"Tony Stewart of "The Mirror" said of Gary that David Platt has met his match in the character and the two of them have enough criminal convictions, Asbos and restraining orders to wallpaper over their living room and comparing Gary and his family's criminal record to that of the Battersbys', saying the latter compared to them it's like a day out with the Von Trapp family.Grace Dent of The Guardian stated her love for the Windass family and of the character Gary, and she went on to describe him stating