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: 219
Press clippings Page 8
Ruth Jones pours cold water on Gavin & Stacey reunion reports
Gavin & Stacey co-creator Ruth Jones has played down the possibility of the hit sitcom returning for a Christmas special, saying it was "sadly a rumour".
British Comedy Guide, 14th February 2024Gavin & Stacey to return for 2024 Christmas special
James Corden and Ruth Jones are reportedly working on a new Gavin & Stacey special. Filmed this summer, it will air on BBC One at Christmas.
British Comedy Guide, 13th February 2024Only new Gavin And Stacey will get Brits back on James Corden's side
The sitcom is coming back for another Christmas special - it's good news for fans and Corden's reputation.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 13th February 2024British comedy's US disasters
As media continues to become more globally inclusive (largely thanks to the rise of streaming services) the idea of remaking anything to fit another culture is gradually becoming more of an outdated concept. But in the past, American TV producers have repeatedly tried and failed to remake many beloved British sitcoms with terrible consequences.
Jazzy Janey, The Comedy Blog, 2nd September 2023Gavin & Stacey stars reveal show was never filmed in Essex
Gavin & Stacey's Pam and Mick Shipman have finally visited Essex for the first time.
Despite the series being set across South Wales and Essex, Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb have revealed their Billericay scenes were all TV fakery.
Jess Lester & Rod McPhee, The Sun, 8th August 2023Please: no Gavin & Stacey reunion
The BBC sitcom lives in a less complicated Britain - one that was still really into The Streets and chunky belts and WKD, and knew Laurence Fox as the guy from Lewis. Can't we just leave it be?
Tom Nicholson, The Independent, 31st July 2023Uncle Bryn's house put up for rent
A house made famous by hit television sitcom Gavin & Stacey has gone up for rent.
Sky News, 22nd May 2023The reality of remaking UK sitcoms
The CBS version of the BBC comedy Ghosts is one of the biggest shows on American TV. But US remakes more often than not go south. Armando Iannucci and other creators share their horror stories.
Daniel Dylan Wray, The Guardian, 13th May 2023James Corden reveals future of Gavin & Stacey after Christmas meeting with Ruth Jones
James Corden has opened up about the future of Gavin & Stacey and revealed he met with Ruth Jones at Christmas.
Clemmie Moodie, The Sun, 26th April 2023Larry Lamb defends James Corden amid accusations of diva-like behaviour
Larry Lamb has come to the defence of his Gavin & Stacey co-star James Corden amid the actor's recent plague of scandals and accusations of diva-like behaviour. Lamb told Times Radio that James 'may well' be like Dominic Raab in the way he behaves, but that wasn't his experience of working with him.
Daily Mail, 24th April 2023