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 3, Episode 1 repeated Monday at 2pm on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 417
Press clippings Page 3
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale review
This Christmas special is about half an hour too long and the script recycles the least interesting elements of what's gone before, but it still makes for lovely festive telly.
Charlotte O'Sullivan, The Independent, 26th December 2024What's occurrin'? Gavin & Stacey has breathed new life into my hometown
The Barry I grew up in was a far cry from its peak as a thriving coal port then a holiday destination. It took an unassuming sitcom to give it a lifeline.
Simon Price, The Guardian, 25th December 2024Gavin & Stacey: The Finale review
Well, that was an utter delight.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th December 2024Gavin & Stacey: The Finale review
You will be forcibly moved to tears.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 25th December 2024Gavin & Stacey: The Finale review
The best comedy in British TV history couldn't have finished with anything but a happy ending.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 25th December 2024Gavin & Stacey: The Finale review
Better than any other comedy you've seen this year.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 25th December 2024Gavin & Stacey: An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the Christmas finale
"It can't carry on after this," explains James Corden. "It just can't."
Colin Paterson, BBC, 24th December 2024Gavin and Stacey was killed by Christmas specials
The 2019 festive episode undid every last bit of its charm.
Nick Duerden, i Newspaper, 23rd December 2024Fans flock to Gavin & Stacey's wedding church
A church where two Gavin and Stacey scenes were filmed has seen a "flurry" of visitors ahead of the final episode. St Cattwg's Church in Llanmaes, Vale of Glamorgan, was where Gavin and Stacey got married in Series 1.
Matt Murray, BBC, 23rd December 2024Rob Brydon: 'Ruth Jones is the closest thing I have to a sister'
The Gavin & Stacey actor on the last ever Christmas special, first working with his co-star Ruth Jones aged 14, and why he puts family before his career.
Jude Rogers, The Observer, 22nd December 2024