Gavin & Stacey – Series 1- Episode 1 & 2
Gavin & Stacey Eps 1 and 2/6
Sunday 13 May
9.00-10.00pm BBC THREE
Gavin is an ordinary boy from Essex; Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry, South Wales. They’ve spoken on the phone every day at work for months but they’ve never actually met… until now, as BBC Three’s new character-driven comedy begins. Written by and starring Ruth Jones (Nighty Night, Little Britain) and James Corden (The History Boys), the series also features Mathew Horne (Catherine Tate, Roman’s Empire), Joanna Page (Gideon’s Daughter, Love Actually), Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb and Melanie Walters.
Young love bridges two nations for Gavin (Mathew Horne) and Stacey (Joanna Page)
When Gavin and Stacey finally meet, and their ordinary worlds collide, viewers see through their friends, their family and their differences that there’s no such thing as ordinary after all.
The series begins with a double bill, and in episode one, Gavin and Stacey finally plan to meet up. Stacey’s guardian uncle, Bryn, is concerned as ever for his niece’s wellbeing 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…
As the second episode begins, 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’s 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 can’t 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’s acting very strangely…
Gavin is played by Mathew Horne and Stacey by Joanna Page. Pamela is played by Alison Steadman, Uncle Bryn by Rob Brydon, Nessa by Ruth Jones, Smithy by James Corden, Mick by Larry Lamb and Gwen (Stacey’s mum) by Melanie Walters.
