Gavin & Stacey
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Three
- 2007 - 2019
- 21 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.
- Due to return for The Finale
- Series 1, Episode 1 repeated tomorrow at 12:10pm on Dave
Streaming rank this week: 86
Press clippings Page 12
Top 5 moments... Gavin & Stacey
With the recent shock announcement that Gavin & Stacey is to be returning this Christmas with a one-off special episode, MoodyComedy is taking a look back at the top five moments of Gavin & Stacey history...
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 23rd June 2019Gavin will be 'tired old dad' with a grown-up kid
Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne has revealed his character is a "tired old dad" with a grown-up kid.
The Sun, 30th May 2019Gavin & Stacey to return
Hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey is to return for a Christmas special.
British Comedy Guide, 28th May 2019Gavin & Stacey: Why we fell in love with Barry Island
It's been nearly 10 years since we last said adieu to Gavin and Stacey (and Nessa and Smithy, of course). But fans have never given up hope of another reunion and they've now been rewarded with the news that a second Christmas special is in the works.
Emma Saunders, BBC, 28th May 2019Fawlty Towers tops Radio Times greatest British sitcom list
Fawlty Towers has come out top of a list of the greatest British sitcoms, as compiled by Radio Times magazine.
British Comedy Guide, 9th April 201912 Disastrous US remakes of British Sitcoms
Some things are just uniquely suited to a time and a place. The idea of remaking anything to fit another culture is thankfully becoming more of an outdated concept. Unfortunately, in the past, American TV producers have repeatedly tried and failed to remake many of our beloved British sitcoms.
Super Ink, 8th April 2019Definitive guide to British comedy since Fawlty Towers
The British are coming, and they want to invade your television. With ... laughter.
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21st November 2018Are UK sitcoms too sentimental?
The current crop of British comedies are peppered with 'hugging and learning', but how far can convivial comedy go before it veers into sentimental mush.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 27th April 2018Ruth Jones has been thinking about Gavin & Stacey
"James and I were talking about this the other day," she told Lorraine. "I was saying that baby Neil, who is now probably about 11, Nessa's training him down the slots. She's training him in the art of the dodgy grabber machine and all that kinda thing, and how to weight the two pences."
Digital Spy, 18th April 2018How becoming mainstream killed Gavin & Stacey
It was Gav'n'Stace that propelled James Corden to intergalactic domination but the when the show left BBC Three, so did its tight focus and cult status.
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 5th February 2018