Gavin & Stacey: Season 1

Join the fun when opposites attract each other and fall headlong in love. If there were only the two of them, planning a wedding would be relatively simple. But when Gavin and Stacey's hugely different families and friends finally meet, life gets hilariously complicated. Enjoy all six endearingly funny episodes in this "gem of a new sitcom" (The London Times) starring Joanna Page (Love Actually, Gideon's Daughter), Matthew Horne (Vanity Fair) and James Corden (The History Boys, Little Britain). Winner of three British Comedy Awards and two BAFTA® Awards. As seen on BBC America.

Episode 1 - Gavin and Stacey finally plan to meet up. Stacey's guardian uncle, Bryn, is concerned as ever for his niece's well-being and provides her with a rape alarm for her visit to London. Gavin's mum, Pamela, is very excited for her "little prince", while his best mate, Smithy, is sceptical and more concerned about what Stacey's mate, Nessa, is going to look like. Nessa, meanwhile, couldn't care either way.
When the four friends meet up, several pints and eight Aftershocks later, romance blossoms in the most unexpected of places:

Episode 2 - Gavin and Stacey are happy and in love, until a misunderstanding on the phone at work leaves Stacey broken-hearted and Gavin in a state. Gavin decides there is only one way to solve the problem and drives all the way to Barry Island to talk to Stacey in person.
Having made up, they cannot bear to be parted so soon and Stacey agrees to come back to Billericay with Gavin. Proud mum Pamela is beside herself with excitement and sets about cleaning the house from top to bottom. However, when Pamela and Gavin's dad, Mick, finally meet Stacey, she is acting very strangely...

Episode 3 - Gavin and Stacey prepare to tell their friends and family about their surprise engagement. Pamela and Mick are delighted for their "little prince", but Stacey's family have some very big concerns about the announcement, and Smithy refuses to even talk to Gavin.
However, when the Shipmans invite the Wests to Billericay for an engagement party, nothing will get in the way of the celebrations or Bryn's temptation to use his satnav for the long journey.
Later, the two families get on like a house on fire, until conversation turns to money, and Gavin and Stacey drop a bombshell on their unsuspecting friends and family.

Episode 4 - With just six weeks to go until the wedding, the nerves and excitement are beginning to show. Gavin has a very important question for Smithy, while Nessa is having uncharacteristic doubts about herself.
Meanwhile the Shipman family and friends travel to Barry for a wedding fair. The event exceeds all expectations, with Smithy completely mesmerised by Jammy the ultimate stag do organiser (played by Little Britain star, Matt Lucas), and Bryn totally sold on a magician for the wedding.

Episode 5 - It's Gavin and Stacey's respective stag and hen nights. Stacey is delighted when her brother Jason returns home - but there is definitely something very awkward happening with Uncle Bryn. Meanwhile, both Nessa and Stacey are hiding big secrets. Will Gavin ever discover Stacey's secret past? And if so, will he still want to marry her?

Episode 6 - The day of Gavin and Stacey's wedding has finally arrived, and the Shipmans and the Wests are beside themselves with excitement and pride. Smithy attempts to deliver the definitive Best Man's speech, but it doesn't go quite to plan. Uncle Bryn is still acting strangely around Stacey's brother Jason, and Nessa is acting the oddest of all: will she spill the beans on her big secret? And, most importantly of all, will the wedding actually take place?

Written by James Corden, Ruth Jones
Directed by Christine Gernon
Produced by Ted Dowd
Executive Produced by Steve Coogan, Henry Normal, Lindsay Hughes

Gavin (Mathew Horne) - Gavin is 26 and lives in Billericay, Essex with his parents, Mick and Pam. His best mate, Smithy, lives just down the road and they have known each other since infants' school. He's a salt-of-the-Earth bloke - loyal, funny and big-hearted, the sort anyone would want as a friend. Gavin is gorgeous, but doesn't really know it, and he's never been in love - until now.

Stacey (Joanna Page) - Stacey is also 26 and lives in Barry, South Wales. Her dad died three years ago and she lives with her mum, Gwen. Her best friend, Nessa, is always round her house and Stacey relies on her for advice. Stacey's very fluffy, but lovely, funny, beautiful and kind. Unlike Gavin, she has been in love before.

Smithy (James Corden) - Smithy is 26 and is Gavin's best friend. He loves Gavin's parents more than his own and is always round his house. Smithy is very much a bloke's bloke - his friends are everything to him and he would lay down his life for Gavin - in theory, at least. He has a girlfriend, Lucy, who's 17 and three quarters, and who no one ever really sees. He loves unusual beer, paintball and West Ham.

Nessa (Ruth Jones) - Nessa is approximately 40 and works in the arcade on Barry Island. She's Barry born and bred, and yet she's worked in places as far flung as Peru, Namibia and Egypt. She's had sex with most of the men in Barry, plus several celebrities. Nothing really fazes Nessa. She's stoical and grimly accepting of life, but she's also loyal and protective of those she loves - especially Stacey, Bryn and Gwen.

Bryn (Rob Brydon) - Bryn is in his late-forties, single and doesn't work. He lives across the road from Stacey and her mother, Gwen, and is fiercely protective of them - especially since Trevor (Stacey's dad) died, God rest his soul. Something of an optimistic loner, Bryn loves meeting new people and having new experiences - even if it is trying out a skinny wet latte. He's fascinated by technology and terrified of sex.

