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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUv7rP_JRdY Video of Run by Stephen Fretwell - Gavin & Stacey end credits music ]

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Gavin & Stacey
File:Gavin & Stacey DVD BBC.jpg
StarringMathew Horne
Joanna Page
Ruth Jones
James Corden
Alison Steadman
Larry Lamb
Rob Brydon
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series2
No. of episodes13 (as of series 2 finale)
Production
Running time30 mins
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
Release13 May 2007 –
Present

Gavin & Stacey is a much praised [1] and multi-award winning British sitcom originally aired on BBC Three and later shown on BBC Two, written by and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden and produced by Baby Cow Productions. Gavin is played by Mathew Horne and Joanna Page plays Stacey. The first series comprised six episodes, and chronicled the two leads' developing romance. Although the series is set in Billericay, Essex and Barry the first series was shot largely in Barry and the surrounding area, including Barry Island, Dinas Powys and Cardiff. The second series comprises seven episodes. It began with two consecutive episodes, on 16 March 2008 on BBC Three.[2] Each new episode will be shown each Sunday evening until 20 April 2008. Each episode is repeated on BBC Three later on in the week.

The series uses British Alternative/Indie music throughout the show. The credits theme to Gavin & Stacey is "Run", by Stephen Fretwell. The music used in the trailers was "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above" by Cansei de Ser Sexy. The wedding music used as the first series climax in episode 6 is Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol and in the beginning of the first episode of the second series, Razorlight's Before I Fall to Pieces was used.

Characters

Main Characters

  • Gavin Shipman (Mathew Horne) - Gavin is 29 (Smithy refers to them meeting in infant school, at the age of 4, in 1983). He lives with his mother and father in Billericay, Essex, England. His best friend Smithy lives just down the road. Gavin plans to try to drink a pint of every beer in the world with Smithy. Gavin supports Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and is seen wearing his Spurs shirt in many episodes.
  • Stacey Shipman (née West) (Joanna Page) - Stacey is 26 and is from Barry, South Wales until her marriage. Her father, Trevor, died three years ago. She lived at home with her mother in Barry until her marriage. She has been engaged 6 times but only married once.
  • Neil "Smithy" Smith (James Corden) - Smithy is Gavin's best friend and they've known each other since primary school. He loves Gavin's parents more than his own. He has an unseen girlfriend called Lucy, who according to Smithy is seventeen years old. He loves unusual beer, paintball and West Ham United.
  • Vanessa "Nessa" Jenkins (Ruth Jones) - Nessa is Stacey's best friend, Barry born and bred. She discovered she is pregnant in the final episode of series 1. It is later revealed Smithy is the father. She has several tattoos and is a chain smoker (until her pregnancy). Nessa has many a notch on her bed post. She works at the Barry Island Amusement Arcades or "The Slots". Nessa regularly recalls strange and often lewd experiences with celebrities, and to a lesser extent she often talks about various life experiences she has had such as travelling the world on a cruise ship and dealing with the death of her first husband.
  • Michael "Mick" Shipman (Larry Lamb) - Mick is Gavin's father. He is in his mid fifties and a down-to-earth guy, like his son. He's happy with his life - running his own company, playing golf and going to the pub quiz every Tuesday.
  • Gwen West (Melanie Walters) - Gwen is Stacey's mother. She is a widow in her late forties. She is a housewife and regularly offers to cook omelettes.
  • Bryn West (Rob Brydon) - Bryn is Stacey's and Jason's uncle. He is the brother to Stacey's deceased father. He is single, unemployed and in his late forties. He lives across the road from Gwen and Stacey and is very protective of them. Bryn has a strained relationship with his nephew Jason due to an unspecified incident on a fishing trip. In Series 2 Bryn often inadvertently makes comments suggesting he may have homosexual leanings.

Other Characters

  • Jason West (Robert Wilfort) - Jason is Stacey's elder brother, son to Gwen and her late husband Trevor. Jason lives in Spain with his boyfriend José.
  • José - Jason's boyfriend
  • Dawn (Julia Davis) and Pete (Adrian Scarborough) - Friends of Pam and Mick Shipman. They have a very strained marriage and regularly insult each other in public.
  • Doris (Margaret John) - Gwen's next door neighbour. Doris spotted the unfortunate coincidence of the West and Shipman surnames ie Fred West/Rose West and Harold Shipman.
  • Gruff (Alan David) - Doris's partner
  • Fingers (Samuel Anderson); Dirtbox (Andrew Knott); Budgie (Russell Tovey); Chinese Alan - Gavin's friends
  • Louise (Ffion Williams) Lowri (Catherine Evans); Ros (Trudi Jackson) - Stacey's friends
  • Achmed (Paul Sharma) - One of Stacey's 5 former fiancés.
  • Jammy (Matt Lucas) - Cameo appearance as stag party planner
  • Dick Powell - The only Welsh speaking inhabitant of Barry. Sells sat nav systems and enjoys Glamorgan sausage sandwiches
  • Ruth "Rudi" Smith (Sheridan Smith) - Smithy's sister, likes to be also called Smithy trying to imitate her brother.
  • Dave 'Coaches' (Steffan Rhodri)- Bus Driver in Barry and occasional partner of Nessa's
  • Duncan - (Marc Wootton) - Cameo appearance as estate agent who shows Gavin and Stacey around a flat.
  • Seb - black character Dawn and Pete met on the internet in an attempt to "spice up" their relationship.
  • Big Fat Sue - friend of Pam

