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Preview: Gavin & Stacey Christmas special
"It's like old times, isn't it, babe?" Mathew Horne's Gavin says at the start of this festive episode, which has been a very long time coming.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd December 2019Larry Lamb on Gavin & Stacey Christmas comeback
Gavin & Stacey star Larry Lamb believes the comedy show will have all of its old magic when it returns after a 10-year break.
The Sunday Post, 22nd September 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 2019EastEnders veteran Larry Lamb takes the lead in this gentle, week-long daytime drama, first shown on BBC One Wales. Set in a Welsh holiday park run by cockernee widower Frank (Lamb), it opens with the surprise return of a long-lost family member. Hayley Mills co-stars. Continues tomorrow.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 25th March 2019'An insult to Wales' - the verdict on Pitching In
The much-hyped six-part series, which debuted at 9pm last night has attracted a torrent of criticism from those who've accused it of being culturally tone-deaf and "an insult to Wales and the Welsh language".
Nathan Bevan, Wales Online, 13th February 2019Larry Lamb article
"It's a family comedy drama - but it's about as far removed from Gavin & Stacey as you can imagine."
Lydia Morris, Daily Post, 24th September 2018In which Celebrity Juice's Keith Lemon and Take Me Out's Paddy McGuinness recreate a host of iconic movies with the help of a range of celebrity guests and friends. This week it's Dirty Dancing getting a remix with stars including Larry Lamb, Kimberly Wyatt, John Barrowman and Jessica Hynes (Oh God, why, Jessica?) pitching up to help out, while Keith plays Jennifer Grey's Baby with Paddy as Mr Swayze. It's bloody awful.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 6th May 2017Years of lugubrious wit are turning Jack Dee's face as saggy as the late Clement Freud's. Tonight's dosage of self-indulgent gripes from an invited audience won't help any. He's joined by Jeremy Hardy, Katherine Ryan, Larry Lamb and Andi Osho to field "first world complaints" about baby Facebook updates, emptying bins when husbands are away and inquiries about where best to shield an iPhone from the sun ("Britain," offers Hardy).
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 5th April 2017Guests announced for The Keith and Paddy Picture Show
Anna Friel, Kimberley Wyatt and Stephen Tompkinson will be amongst the guests on The Keith and Paddy Picture Show, the new TV format starring Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness.
British Comedy Guide, 27th January 2017Larry Lamb: More Gavin & Stacey? Not a chance in hell
Gavin & Stacey star Larry Lamb has ruled out a return of the popular sitcom.
Metro, 4th July 2013