List of Gavin & Stacey episodes

This article gives an episode summary for the BBC comedy series Gavin & Stacey. The show has run for three series. There was a Christmas Special in 2008 and the third and final series was broadcast in 2009.

Overview

Series		Episodes	Originally aired	General Information
				Region 2 DVD Release Date	Christmas Specials
	One	6	2007	29 October 2007	-
	Two	8	2008	10 November 2008	"2008 Christmas Special"
	Three	6	2009–2010	7 December 2009	-

Series One (2007)

#	Title	Original airdate
1	"The Meeting"	13 May 2007
Gavin and Stacey decide to meet for the first time after talking on the phone for some time and they end up in a hotel together for the night.
2	"The Phone Call"	13 May 2007
Gavin and Stacey are happy and in love, until a phone call turns their lives upside down. Gavin decides there is only one thing to do, drive to Stacey and tell her he loves her. However when he arrives Bryn is convinced he is a Jehovah's Witness and won't let him speak.
3	"The Engagement"	20 May 2007
Gavin and Stacey prepare to tell their friends and families about their surprise engagement. Gavin’s parents are over the moon, while Stacey’s family have some very big concerns over the announcement, and Smithy refuses to even talk to Gavin.
4	"The Wedding Fair"	27 May 2007
Gavin and his family travel to Barry for a wedding fair. At the wedding fair Smithy is completely mesmerised by Jammy the stag organiser (guest star Matt Lucas), Bryn is totally sold on a magician for the wedding, and Gavin has to decide whether to go with the horse and carriage Stacey wants for the wedding or the Bentley he wants instead.
5	"The Surprise"	3 June 2007
It's Gavin and Stacey's stag and hen nights. Stacey is delighted when her brother Jason returns home but there's something happening with Uncle Bryn. Meanwhile, Gavin finds out that Stacey has been engaged five times before, and Nessa is in two minds about whether to tell Smithy she may be pregnant.
6	"The Wedding"	10 June 2007
The wedding day has finally arrived, with Gavin having forgiven Stacey's revelation, and Nessa is still uncomfortable about revealing her pregnancy to Smithy.

Series Two (2008)

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate
7	"The Meal"	Christine Gernon	Ruth Jones and James Corden	16 March 2008
Newlyweds Gavin and Stacey return from their honeymoon to a big welcome from both families. But when Smithy joins them for a celebratory meal out, he seems none too happy with his best mate. And as Nessa makes a shocking confession, and a tearful Stacey realises she's about to leave home, the entire evening slowly relocates to the restaurant toilets.
8	"The Revelation"	Christine Gernon	Ruth Jones and James Corden	16 March 2008
Gavin and Stacey come back from honeymoon trying to adjust to life as a married couple but will Nessa's revelation change things?
9	"The Essex Wife"	Christine Gernon	Ruth Jones and James Corden	23 March 2008
Stacey is still adjusting to life as an Essex wife but perks up when it is time to go home to Barry and Nessa and Smithy see their unborn baby for the first time.
10	"The House Hunters"	Christine Gernon	Ruth Jones and James Corden	30 March 2008
Gavin and Stacey start house-hunting while Mick becomes a minor celebrity for the night. Nessa visits Stacey taking her bowling while tension between the newlyweds starts to bubble over.
11	"The Decision"	Christine Gernon	Ruth Jones and James Corden	6 April 2008
Bryn has arranged a special treat for Gwen's birthday, but Bryn can't handle the pressure and Gwen starts to get suspicious. Stacey tells Gavin a decision that will change their lives forever: she's moving back to Barry.
12	"The Lonely Couple"	Christine Gernon	Ruth Jones and James Corden	13 April 2008
While Stacey stays in Barry, Gavin goes home alone to Essex. Smithy takes Gavin for a boys' night out while Stacey goes to the bingo, but their mutual feelings become evident.
13	"The Time To Sort Things Out"	Christine Gernon	Ruth Jones and James Corden	20 April 2008
Stacey returns to Essex to sort things out with Gavin, but things are not looking good. Over in Barry meanwhile, Nessa goes into labour a month early, leaving Gavin to find Smithy and get him to Barry in time for the birth.
14	"The Christmas Announcement"	Christine Gernon	Ruth Jones and James Corden	24 December 2008
It's Christmas and the Welsh contingent have been invited to celebrate the festive season with the Shipmans. So with the help of Dave and his coach, Nessa and the Wests head east. In Essex, Mick's preoccupied with the new love of his life - a handsome Norfolk bird - and Smithy can't wait to spend his first Christmas with his baby Neil. Pam has laid on a fabulous spread, Bryn's got his mistletoe at the ready, and as the bubbly starts flowing it looks set to be a cracker of a Christmas. Then Gavin makes a startling announcement, and all hell breaks loose. But come Christmas morning they are all friends again.

