Gavin & Stacey - BBC1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

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Gavin & Stacey. Image shows from L to R: Bryn (Rob Brydon), Gwen (Melanie Walters), Nessa (Ruth Jones), Stacey (Joanna Page), Gavin (Mathew Horne), Smithy (James Corden), Pam (Alison Steadman), Mick (Larry Lamb). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

2007 - 2019

Channels

BBC One, BBC Three

Episodes

22 (3 series), plus 2 outtakes special and documentary

Stars

Mathew Horne, Joanna Page, Ruth Jones, James Corden, Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb, Melanie Walters, Rob Brydon and more

Writers

James Corden and Ruth Jones

Director

Christine Gernon

Producers

Ted Dowd, Lindsay Hughes and Henry Normal

Companies

Stacey is from Barry, near Cardiff, and Gavin is from Essex. But the difference in backgrounds and culture doesn't hinder their romance, which flourishes when they finally meet for the first time after hitting it off during numerous flirtatious work calls.

Stacey's guardian-uncle, Bryn, has pledged to look out for his niece - when not obsessing over his faulty satellite navigation system - whilst Gavin is doted on by his sometimes emotionally volatile mother, Pam, who only wants the best for her "little prince".

On the occasionally rocky route to Gavin and Stacey's wedding, the two very different sets of families and friends must learn to get along together. The couple's best friends, the forthright Nessa and best man Smithy, get along very well together too, but unfortunately only when they're drunk.

In Series 2, the honeymoon is over for the newlyweds as their married life begins in earnest at the Shipman family home in Essex. But, as the reality of living so far away sinks in, Stacey starts missing her home in Barry Island along with her mum and her Uncle Bryn. Meanwhile, Smithy and Nessa are coming to terms with their own stark reality: they're not even friends and yet they're having a baby together.

In Series 3, the couple move to Barry Island, which means big changes for both families. Pam and Mick have to adjust to an empty nest while Gwen's got a full house again. Stacey is in her element, but will this finally be the solution to the couple's long-distance problem? And how will Gavin take to living in Wales?

Smithy questions their friendship along with his own role as father - and with Dave Coaches on the scene and now engaged to Nessa, will Smithy find himself pushed out of the frame? How will life in a caravan work out for Nessa and her soon-to-be husband Dave?

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Camera set-up

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Soundtrack

End credits are 'Run' by Stephen Fretwell

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Sunday 13th May 2007 at 9pm on BBC Three

Next repeats

  1. Series 3, Episode 4: Today at 7pm on U&Dave
  2. Series 3, Episode 5: Today at 7:40pm on U&Dave
  3. Christmas Special: Today at 8pm on U&Gold
  4. Series 3, Episode 6: Today at 8:20pm on U&Dave
  5. Christmas Special: Today at 10:35pm on BBC1
  6. Christmas Special: Tomorrow at 2am on U&Dave
  7. Series 2, Episode 1: Tomorrow at 11:25am on U&W
  8. Series 2, Episode 2: Tomorrow at 12:05pm on U&W
  9. Series 2, Episode 3: Tomorrow at 12:40pm on U&W

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