18/21
Essex and Wales collide as Gavin and Stacey fall in love, bringing their friends, family and luggage with them. With the exception of scenes filmed on location in London in the first episode, the entire series, including scenes set in Essex, was filmed in Wales. The house used as the residence of the Shipmans’ (Gavin’s family) home is in Dinas Powys, a village 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Barry, where the Wests (Stacey’s family) live. In Series 3, both Bryn and Gavin’s cars have completely different registration numbers to the previous series. Gavin’s blue Saxo has changed from a T-reg (MY 1999) to an X-reg (MY 2000). Bryn’s green Picasso has changed from a CV02 (MY 2002, registered in Cardiff) to HV54 (MY 2004, registered in Portsmouth). They are obviously different cars.Featured in Gavin & Stacey: Outtakes (2007). RunBy Stephen FretwellPerformed by Stephen FretwellI have to say I don’t quite understand the previous reviewer as I think they are on a different planet to everyone else and I felt compelled to set the record straight.Gavin & Stacey is one of the best comedies I have seen in recent years. It boasts a wonderful cast and a brilliantly written script by Ruth Jones and James Cordon. The show centres on Gavin (a lad from Essex) and Stacey (a receptionist from Barry Island) who begin their relationship over the phone when they are at work. Feedback on the series has been so good that a second series has already been commissioned.