Gavin & Stacey
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Three
- 2007 - 2025
- 22 episodes (3 series)
A critic-pleasing, gentle and warm comedy about the romance between an Essex lad and Welsh girl. Stars Mathew Horne, Joanna Page, Ruth Jones, James Corden, Alison Steadman and more.
- Series 1, Episode 1 repeated Monday at 8pm on BBC3
Streaming rank this week: 434
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Series 1, Episode 1
Further details
After being phone buddies for months Gavin and Stacey finally arrange a rendezvous in Leicester Square, with Stacey's best friend Nessa and Gav's pal Smithy coming along for support. The pairs end up in a hotel room getting to know each other a bit better under the sheets (or in the en-suite in Smithy and Nessa's case).
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 13th May 2007
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Three
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
Cast & crew
| Mathew Horne | Gavin |
| Joanna Page | Stacey |
| Ruth Jones | Nessa |
| James Corden | Smithy |
| Alison Steadman | Pam |
| Larry Lamb | Mick |
| Melanie Walters | Gwen |
| Rob Brydon | Bryn |
| Margaret John | Doris |
| Steffan Rhodri | Dave |
| James Corden | Writer |
| Ruth Jones | Writer |
| Christine Gernon | Director |
| Ted Dowd | Producer |
| Lindsay Hughes | Executive Producer |
| Henry Normal | Executive Producer |
| Liana Del Giudice | Editor |
Video
Behind the Scenes
Behind-the-scenes on the first episode in Leicester Square.
Featuring: James Corden (Smithy), Mathew Horne (Gavin) & Ruth Jones (Nessa).
Press
You can't blame BBC3 for constantly repeating its best-ever programme. Here's yet another chance to laugh along with a long-distance relationship conducted in Billericay (his home) and Barry Island (hers), complicated by the young lovers' ditsiness and their weird families and friends. The starry supporting cast (Alison Steadman, Rob Brydon, plus writers Ruth Jones and James Corden) provide the vulgar belly laughs, all as larger-than-life loons who never quite tip over into caricature, thanks to the earthy, affectionate script.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 3rd August 2009