Gavin & Stacey. Image shows from L to R: Nessa (Ruth Jones), Gavin (Mathew Horne), Stacey (Joanna Page), Smithy (James Corden). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions
Gavin & Stacey

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.

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Follow Gavin and Stacey: reasons to move to South Wales

The young couple start a new life in Barry in the third series of the BBC comedy. Here are the reasons why you should too.

Elisabeth Mahoney, The Guardian, 24th November 2009

The Sun interviews James Corden and Ruth Jones

But both believe the third series - which starts on Thursday at 9pm on BBC1 - is the best.

Gordon Smart, The Sun, 24th November 2009

Cardiff confidential: Saying farewell to Gavin & Stacey

Just 24 months ago, the first series of Gavin & Stacey had finished airing on BBC3, attracting a respectable but hardly earth-shattering half a million viewers and a few approving reviews. Two years on, and Gavin & Stacey has won two Baftas and countless British Comedy Awards.

Gerard Gilbert, The Independent, 21st November 2009

Ten things you didn't know about Gavin & Stacey

The third - and final - series of Gavin & Stacey is about to return, with the nation eager to learn the fates of the Essex boy and his Welsh bride, and their tubby best friends Smithy and Nessa.

Amanda Cable, Daily Mail, 21st November 2009

Joanna Page: 'They said I was rubbish'

She made it through ten years of bit parts to play Stacey in the hit comedy, but the actress says that she is ready to be a housewife.

Hugo Rifkind, The Times, 21st November 2009

Gavin and Stacey sneak peek

Can Nessa and Smithy settle their differences for baby Neil?

Daily Mail, 17th November 2009

Gavin & Stacey's late developer Rob Brydon

He was rejected from RADA for being too provincial and told he had a face made for voice-overs (for toilet duck). How did Rob Brydon fight back? Two words: Uncle Bryn.

Simon Lewis, Daily Mail, 14th November 2009

Catch up with Gavin & Stacey

The wait is nearly over. This November, Gavin & Stacey returns for a whole new series on BBC One. Here's a short and tidy video catch-up to remind you of the story so far.

David Thair, BBC Comedy, 10th November 2009

Ruth Jones cried for a week filming final scenes

Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones cried for a week as the cast filmed their final scenes for the BBC1 comedy, she has admitted.

The Telegraph, 7th November 2009

See what's recurring!

Here's some cracking news - Gavin and Stacey may be about to return for its final series, but it will NOT be axed for good.

The Sun, 31st October 2009

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