According to British Sitcom Guide

The hit BBC Three sitcom Gavin and Stacey has become the most recent British sitcom to be given the go ahead to be adapted for an American audience.

The series will be remade by NBC, the same channel behind the American version of The Office. Steve Coogan, the head of Baby Cow Productions which makes Gavin and Stacey, will oversee the production of the remake, alongside James Corden and Ruth Jones, the show’s creators (pictured).

Corden told The Times: “It’s really exciting. The idea is that Gavin will come from New Jersey, which has the same relation to New York as Essex does to London. Stacey will be from South Carolina. They meet in Times Square. I hope they keep the British names but they may have to change them.”

The second series of the British version is due to start on BBC Three on Sunday 16th March with a double-bill. Corden said that he expects the British version to finish with a Christmas special, whereas the American version will go on, similar to the current adaptation of The Office. The BBC has also asked Corden and Jones to make their own sketch show, as well as writing film scripts.

Radio 1′s Newsbeat has been given an early preview of series two of BBC 3′s award-winning comedy show Gavin And Stacey.

Mathew, James, Ruth and Joanne from Gavin and Stacey

Although the second series doesn’t air until 16 March, Newsbeat joined the cast to see the first two new episodes of the hit show in London.

Talking afterwards, co-writers Ruth Jones and James Cord (more…)

From The Observer

The entire first series of Gavin & Stacey will be broadcast on BBC2 on 1 March. The second series will start on BBC3 in mid-March.

With the likes of Steve Coogan, Peter Kay and Julia Davis queuing up to sing its praises, Ruth Jones and James Corden are still getting their heads around the popularity of their cult comedy series. Here, the pair behind Gavin & Stacey tell Amy Raphael why they feel ‘on the outside, looking in at their great big bloody stash of awards (more…)

IC Wales ran a story on how Rob Brydon is busy finding himself.

Having finished filming the second series of Gavin And Stacey last Friday

The simple premise of boy meets girl resulted in three prestigious British Comedy Awards for BBC3 last night.

Gavin and Stacey tells the story of a regular guy from Essex and regular girl from Barry Island, South Wales and was written by the actors Ruth Jones and James Corden after they had met on the set of ITV1′s Fat Friends. During filming, Corden told Jones about an idea for a comedy that he and his girlfriend had come up with and the pair decided to write the sitcom together.

They were so dedicated to the project that Jones even flew to New York, where Corden was appearing in the Broadway production of Alan Bennett’s The History Boys so they could continue writing. Last night, their effort paid off when Gavin and Stacey was crowned best new comedy at the awards in London, beating Jack Dee’s BBC4 comedy Lead Balloon and BBC1 sitcom Not Going Out.

Jones and Corden, who play the couple’s best friends Nessa and Smith, were also named best female and male newcomer.

The BBC3 series, which also stars Alison Steadman and Rob Brydon, is produced by Baby Cow, the production company set up by Steve Coogan and Henry Normal, which was behind Saxondale and Nighty Night.

Gavin and Stacey has won record nominations for this week’s Comedy Awards. Vanessa Thorpe reports on the genesis of a modern classic

‘Seven nominations does seem quite a lot,’ admits Ruth Jones, looking ahead to Wednesday evening. ‘It should be a great night anyway. I am going to wear a midnight blue dress that has been made for me. It is a godsend to have things made for you when you have a larger frame.’

Jones will be attending this year’s British Comedy Awards as possibly the most celebrated star of the occasion. Gavin and Stacey, the BBC sitcom that she co-writes with her friend James Corden and in which they both appear, is listed for an impressive seven awards. (more…)

BBC3 sitcom Gavin and Stacey, written by and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden, has gained nominations in an impressive seven categories for this year’s British Comedy Awards.

The show is nominated for Best New Television Comedy and Best British Comedy; whilst Jones and Corden are each nominated as Best Comedy Newcomers – along with (more…)

In a recent interview confirmed that she is already working on series 2 of Gavin and Stacey.

“I’m in one of the new Miss Marple films for ITV1, the Beeb’s update of literary romp Fanny Hill and in the second series of Gavin and Stacey, written by my good friend Ruth Jones, who’s Welsh. That’s going onto BBC Two, which is great. It’s nice to play that part, there’s no angst, it’s uplifting. I love the way my character loves Camilla Parker Bowles!”

So that’s a treat to look forward to in 2008!