Early Life
Phil Gardner was born in Hastings, East Sussex, and grew up in Basildon, Essex. He attended Kingswood Junior School, being appointed Head Boy in his final year, before passing the Eleven Plus and winning a place at Southend High School for Boys. Two years later he transferred to Woodlands School, where he won the Headmaster's Award for English and founded the Woodlands School VIth Form Magazine, on which he acted as head writer.
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