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.
- Due to return for The Finale
- Series 2, Christmas Special repeated Saturday 30th November at 8:40pm on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 159
Press clippings Page 15
Gavin & 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 2019Fawlty Towers tops Radio Times greatest British sitcom list
Fawlty Towers has come out top of a list of the greatest British sitcoms, as compiled by Radio Times magazine.
British Comedy Guide, 9th April 201912 Disastrous US remakes of British Sitcoms
Some things are just uniquely suited to a time and a place. The idea of remaking anything to fit another culture is thankfully becoming more of an outdated concept. Unfortunately, in the past, American TV producers have repeatedly tried and failed to remake many of our beloved British sitcoms.
Super Ink, 8th April 2019Definitive guide to British comedy since Fawlty Towers
The British are coming, and they want to invade your television. With ... laughter.
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21st November 2018Are UK sitcoms too sentimental?
The current crop of British comedies are peppered with 'hugging and learning', but how far can convivial comedy go before it veers into sentimental mush.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 27th April 2018Ruth Jones has been thinking about Gavin & Stacey
"James and I were talking about this the other day," she told Lorraine. "I was saying that baby Neil, who is now probably about 11, Nessa's training him down the slots. She's training him in the art of the dodgy grabber machine and all that kinda thing, and how to weight the two pences."
Digital Spy, 18th April 2018How becoming mainstream killed Gavin & Stacey
It was Gav'n'Stace that propelled James Corden to intergalactic domination but the when the show left BBC Three, so did its tight focus and cult status.
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 5th February 2018Gallery: 20 politically incorrect 'modern' comedies
Here are 20 recent comedies that wouldn't have been green-lit today.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 17th October 2017The definitive ranking of every Gavin & Stacey episode
Here's the definitive ranking of every Gavin & Stacey episode.
Ciara Knight, JOE, 11th April 2017Netflix comedies most popular in Scotland
According to the streaming service, us Scots love our comedy with Still Game, Orange Is The New Black and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia proving to be the most popular shows north of the border. In Wales Gavin & Stacey and The Big Bang Theory are big hits.
Laura Harding, Daily Record, 31st March 2017