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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Meet the die hard Gavin & Stacey superfans

"I got James Corden tattooed on my leg."

Charlotte Manning, Metro, 23rd May 2022

Where are the new classic sitcoms?

When The One Show recently ran a poll to find the best-loved BBC shows ever, half of the top programmes were sitcoms - but none was launched within the last 15 years. So where are the future classics?

Ian Youngs, BBC, 14th May 2022

Gavin & Stacey has proved impossible to remake

Fifteen years ago, Gavin & Stacey premiered on BBC Three, becoming a massive hit in Britain over the course of its three-series run.

Tom Smyth, Vulture, 13th May 2022

Robert Wilfort on 15 years of Gavin & Stacey

The actor, who plays Stacey's brother Jason, takes us on another RT Rewind.

David Craig, Radio Times, 13th May 2022

The Office to Ten Percent: why some remakes soar (and others suck)

Adapting TV shows for new countries is a multi-billion dollar business. But, as the team behind the US version of This Country found out, it's no easy ride ...

Laura Martin, The Guardian, 27th April 2022

More classic comedies coming to iPlayer

Classic comedies including The Young Ones, Blackadder, Mum, Rev. and 2point4 Children are being added to the BBC's iPlayer to help the Corporation celebrate its 100th year.

Chortle, 7th April 2022

Only Fools And Horses voted favourite ever BBC show

Half of the best-loved BBC programmes of all time are comedies, a new poll has found. Only Fools And Horses topped the survey of viewers of The One Show to mark the Corporation's 100th birthday.

Chortle, 29th January 2022

Rob Brydon reveals he thinks Uncle Bryn was gay

Gavin & Stacey star Rob Brydon has revealed he thinks his character Uncle Bryn was gay in the much-loved show.

Amelia Wynne, Daily Mail, 29th December 2021

10 best British comedy Christmas specials, according to IMDb

Fans of British comedies eagerly await their favorite show's Christmas specials. These are the 10 best according to IMDb ratings.

Dalton Norman, Screen Rant, 18th December 2021

Stephen Fretwell on his music in Gavin & Stacey

In 2007, burgeoning UK singer-songwriter Stephen Fretwell received a call from his friend and publisher Joe, asking him to approve the use of his track Run on a "small BBC Three comedy" by the similarly up-and-coming James Corden and Ruth Jones.

Paul Glynn, BBC, 17th July 2021

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