Stella
- TV comedy drama
- Sky One
- 2012 - 2017
- 58 episodes (6 series)
Comedy drama written by and starring Ruth Jones as Stella, a single mother struggling in the Welsh valleys. Stars Ruth Jones, Joanna Riding, Piers Ahia, Patrick Baladi, Craig Gallivan and more.
Episode menu
Series 5, Episode 3
Further details
Stella heads to London to surprise Michael. However, it's her that ends up with the shock when she has dinner with Michael's boss Maria.
Back in Pontyberry, Jag's mother Nina shows up and drops a bombshell and, while new undertaker Ivan looks after Mayor Mary Meyer's funeral, Bobby reaches out to her distraught son.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 26th January 2016
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Sky One
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ruth Jones | Stella |
| Patrick Baladi | Michael Jackson |
| Craig Gallivan | Luke |
| Justin Davies | Ben |
| Di Botcher | Aunty Brenda |
| Daniel Gammond | Little Alan |
| Karen Paullada | Nadine |
| Aled Pugh | Bobby |
| Pal Aron | Jagadeesh |
| Russell Gomer | Yanto |
| Clare Hingott | Cheryl |
| Maxine Evans | Rhian |
| Dafydd Hywel | Glen Brennig |
| Deddie Davies | Marj |
| Taj Atwal | Jasminder |
| Mark Lewis Jones | Rob Morgan |
| Leona Vaughan | Cerys |
| Tony Gardner | Ivan Schloss |
| Suzanne Packer | Carole |
| Laila Rouass | Maria |
| Wayne Cater | George The Butcher |
| Patricia Kane | Dotty |
| Leena Dhingra | Nina |
| Mark Frost | Max |
| Ruth Madoc | Mayor Mary Meyer |
| Richard Harrington | Ian Meyer |
| Sean Carlsen (as Seán Carlsen) | Councillor Davies |
| Daniel Laurie | Jamie |
| Natalia Ferrara | Office Receptionist |
| Ruth Jones | Writer |
| Julia Kent | Script Editor |
| Arwen Roberts | Script Editor |
| David Peet | Story |
| Ruth Jones | Story |
| Simon Massey | Director |
| Spencer Campbell | Producer |
| Ruth Jones | Executive Producer |
| Lucy Lumsden | Executive Producer |
| Jon Mountague | Executive Producer |
| David Peet | Executive Producer |
| Chris Blunden (as Christopher Blunden) | Editor |
| Amelia Shankland | Production Designer |
| Mark Thomas | Composer |
| Simon H Jones | Composer |
Press
Radio Times review
Ruth Jones, here on writing duty, moves things along big time in an episode of ructions and revelations. Her title character is in London on a work trip and pays a surprise visit to Michael (Patrick Baladi). A big decision beckons, until a bolt from the blue scuppers everything.
Elsewhere, the Pontyberry mayor (Hi-de-Hi!'s Ruth Madoc!) pegs out in a council meeting, with ambitious Aunty Brenda waiting in the wings; Bobby has a drunken fling that has professional repercussions; and Jag makes a surprising discovery about his cleaner. In common with the best instalments, it's a delicious mix of sad and funny.
Mark Braxton, Radio Times, 19th January 2016