Gavin and Stacy

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Never seen it before in my life - until today when I watched all of series one (off sick just now).

How can I not have seen this before? Absolutely fabulous stuff. Alison Steadman is so identical to my Auntie Steff I can't believe it.

No point to my post other than it's so nice to watch something that genuinely makes you laugh and I can't remember the last time that happened with a TV programme.

It's like the cast were just meant to be. They're all fantastic, every one of them.

I love that they had the surnames as serial killers-west and shipman

And Pete and Dawn Sutcliff and Ness Jenkins!

It’s utterly brilliant

“You’re being a right snarky bastard”

I read somewhere that Ruth Jones and James Corden wrote Pam's character especially for Alison Steadman

After crying all day about badgers on TV: 'But life goes on, those steaks won't cook themselves'

@OhioOhioOhio
The Royle family
The Good life (old so you’ll need to search)

Both feel good family sitcoms focussed on the minutiae of everyday life

I love the bits about Smithy’s girlfriend and where she’s supposed to be. Netball tournament, swimming gala, venture scout outing etc!

Plus who could forget, ‘Where to she now?’ and ‘I’ll be there now in a minute!’

We have a relative called Seth and we often say Seth’s gone! in Dawn’s voice!

The curry thing is hilarious because it’s true:
Someone will have ordered a korma, probably Stacey, am I right Mick?

3 steaks Pam!

I also love the names they have for people-Japanese Margaret, Big Fat Sue, Chinese and his Missus and Fat no more Pat!

fedup21 that’s such a Welsh thing! After 4 years there I got quite used to it and started using it but I’ll be there now sounded very odd to start with!

Ruth Jones is fab in Stella, which I believe she wrote.

You ready for an omelette OP?

One of my all time favourite shows that I never tire of watching. SO looking forward to the new Christmas special! Don't care if it's not brilliant, will be great just to see them all again.

@OhioOhioOhio try Stella if your looking for something similar it’s also written by Ruth Jones :)

Aww it’s proper feel good, innit though?? 😂

Now I want an omelette!

Love this show. My husband is very like Mick, I wish I was more Pam.

It’s the best and nicest programme in all the world. Ever. I will brook no argument

Agree with pp about Stacey being an absolute melt though

My parents hate sitcoms but I introduced them to Gavin and Stacey because my dad's family all sound like Stacey's brood. They loves it, they do!

It's also the only series I'm guaranteed to cry at least twice.

Bryn and Stacey in the car.

When Nessa tells Gwen she's told people that her mother will be at the wedding because her mother is Gwen - 'that's you by the way - not Gwen from Budgens'

Absolute perfection - I've welled up now.

3 steaks Pam 🤣🤣🤣

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qg-Ky5ojZxA

I literally finished rewatching the full series just a couple of days ago, love it can't wait for the new one at Xmas.

The only thing that does let it down is Stacey as previous posters have said. There are a lot of times when she is deeply unpleasant despite meant to be this sweet lovely girl

I'm going for series 2 today.

What a time to be alive! 😃

I love the mundane conversations which are somehow hilarious, like when Pete and Mick talk about oven gloves.

Loved it when after Nessa talking about her famous old boyfriends, John Prescott actually turned up at her wedding 😁

Owain Hughes.
And before you ask, no I don’t.