Danny This is a WONDERFUL comedy, and I can't recommend it enough! The very first episode had me hooked, and I finished the entire series in pretty much one sitting. Smithy and Nessa are my favorites, they're completely lovable characters and I think Jones and Corden were at their prime for this entire show. As someone who isn't Welsh or English, I liked how the slapstick and deadpan comedy still made everything so relatable and even though some of the obscure references went over my head, I still think every inch of it was ace. Every episode guarantees a good time, and some hearty laughs. It took me a while to warm up to some of the supporting characters though, but I think all in all they're collectively brilliant, and this show deserves to have more reruns aired on regular TV! Absolute must-see. Please give it a chance! It is very much comedy gold and is SO MUCH BETTER than most of the crap that passes for comedy on TV nowadays (ex., later seasons of HIMYM, blech). Have fun seeing it!

Christopher Tuffley Gavin and Stacey has got to be one of the best romantic comedy TV series of all time. James Cordon and Ruth Jones really wrote this to its full potential. The acting is not fantastic from the main characters but it doesn't need great actors because its such a great storyline. Rob Brydon is at his best in this as Uncle Bryn, he is so laugh out load funny. This comedy series has made James Cordon into a superstar, he is now taking over America and in my opinion it is down to this. Us English fell in love with his humour as Smithy and it has paid off by making him into a global superstar. My only disappointment is that it had to come to an end. A forth series would have been great but now I think we just have to settle with watching the 3 series over and over. Maybe with James Cordons Hollywood friends this could be made into a film just to finish it off.

bjarias Should you not have an affinity for bizarre and wacky characters, than this show might not be for you... as it is filled with them. Some you will like more than others, but none will completely turn you off. The dialogue is constant and crisp, and numerous times absolutely drop-dead funny (kudos to Cordon & Jones... who also co-star). There are many others that deserve praise, and at the top is Joanna Louise Page.. binged.it/1zFNzO0 .. she is far and away totally choice, and fully deserving of all the recognition and accolades. Airing for only three seasons (be sure and search amazon and watch 2&3). Seldom is it ever done as well... it is a highly recommended winner.

Jackson Booth-Millard I had never watched this before when it was broadcast on television, but I had heard about how popular and critically acclaimed it was, so when I was able to I watched the whole lot in one go. Basically level-headed Gavin Shipman (The Catherine Tate Show's British Comedy Award nominated Mathew Horne) from Billericay, Essex, and bubbly Stacey West (Love Actually's British Comedy Award nominated Joanna Page) from Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, have been talking romantically on the phone for six months, and they finally arrange a face to face meeting. Gavin lives with his parents, down-to-earth father Michael 'Mick' (EastEnders' Larry Lamb) and house-proud, over-protective and reputation caring Pamela Andrea 'Pam' (Clockwise's Alison Steadman), and spends time with his oldest and closest best friend, Neil 'Smithy' Smith (The History Boys' BAFTA and twice British Comedy Award winning (and nominated), and British Comedy Award nominated James Corden). Stacey meanwhile lives with her caring widowed mother Gwen West (Being Human's Melanie Walters), gets frequent visits from protective and jolly uncle Bryn (The Big Fat Quiz of the Year's BAFTA and British Comedy Award nominated Rob Brydon), and spends time with best friend Vanessa Shanessa 'Nessa' Jenkins (Fat Friends' British Comedy Award winning (and twice nominated) Ruth Jones). Throughout the series we see the key moments of the relationship, the first meeting, the first kiss, meeting each other's families, becoming engaged, getting married, finding a house, briefly splitting, looking for new jobs and trying to conceive. The series also consists on the full family coming together for the small and non dramatic events, e.g. playing a pub quiz, having a takeaway, having a night out, a day at the beach, and the same goes for the conversations, realistically simple and non significant, but there are also the meaningful occasions, such as weddings, christenings, birthday parties and Christmas. While Gavin and Stacey provide the emotional core of the show, there are also the smallest subplots, such as Smithy and Nessa have a contrasting relationship, filled with dislike and one-night stands, one of which creating a baby that forces them together, and when Nessa becomes engaged to Dave Coaches (Ali G Indahouse's Steffan Rhodri) there is a big conclusion to their relationship in the end. Other subplots in the story that create other interest and humour are Pam trying to convince everyone that she is vegetarian when of course she is not and is desperate to keep up the pretence and not eat meat, which is hard, Bryn has many encounters with Stacey's older brother Jason (Robert Wilfort) who is gay, and they often discuss something that happened on a fishing trip between them. Also starring Russell Tovey as Budgie and Pam Ferris as Cath. This programme is really funny when it wants to be, but it is also brilliant for being so simple with many lovable characters, not least Smithy with his fun-loving and cool persona, and Nessa with her catchphrases "What's occurring?", "How's it going', alright" and "Oh!", the relationship concept building up quickly by each episode is clever, and the scripting by Corden and Jones is fantastic, I would highly recommend everyone watch this highly entertaining British romantic comedy drama. Note not just the Christmas special, but also the fantastic number single made for Comic Relief by Bryn, Nessa and Sir Tom Jones, "Islands In The Stream", and other great Comic Relief appearances by Smithy. It won the British Comedy Awards for Best Television Comedy, Best New TV Comedy (Scripted) and Best TV Comedy, and it won the National Television Award for Most Popular Comedy Programme. Very good!