I only recently started watching Gavin and stacey after my mum and younger brother kept telling I had to watch it because it was really funny and just a simply brilliant British comedy series.
It is simply a story of how a nice boy from Essex meets a nice girl from Wales. Gavin and Stacey ... Read review
Gavin's an ordinary boy from Essex. Stacey's an ordinary girl from Barry Island South ... more
Wales. They've spoken on the phone every day at work for months but they've never actually met... Will the course of true love run smoothly for our lovebirds or wil...
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Gavin is an ordinary boy from Essex, Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry, South Wales. ... more
Although they've spoken on the phone every day at work for months, they've never actually met... until now. But when Gavin and Stacey finally meet and their ordina...
Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay in Essex, Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry ... more
Island is South Wales. After months of speaking on the phone to each other at work, they finally meet, fall in love and get married.Series one - falling in love causes a ripple effect on Gavin and Stacey's family and friends. And as their wedding day approaches we soon come to realise that there's nothing 'ordinary' about the Shipmans and the Wests after all...Series two - the honeymoon is over for Gavin and Stacey and married life begins in earnest. But as Nessa and Smithy prepare for a big event of their own, Stacey is missing Barry Island more than she could've imagined.
Gavin's an ordinary boy from Essex. Stacey's an ordinary girl from Barry Island, South ... more
Wales. They've spoken on the phone every day at work for months but they've never actually met... Will the course of true love run smoothly for our lovebirds, or will their family, friends and general hangers-on bring everything crashing down?
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Advantages: Funny, Believable, Just Great! Disadvantages: Nothing
I only recently started watching Gavin and stacey after my mum and younger brother kept telling I had to watch it because it was really funny and just a simply brilliant British comedy series.
It is simply a story of how a nice boy from Essex meets a nice girl from Wales. Gavin and Stacey speak every day on the phone for 6 months, the first episode is their first meeting. They each bring along a mate (Nessa and Smithy) to this first ... ...is everyone?
Gavin is a nice, sweet lad who likes spending time in the pub trying beers from around the world with his best mate Smithy. He works in computers and lives in Essex with his Mum and Dad. The lovable thing about Gavin is he is just an ordinary lad... which really works, he isn't over romantic, hard or brilliant - he is just Gavin! Although not a likely romantic character, he pulled out all the stops for his love, Stacey. more
I only recently started watching Gavin and stacey after my mum and younger brother kept telling I had to watch it because it was really funny and just a simply brilliant British comedy series.
It is simply a story of how a nice boy from Essex meets a nice girl from Wales. Gavin and Stacey speak every day on the phone for 6 months, the first episode is their first meeting. They each bring along a mate (Nessa and Smithy) to this first meeting and the intertwined tales of love, friendship and family begin.
So who is everyone?
Gavin is a nice, sweet lad who likes spending time in the pub trying beers from around the world with his best mate Smithy. He works in computers and lives in Essex with his Mum and Dad. The lovable thing about Gavin is he is just an ordinary lad... which really works, he isn't over romantic, hard or brilliant - he is just Gavin! Although not a likely romantic character, he pulled out all the stops for his love, Stacey.
Stacey is a pretty, down-to-earth girl who loves her simple life spent in Barry Island, Wales with her Mum, Uncle and best friend Nessa. While she has been engaged the odd time before, she loves Gavin to bits and knows that he is the one. Again this is a very real character, nothing special (which is what makes both Stacey and Gavin so Special!).
Smithy has been Gavin's best friend since they were 4. He loves his beer and food and become a little jealous of Gavin's relationship with Stacey. His girlfriend is 17 year old Lucy, who we never actually see... after meeting Nessa they develop a rather strange but interesting and very funny relationship (well sort of)!
Nessa is Stacey's extraordinary and extremely interesting best friend. Nessa has an extremely varied life history. She current works in the Slots and is an extremely honest and blunt woman.
Pamela and Michael (Pam and Mike) are Gavin's parents. He is very down to earth and she is a little kooky. Gavin is Pam's little prince and the apple of her eye. Mick loves golf and is really the silent backbone to the family, he is very simply a loving Dad.
Bryn and Gwen are Stacey's Uncle and Mum, and the closest family Stacey has. Stacey's Dad has died and his brother Bryn has kept his promised to look after Gwen and her daughter. He is a brilliant character, with a fascination with technology and maps. He finds modern life a constant source of remarkable wonder. Gwen is a kind woman who makes the best omelettes.
