Gavin and Stacey

Second season has already been ordered

LONDON — Launching a new comedy with a target aud of cynical twentysomethings can be difficult, but BBC sitcom “Gavin and Stacey” is making inroads.

The fact that it is produced by Baby Cow Prods., the outfit owned by edgy British comedy star Steve Coogan, aroused expectations. And now, despite employing mostly unknown writers and cast, the show — which ends its six-part run on June 10 — a second season has already been ordered.

The program is a romantic, if offbeat, boy-meets-girl story that miraculously manages to be both charming and hip.

Gavin, a wholesome boy who still lives with his