Gavin & Stacey
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Three
- 2007 - 2019
- 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.
- Returns on Wednesday on BBC1 at 9pm with Christmas Special
- Christmas Special repeated at 9:40pm on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 15
Press clippings Page 16
Welsh locals angry over 'maddening' 3am filming
Neighbours in the quiet street where the comedy is filmed have complained about crowds, bright lights keeping them up until 3am and rubbish thrown in their gardens.
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 19th July 2019James Corden and Ruth Jones buy ice creams for fans
Actors James Corden and Ruth Jones bought ice creams as a thank you to crowds watching filming of Gavin and Stacey's Christmas special in Barry.
BBC, 15th July 2019Filming starts on Gavin and Stacey Christmas special
Christmas has come early in Barry as filming begins for the Gavin and Stacey special. The Bafta-winning sitcom, about a long-distance relationship between a girl from south Wales and an Essex boy, was last screened in the UK in 2010. In May, James Corden announced the show's return which is co-written by Ruth Jones. The one-off show will be screened on Christmas Day.
BBC, 13th July 2019Top 5 moments... Gavin & Stacey
With the recent shock announcement that Gavin & Stacey is to be returning this Christmas with a one-off special episode, MoodyComedy is taking a look back at the top five moments of Gavin & Stacey history...
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 23rd June 2019Gavin will be 'tired old dad' with a grown-up kid
Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne has revealed his character is a "tired old dad" with a grown-up kid.
The Sun, 30th May 2019Gavin & Stacey to return
Hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey is to return for a Christmas special.
British Comedy Guide, 28th May 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 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 2018