Series Three (2009–2010)

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate
15	"The Adjustments"	Christine Gernon	Ruth Jones and James Corden	26 November 2009
Gavin starts his new job in Cardiff and Stacey is thrilled to be at home again. Smithy comes to terms with life in Essex without his best mate, while Nessa is adjusting to life in Dave's caravan down in Sully. The weekend brings with it a big reunion, as everyone meets up for the christening of Neil the baby, where Gavin and Stacey decide to try for a baby themselves.
16	"The New Job"	Christine Gernon	Ruth Jones and James Corden	3 December 2009
Following her and Gavin's decision to try for a baby Stacey attempts to get a new job to earn extra money. Meanwhile, Nessa takes baby Neil to see Smithy in Essex, which angers Dave. After a drunken night, Smithy and Nessa wake up in bed together.
17	"The Pregnancy"	Christine Gernon	Ruth Jones and James Corden	10 December 2009
Smithy goes to Wales to see Nessa and his son. Stacey believes that she may be pregnant, but the test comes back negative. Stacey reveals that she hasn't been taking her contraceptive pill for over a year, and has therefore been trying to conceive without Gavin knowing. She fears that she may not be able to have children.
18	"The Sperm"	Christine Gernon	Ruth Jones and James Corden	17 December 2009
Gavin and Stacey visit the doctor where they learn that Gavin has a low sperm count. Pete and Dawn renew their vows with Smithy giving Dawn away, and Smithy offers to have sex with Stacey in order to be a sperm donor. Smithy and Dave have a confrontation at the reception, and Smithy tells Dave that he slept with Nessa.
19	"The Christmas Truce"	Christine Gernon	Ruth Jones and James Corden	25 December 2009
Pam and Mick go to the seaside in Barry with everyone else. Smithy makes an unexpected appearance and declares a truce with Dave regarding Nessa. Gavin and Stacey decide that they will keep trying for a baby until the new year, and if they are unsuccessful they will look into other options.
20	"The Big Day"	Christine Gernon	Ruth Jones and James Corden	1 January 2010
Nessa and Dave's big day arrives. Stacey excitedly calls Gavin to their room on the wedding day where she reveals that she's taken 34 pregnancy tests, and they have all come back positive. Smithy walks in on the wedding and tells Nessa that she should not marry Dave if all she wants is a father for Neil, and that he'll always be there for both of them. Dave admits that he knows Nessa never loved him. The two of them shake hands, and Dave leaves the church. The episode cuts to 6 months later, where we see that Stacey is heavily pregnant, and Smithy is living in Barry with Nessa and Neil.

The Outtakes

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate
21	"The Outtakes"	David Lambert	Ruth Jones and James Corden	1 January 2010 (2010-01-01)
Stars and writers Ruth Jones and James Corden look through the best outtakes from all three series and the 2008 Christmas Special of the award-winning Gavin and Stacey.

External links

• List of Gavin & Stacey episodes at the British Comedy Guide
• List of Gavin & Stacey episodes at TV.com
• Gavin and Stacey information at BBC online