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 1, Episode 4 repeated at 9pm on U&W
Streaming rank this week: 210
Press clippings Page 14
Review: Gavin & Stacey Christmas special
Nothing could bring a lump to the throat like this moment.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 26th December 2019Christmas TV review: Gavin & Stacey, Mrs. Brown's Boys
Reviews of both Gavin & Stacey (****) and Mrs. Brown's Boys (**).
Carol Midgley, The Times, 26th December 2019Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special, BBC One
A big cwtch from Barry.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 26th December 2019Over 11 million watch Gavin & Stacey
The return of Gavin & Stacey was seen by over 11 million viewers, making it the most-watched Christmas Day show in over a decade.
British Comedy Guide, 26th December 2019Gavin & Stacey: Bringing a crackin' Christmas to Barry
Oh! What's occurring? Christmas on Barry Island, that's what. Ten years since we left the fab four - Gavin, Stacey, Nessa and Smithy - on the Welsh seafront, they're back with a festive special that will have you cackling over your Christmas pudding and blubbing into your Babycham. Probably at the same time.
Emma Saunders, BBC, 25th December 2019Gavin and Stacey Christmas special review
The Billericay-Barry massive are back. And we won't tell a lie ... in these less innocent times, they are most welcome.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 25th December 2019Gavin & Stacey Christmas special, review
James Corden and Ruth Jones reunite to remind us of a kinder sort of comedy.
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 25th December 2019Gavin & Stacey Christmas special 2019, review
A funny, poignant and perfectly pitched return for one of the best comedies of recent years.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 25th December 2019I talk Gavin & Stacey, Christmas Special 2019
After a 10-year absence, Gavin & Stacey returned with its best episode yet. Full of warmth, heart and humour it felt as if our favourite characters from Barry and Billericay had never been away.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 25th December 2019Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas review
The Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special is full of love and laughs, and leaves room for another return visit to Barry Island. Spoilers ahead...
Juliette Harrisson, Den Of Geek, 25th December 2019