Unseen Characters

  • Trevor West - Stacey's deceased father
  • Lucy - Smithy's 17 year old girlfriend
  • Cath - Smithy's mother
  • Jean - Gwen's enemy
  • Carol Powell - Dick Powell's daughter and Nessa's once best friend although she hasn't seen her since 1982.
  • No man Jan - friend of Pam
  • Japanese Margaret - friend of Pam

Ratings

Episode Premiere Date Rating
Series 1 Episode 1 13 May 2007 543,000[3]
Series 1 Episode 2 13 May 2007 588,000[3]
Series 1 Episode 3 20 May 2007 550,000[4]
Series 1 Episode 4 27 May 2007 557,000[5]
Series 1 Episode 5 3 June 2007 544,000[6]
Series 1 Episode 6 10 June 2007 N/A
Series 2 Episode 1 16 March 2008 1,894,000[7]
Series 2 Episode 2 16 March 2008 1,869,000[8]
Series 2 Episode 3 23 March 2008 1,480,000[9]
Series 2 Episode 4 30 March 2008 1,799,000[10]
Series 2 Episode 5 6 April 2008 1,601,000[11]
Series 2 Episode 6 13 April 2008 N/A
Series 2 Episode 7 20 April 2008 N/A

The End?

According to the Gavin & Stacey fansite, Episode Seven of Series Two is to be the last ever episode. Although, one of the writers and star in show James Corden, stated on the BBC Three chat show Lily Allen and Friends, that she would be allowed a part in the third series.

On March 17th 2008 Ruth Jones was interviewed by Edith Bowman on her Radio 1 show. During the interview Ruth stated that she and James Corden were about to start writing a Gavin & Stacey Christmas special.[12] This had also been confirmed by Mathew Horne in a interview with Paul O'Grady.

DVD Releases

Gavin & Stacey: Series One
Set Details Special Features
  • 6 Episodes
  • 1 Disc
  • 16:9 Aspect Ratio
  • Subtitles: yes (English)
  • English (Stereo)
  • 'How It Happened'
  • Outtakes
  • Behind The Scenes In Leicester Square
  • Audio Commentaries
Release Dates
 United Kingdom
29 October 2007

Overseas

NBC has announced that it plans to make an adapted version of Gavin and Stacey for the United States. In a television interview, Ruth Jones commented that the American version could have Gavin coming from New Jersey and Stacey from South Carolina.[13]

References

  1. ^ Article by Daily Telegraph journalist Jan Moir in her Wednesday column entitled Celebration of the working classes Issue number 47,522 dated 19 March 2008
  2. ^ "Programme Information Network TV Week 12". BBC Press Office. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  3. ^ a b "BARB - Weekly Viewing Summary - Multichannel Top 10 - week ending 13/05/07". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  4. ^ "BARB - Weekly Viewing Summary - Multichannel Top 10 - week ending 20/05/07". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  5. ^ "BARB - Weekly Viewing Summary - Multichannel Top 10 - week ending 27/05/07". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  6. ^ "BARB - Weekly Viewing Summary - Multichannel Top 10 - week ending 03/06/07". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  7. ^ "BARB - Weekly Viewing Summary - Multichannel Top 10 - week ending 16/03/08". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  8. ^ "BARB - Weekly Viewing Summary - Multichannel Top 10 - week ending 16/03/08". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  9. ^ "BARB - Weekly Viewing Summary - Multichannel Top 10 - week ending 16/03/08". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  10. ^ "BARB - Weekly Viewing Summary - Multichannel Top 10 - week ending 30/03/08". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  11. ^ "BARB - Weekly Viewing Summary - Multichannel Top 10 - week ending 06/04/08". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  12. ^ Jones, Ruth (2008-03-17). "Ruth Jones interview". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  13. ^ Sherwin, Adam (2008-03-06). "Gavin & Stacey to be given US remake". The Times. Retrieved 2008-03-06.

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