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Tony Gardner (born 10 January 1964) is an English actor, comedian and doctor. He sits on the national governing body of the actors' trade union Equity.
Between 2012 and 2020, he played John in five series of the critically acclaimed romantic drama series Last Tango in Halifax. The programme attracted impressive ratings for BBC One, with the third series posting an average of 7.8 million viewers.
Between 2013 and 2015, he appeared as Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Smith in three series of the wartime comedy Bluestone 42, about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan during Operation Herrick. He appeared as Dan Miller MP in the BBC political comedy The Thick of It. He was a main character of the music video "Giant Peach" by Wolf Alice. He appeared in a variety of roles in Tracey Ullman's Show from 2016. He also appeared in an episode of the Netflix show, Lovesick, portraying Dylan’s father at surprise wedding anniversary party.
In January 2021, Gardner appeared in S11E1 of Not Going Out as a neighbour to Lee and Lucy. He then appeared again in S12E4 in 2022.
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| Writer |
| Series 8, Episode 6 |
| Writer |
| Writer and Cast Member |
| Episode: Swinger |
| Series regular |
| Series 1, Episode 4 |
| Voice |
| Episode: Ragged Claws |
| TV movie |
| Series 2, Episode 4 |
| episode: Vote Skul |
| 13 episodes |
| Series regular |
| episode: Old School Ties |
| TV-Mini Series |
| Series 1, Episode 6 |
| Series 2, Episode 6 |
| Episode: Repeat to Fade |
| TV |
| "The Pyramid at the End of the World" (Series 10, Episode 7) |
| 1 episode |
| 3 episodes |
| Series 1, Episode 1 |
| ITV mini-series in four parts |
| "The Ghost of Causton Abbey" (Series 20, Episode 1) |
| Lee and Lucy's neighbour |
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