Gunston was originally conceived by comedy writer Wendy Skelcher and appeared as a minor character in the second series of the cult Australian 1970s TV comedy series The Aunty Jack Show in 1973, portrayed as a gormless TV reporter from the NSW regional city of Wollongong.
Gunston was originally conceived by comedy writer Wendy Skelcher and appeared as a minor character in the second series of the cult Australian 1970s TV comedy series The Aunty Jack Show. Dubbed "the little Aussie bleeder", he first appeared on the TV sketch comedy series The Aunty Jack Show in 1973 as a gormless TV reporter from the NSW regional city of Wollongong.