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Gavin & Stacey. Image shows from L to R: Nessa (Ruth Jones), Gavin (Mathew Horne), Stacey (Joanna Page), Smithy (James Corden). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions
Gavin & Stacey

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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Gavin & Stacey: The Finale review

You will be forcibly moved to tears.

Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 25th December 2024

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale review

The best comedy in British TV history couldn't have finished with anything but a happy ending.

Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 25th December 2024

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale review

Better than any other comedy you've seen this year.

Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 25th December 2024

Gavin & Stacey: An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the Christmas finale

"It can't carry on after this," explains James Corden. "It just can't."

Colin Paterson, BBC, 24th December 2024

Gavin and Stacey was killed by Christmas specials

The 2019 festive episode undid every last bit of its charm.

Nick Duerden, i Newspaper, 23rd December 2024

Fans flock to Gavin & Stacey's wedding church

A church where two Gavin and Stacey scenes were filmed has seen a "flurry" of visitors ahead of the final episode. St Cattwg's Church in Llanmaes, Vale of Glamorgan, was where Gavin and Stacey got married in Series 1.

Matt Murray, BBC, 23rd December 2024

Rob Brydon: 'Ruth Jones is the closest thing I have to a sister'

The Gavin & Stacey actor on the last ever Christmas special, ​first working with his co-star Ruth Jones​ aged 14, and why he puts family before his career.

Jude Rogers, The Observer, 22nd December 2024

Mathew Horne looks back: 'People would confuse me with Gavin in real life'

The comedian and actor on his Cure obsession, surviving a press storm, and being heckled by Robbie Williams.

Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 21st December 2024

James Corden and Ruth Jones write Gavin & Stacey book

When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything in Between: A Story Of Love And Friendship, a new book by James Corden and Ruth Jones going behind-the-scenes on their hit sitcom, will be published in October 2025.

British Comedy Guide, 20th December 2024

"It's all starting to get very emotional": how Gavin & Stacey became one of TV's most beloved comedies

It's back this Christmas ... for the final time. But how did the naughty, surreal sitcom charm Britain so much that new episodes are a national event with viewing figures akin to a royal wedding?

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 19th December 2024

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