Pam (Alison Steadman) - Gavin's mum, Pam, is in her early fifties and has been married to Mick for 26 years. She adores her only son, Gavin - her "little prince". Pam is an Essex wife who doesn't have to work and who loves a good party. She's glamorous and fun to be with, and still has a great relationship with Mick. However, she can get a little hysterical when her lively imagination starts to run wild. She also loves Camilla Parker Bowles.

Mick (Larry Lamb) - A handsome, salt-of-the-Earth bloke, just like his son Gavin, Mick is in his mid-50s. He's happy with his life and runs his own company, plays golf and goes to the pub quiz every Tuesday night. He knows how to handle his wife Pam's hysteria and is content for her to wear the trousers - until he wants them back, that is.

Gwen (Melanie Walters) - Gwen, Stacey's mum, is in her late forties and a widow. She's barely been out of Barry and lives her life very much through other people. She's a consummate home-maker who will whip you up an omelette at any opportunity, and she has a heart of gold. Her seemingly timid exterior belies a more daring side to Gwen that occasionally peeps through.

Dawn and Pete - A not-so-perfect example of the unhappily married couple, Dawn and Pete are great friends with Pam, Mick, Gavin and Smithy. They love taking part in pub quizzes. Nice nights out at the pub have an unfortunate habit of degenerating into arguments, bitching, name-calling and threats. Both think the other drinks too much, but more likely than not it's just another stick to beat each other with.

Doris - Doris lives in the house next door to Stacey and her mum Gwen. She is always happy to offer a few words of advice to Stacey about her life and loves. However, Doris isn't quite as sweet and innocent as the elderly lady she appears. She's lived a bit, and it never pays to underestimate her.

Griff - Griff is the gentleman who is currently going out with Doris. A kind and unassuming Welsh gent of a certain age, he usually has a kind word for most people.

Jason - Jason is Stacey's elder brother, son to Gwen and her late husband Trevor. Jason lives in Spain with his boyfriend Jose. Stacey and Gwen are totally happy with Jason being gay, but are miserable about the fact that he is living abroad, so any return visit is always appreciated. However, one member of the family that Jason doesn't get on with is Uncle Bryn. But why, exactly?

Jose - Jose is the Spanish boyfriend of Stacey's brother Jason. We don't know a great deal more about him yet, apart from the fact that both Smithy and Gavin think they would quite like to be like him if they were gay.

Stacey's Mates - A typical gang of Welsh Valley Girls, Stacey's mates like nothing better than a good night out on the lash. When Stacey, Nessa, Louise, Lowri, Ros and the gang hook up, the mess and mayhem they can leave behind can rival a small tornado. Pray for any young rugby players out and about on the town when these girls are on the pull...

Gavin's Mates - Gavin has been best friends with this bunch of lunatics since he was at school with them - in particular Smithy, Gary and Simon. You will also find such bizarrely named guys as Budgie, Fingers, Dirtbox, Chinese Alan and Jesus hanging out with these guys. Just make sure you have enough lagers and kebabs lined up, and there'll be no trouble from this mob of likely lads.

"...BBC THREE's gem of a new sitcom ... played with gentle affection by Matthew Horne and Joanna Page." The Times

"...worth keeping an eye on. Its comic set-pieces require you to suspend your disbelief a little higher than I can easily manage, but when it sticks with domestic detail and romantic misadventure, it can be very funny. It also has a terrific cast, including Rob Brydon as a tediously obliging uncle and Alison Steadman as an Essex housewife who is anxious not to impede her son's new romance." Independent

"This is a new comedy for young people, on the BBC's young-people channel, and it's rather nice." Guardian

"...a comedy in which, refreshingly, (almost) all the characters actually seem to like each other ... Thanks to its cast (including Rob Brydon and Alison Steadman), the uncovering of another bunch of British eccentrics is not cliché but pure pleasure." Sunday Times

"...promising new comedy ... well-observed and warm. Some nice performances from Horne and Page, plus Ruth Jones and James Corden as the mates, suggest this could well be a grower and there's strong support from the likes of Alison Steadman and Rob Brydon. Worth checking out." Observer

"The story ... is full of youth and optimism, making it a joyous celebration of how romance can bridge nations." The Times

"It's gentle comedy drama as opposed to full-on sitcom but the main selling point is that it's ever so sweet. Moments of neat observation are held together with an overall good-naturedness. Brilliant comic support comes from Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman and Julia Davis." Guardian

"Do catch Gavin & Stacey, the beautifully observed TV comedy about opposites falling in love ... It's a gem." Daily Mail

"...amiable, unpretentious, well-scripted, nicely acted and archly amusing. It's a good series..." Deborah Orr, Independent

"It's amusing and knowing and will make some viewers smile ... more clever than most single-camera comedies ABC has put on the air in recent years." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Horne and Page have sweet chemistry, but what makes the show work is the cast of eccentrics that Corden and Jones have created around them. They make love far more complicated than it should be." New Jersey Star-Ledger

"...a charming, rambunctious comedy..." Hartford Courant

"...another new series on BBC America that I whole-heartedly recommend..." Philadelphia Inquirer

"Mathew Horne and Joanna Page are seriously adorable..." Philadelphia Daily News

"Gavin & Stacey is a romantic comedy that has something for everybody - even if you aren't into the genre that much. If you're in love, Gavin and Stacey can give you what you want. For the rest of us, Nessa and Smithy do the trick." Knoxville News Sentinel

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