To think Anna Maxwell Martin ‘made’ Gavin and Stacey?

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When I first saw her on screen, I literally couldn’t believe my eyes.

As a whole it was pleasant enough and watchable albeit a bit boring in parts - e.g the whole stag do thing was bit ‘meh’ - but I couldn’t just sit through it without scrolling through phone which is terrible habit I know

YABU

That's true.

No idea who she is, possibly because from reading the thread she seems to be most famous for Motherland, which I’ve never watched.

Hardly what I’d consider “high calibre” considering the rest of the cast and what they’ve been in.

And I thought the vicar was crap, so if that’s what she played she definitely didn’t make it.

I think the casting of AMM was quite deliberate. Definitely got DCS Carmichael vibes, which I think was the intention. She was so joyless as the celebrant, which reflected the impending marriage.

And for anyone saying AMM is a lesser actor, you mustn't have seen Until I Kill You. She buys and sells the rest of the Gavin and Stacey cast as an actor. And I say that as a fan of Alison S.

I love AMM and think she is a fantastic actor, but for me Alison Steadman and Ruth Jones are the stand out performances in Gavin and Stacey. That said, I only really enjoy the show in a low key sort of way. I don’t mind it but don’t feel as excited about it as lots of others do. Each to their own!
Also, credit to the show for being really the only thing of note to be aired on television ( along with Wallace and Gromit), in my opinion! I think these shows stand out so much because there is such a dearth of any original and well written material elsewhere.

Isn't he pretty well known for being awful to people in service roles? I think lots of higher ups, be they celebs or not, are dreadful to people of no consequence to them whilst looking after their friends. It's an age old personality type unfortunately.

😅 How can you be so snarky about a show you openly admit to not having watched? Bizarre.

Who gives a shit? I watch his work for entertainment not to make character judgements.

Cool. I was responding to a point made by another PP 👍

Agreed. I’m sure there are absolutely loads of actors who I wouldn’t want to spend time with in real life. So what? I’m never going to meet them, so why does it matter. I watch them for the entertainment, not their real life personality.

She is a great actress and I loved that they asked her to be the dry and foreboding celebrant. So different to the celebrant who married Smithy and Nessa.
She didn't steal the show though, for me, Nessa owned it. Closely followed by baby Neil.

I had to look her up as I’d never heard of her then I saw she was the annoying one out of Motherland who acts the same in everything just like Olivia Coleman. Completely overrated and added nothing to Gavin and Stacey.

It’s not that unusual when James Corden was in a play with her for weeks just before they started filming. It was likely a chat backstage at The Old Vic “Anna are you free next Sunday to do a quick cameo in G&S”

I saw Anna Maxwell Martin in a play at The Old Vic. Was this summer and she was the lead alongside James Corden. Both very good.

Obviously not a G&S fan?

She made G&S? Go give your head a wobble

What made G&S was the excellent writing/acting and tying up everything, harking back to every series that went before. Every classic episode was referred back to

😅 How can you be so snarky about a show you openly admit to not having watched? Bizarre.

Watched with my partner who is a fan. Takes all sorts

I really think you, and most others, missed the point in the casting

Go on then, tell us what we missed.

AMM has been excellent in costume drama, police procedurals, thrillers, and apparently motherland.
She’s excellent, and very versatile.

I liked her school ma’am celebrant. Stand up if you think they should not get married!

Go on then, tell us what we missed

What I said below about DCS Carmichael. Suspect subtleness is lost on G & S fans though

I love AMM and get what you mean about the subtlety, but I think she needed to be a BIT more Carmichaely for it to have worked. The hushed tones and the cold pointed stares etc

I love AMM and get what you mean about the subtlety, but I think she needed to be a BIT more Carmichaely for it to have worked. The hushed tones and the cold pointed stares etc

But she was playing a wedding celebrant (not a vicar), not a senior police officer. I thought she was perfect. And I suspect her performance was exactly what the writers wanted. Too many motherland watchers here to understand the subtle reference.

OK, just giving my opinion.

Sorry @Yuckyyuckyuckity. Didn't mean to be testy 😊

Her performance was great. Agree it was probably exactly what the writers wanted.
Still didn’t ‘make’ the episode though.