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
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The 25 funniest Christmas comedy TV specials of all time
The comedy special is as much a part of British Christmas as a family row and mountains of sprouts. This year, comedy shows from Motherland and The Detectorists to Mrs Brown's Boys and Ghosts are returning with festive specials to round off 2022. To celebrate, we countdown the greatest 25 Christmas comedy specials of all time.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2022The greatest Christmas TV moments of all time ranked
The greatest Christmas TV moment of all-time is the Only Fools And Horses 'Batman and Robin' episode.
A poll of 2,000 adults who celebrate Christmas found the hilarious moment from 1996 where Del Boy and Rodney unknowingly prevent a crime - while dressed as the dynamic duo - is top of the tree.
Jake Penkethman, The Sun, 30th November 2022Ruth Jones gives graduation speech as Nessa
Gavin & Stacey's Ruth Jones surprised students at their graduation when she delivered her speech as her iconic character, Vanessa 'Nessa' Jenkins.
Sophie Thompson, Indy100, 15th November 2022Del Boy falling through bar voted funniest sitcom scene
A poll run by TV channel Gold has named moments from Only Fools And Horses, The Vicar Of Dibley, Dad's Army and Fawlty Towers as the funniest British sitcom scenes.
British Comedy Guide, 1st November 2022BBC Four to repeat comedy classics
To link in with the celebrations of 100 years of the BBC, from Saturday 22nd October BBC Four will begin broadcasting classic episodes of sitcoms and sketch shows.
British Comedy Guide, 14th October 2022Ruth Jones gives devastating Gavin & Stacey update
Ruth Jones has made it clear that Gavin & Stacey won't be coming back to our screens.
Martin Shore, What To Watch, 29th September 2022Mick Shipman named by Brits as the ultimate 'dad' role model
Gavin & Stacey's Mick Shipman is the ultimate British dad role model, a poll suggests.
Ed Southgate, The Sun, 18th June 2022Gavin & Stacey stars Larry Lamb and Alison Steadman spotted filming in Barry Island
Since BBC bosses confirmed that a Gavin & Stacey reunion will happen 'one day', fans have been waiting on tenterhooks. And fans were left convinced the big day could be upon us as the show's stars Larry Lamb and Alison Steadman were spotted filming together in Barry Island, Wales, where the series is set.
Rebecca Lawrence, Daily Mail, 15th June 2022Meet the die hard Gavin & Stacey superfans
"I got James Corden tattooed on my leg."
Charlotte Manning, Metro, 23rd May 2022Where are the new classic sitcoms?
When The One Show recently ran a poll to find the best-loved BBC shows ever, half of the top programmes were sitcoms - but none was launched within the last 15 years. So where are the future classics?
Ian Youngs, BBC, 14th May 2022