
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.
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Series 3, Episode 5
It's Bank Holiday Monday and the Essex contingent arrives for a sunny day out at the beach. Doris even puts her sun dress on!
Further details

Gavin's heart-to-heart with his dad gives him something more to think about and a dark cloud looms on the horizon when Dave arrives to find Nessa and Smithy enjoying all the fun of the fair.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 25th December 2009
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Mathew Horne | Gavin |
Joanna Page | Stacey |
Ruth Jones | Nessa |
James Corden | Smithy |
Alison Steadman | Pam |
Larry Lamb | Mick |
Melanie Walters | Gwen |
Rob Brydon | Bryn |
Margaret John | Doris |
Steffan Rhodri | Dave |
Johnny Tudor | Marco |
Ewan Kennedy | Neil the Baby |
Oscar Hartland | Neil the Baby |
Gwynfor Roberts | Dic Powell |
James Corden | Writer |
Ruth Jones | Writer |
Christine Gernon | Director |
Ted Dowd | Producer |
Lindsay Hughes | Executive Producer |
Henry Normal | Executive Producer |
Liana Del Giudice | Editor |
David Ferris (as Dave Ferris) | Production Designer |