more laughs than the rest of this sorry sitcom.
Davis forgot two important things. Make it funny and make your characters likeable.
Del Boy might be a bit dodgy, but he would do anything for his family and close friends like Trigger and Denzil. He raised Rodney since he was a nipper. He also had to look after his doddery granddad.
When Rodney got married, Del Boy took a beating from the Driscoll brothers just so Rodney's wedding could go ahead without a hitch.
John Sullivan could do funny (the chandelier scene, Del Boy falling through the bar, the fluorescent paint in the Chinese restaurant) but his writing also had lots of pathos and drama. Del Boy talking about how he had to be a tough guy not because he wanted to, but he had to do it.
What do you get here. Gary is a bully, his parents are bigger bullies and his wife to be is a grasping freeloader more concerned about keeping up with the Joneses on social media.
Most of the guests at the wedding dislike Gary. His workers cannot really stand him.
I cared little about this episode. It was a bore as Gary deals with complaints and tries to salvage his dream wedding in a castle. It certainly was not humorous.