Cast Matthew Horne - Gavin Shipman (The Catherine Tate Show, Teachers) Joanna Page - Stacey West (Love Actually) James Corden - Smithy (The History Boys, Fat Friends) Ruth Jones - Nessa (Fat Friends, Little Britain) Rob Brydon - Uncle Bryn (Little Britain, The Keith Barrett Show) Larry Lamb - Mick Shipman (The Bill, Murphy's Law) Alison Steadman - Pamela Shipman (Confetti, Fat Friends) Melanie Walters - Gwen West
My Thoughts Gavin & Stacey has received so much praise because it is a brilliantly normal, funny, heart warming story of 2 people who are in love. Written by Ruth Jones and James Corden it is brilliantly cast and is extremely enjoyable to watch. I am so glad people told me to watch this because it really is as fantastic as everyone says. Season one is on sale at Amazon for about £8 which is a bargain if you ask me. I will be pre ordering season and I can hardly wait until they start season 3.
Advantages: Very funny Disadvantages: Finished before you know it
...phone at work. They are Gavin and Stacey, Gavin is from Essex and Stacey is from Barry Island, Wales. In the first episode they agree to meet up in Leicester Square for their first meeting and they would both bring their best friends (Smithy and Nessa). Throughout this first series you see Gavin and Stacey's romance blossom, their engagement and in the last episode, their wedding. You also see a love/hate relationship develop between their 2 best ... ...The Main Characters **************** Gavin - played by Matthew Horne. Gavin is a nice Essex boy who has become friendly and flirty with Stacey over the phone at work and decided that he wants to meet her. When they meet up, they are not disappointed and fall in love very quickly, They travel between Billericay, Essex and Barry Island to be with each other and he then proposes. They get married in the last episode of this series. Stacey - played by ...
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Advantages: A strong British sitcom Disadvantages: Still has it's odd critic
...comedies of recent years - Gavin & Stacey. The story goes of two people who have never met, Gavin (Matthew Horne) and Stacey (Joanna Page), but eventually decide to do so after months of chatting to one another over the phone. Upon meeting in the middle of Leicester Square along with their best mates, Smithy (played by Corden) and Nessa (Jones), they hit it off and decide it was one of the best decisions they ever made. The same can't be said about ... ...seen it, do yourself a favour a buy a copy! It's regularly repeated on BBC Three so there's also a chance to watch it there. It's British comedy that is one of the best in recent years. Writers could do much worse than copy the formula of Gavin and Stacey. ...
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Advantages: Great script and Rob Brydon Disadvantages: none
Gavin and Stacey is a comedy sitcom broadcast on BBC 3. It was written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, who also star in the show.
It is about a man from Essex, Gavin (Mathew Horne) and a woman from Barry, Stacey (Joanna Page), who have a long distance relationship on the phone, who decide to finally meet in person. They are joined by their respective best friends, Smithy (James Corden) and Nessa (Ruth Jones).
The additional cast members are Gavin's ... ...The first series of Gavin and Stace follows the relationship between Gavin and Stacey, as well as the love-hate relationship between Smithy and Nessa.
This show is really funny and entertaining, as it explores the angst of a long distance relationship and how much families play a role, directly and indirectly. The humour is also brilliant, as we see the oddities of Uncle Bryn and the extreme humour of Smithy. ...
mozzie76 27.09.2008
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Advantages: Hillarious, greatly written Disadvantages: None
...month ago, having never watched Gavin and Stacey before, but I decided to give it a go! Oh my gosh I am so glad I bought it! I ended up and sitting and watching the whole series in one evening, I just couldn't turn it off! It is so so so funny, and the fits of giggles Ruth Jones' character has has me in in unreal, she is so funny! The story line is so romantic as well, in a comedic kind of way. I only wish I had watched Gavin and Stacey whilst it ...
xamy_wx 19.11.2008
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Advantages: Hilarious Disadvantages: Dont think there is any!
I Just absolutely love this programme!!! Hilarious! Cant wait to watch the next series (if there is one)! Every series done so far has been great, including the christmas special they did last year! I think Ruth Jones is fab, her part in the programme is so so so funny! When i first started to watch it, i didnt think it would be my cup of tea, but watched it anyway and actually found myself laughing all the way through. Ruth Jones and James Horden's ...
Kate977 04.09.2009
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Advantages: Funny, well written comedy Disadvantages: Waiting for series 3.
throughout, but then at the same time has very touching, warm moments.
To be honest with you, it's easy to just read a script and say the lines out loud, anyone can do it, like i've seen on many other shows. But with Gavin and Stacey, whenever anyone reads the script, you feel they mean everything they say, you feel they are that character, and thats what makes me love this show even more. It has truly got a fantastic cast with great acting, great scripts, and perfect timing.
So the two DVD's come in their own seperate boxes, (series one has one disc and series two has 2 discs) and they're both in the boxset box. The boxset displays all of the main characters on the front. On the back is a brief description about both series, which i shall go into a bit more detail later on.
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Gavin - played ...
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Sitcom featuring an English guy and a girl from Wales. After speaking on the phone at work every day, Gavin and Stacey meet and soon discover that despite their obvious differences, they share a lot in common.
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