Gary Costello
| Gary Costello | |||||||
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| Family Affairs character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Gary Webster | ||||||
| Duration | 2003-2005 | ||||||
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| Occupation | Unemployed | ||||||
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| Mother | Myra Costello |
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| Wife | Chrissy Costello |
| Daughters |
Melanie Costello Chloe Costello |
Gary Costello was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Gary Webster from 2003 until the final episode of the series 2005.
Gary first arrived in Charnham in September 2003, after purchasing Number 12 Stanley Street from Jim Webb and his family who had recently moved to Spain. Gary had lost his job in Chigwell and was forced to move his wife Chrissy, and their daughters Melanie and Chloe to Charnham. A short while later,Gary's mother Myra, moved over from Spain to live with the family. Gary later went into partnership with Dave Matthews and together they set up a business called Gaz n' Dave's, a minicab firm.
Later that year, Chrissy had taken Chloe to the doctors and had told Gary that Chloe had been diagnosed with cancer. This later turned out to be a lie, resulting in the subsequent arrest of Chrissy. Chrissy had duped the local residents into starting a collection for Chloe.
It transpired that Chrissy had suffered from mental illness after losing her sister, Helen as a child.
Gary and Chrissy's marriage went through numerous problems and they separated for a while.
In October 2004, Melanie's ex-boyfriend, Bradley Foster who had lodged with the Costellos for several months, had been accused of sexually abusing Chloe. This led to a fierce showdown on Bonfire Night when Gary wanted a confession and Bradley (who had moved next door to with his mother, Sharon Ingram and her boyfriend Conrad Williams) began goading Gary about how Chloe wouldn't leave him alone. Gary angrily shouted "She's only 10 years old!" and promptly punched Bradley, knocking him out.
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