Gavin & Stacey is a British comedy television series. A romantic comedy, the show follows the
long-distance relationship of Gavin (Mathew Horne) from Billericay in Essex, England, and Stacey (Joanna Page) from Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The writers of the show, actors James Corden and Ruth Jones, also co-star as Gavin and Stacey’s friends Smithy and Nessa. Other prominent cast members include Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb and Melanie Walters.
The show was produced by Baby Cow Productions for BBC Wales. It ran for a total of twenty episodes, broadcast between 13 May 2007 to 1 January 2010, comprising three series and a Christmas special. Initially, the series was shown on digital-only channel BBC Three, but a growing following meant that it was subsequently moved to BBC Two, and finally BBC One. The last episodes of the final series formed a significant part of the prime time BBC seasonal programming, and were broadcast on Christmas Day 2009 and New Year’s Day 2010. Gavin & Stacey was acclaimed as a hit breakthrough show for BBC Three, becoming the most nominated show in the 2007 British Comedy Awards. To date it has won several awards, including the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs) Audience Award, and the British Comedy Awards Best TV Comedy Award, both in 2008.
When did Gavin and Stacey Jump the Shark ?
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OK for a series i suppose but even then it was nowhere near being another other great British comedy series. Theres is no memorable laugh out loud scenes that spring to mind. I stopped watching after the first series. Gavin & Stacey was a so-so run of the mill comedy at its best. I fail to see the funny in James Corden either. He does seem to have become some kind of comedy hero after the success of Gavin & Stacey and is seen everywhere on tv now. Hes still not being funny at all but this doesnt seem to lessen his popularity with some people.
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I think Rob Brydon’s hilarious, but I just don’t understand the popularity of Corden at all. And I just didn’t get this programme at all – it’s a bit like “Mrs Brown’s Boys”, some people just seem to rave over “Gavin & Stacey” and I’m baffled why.
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James Corden was funny at one point. Gavin and Stacey is proof of this. Great for series 1 & 2. And series 3 wasnt too bad.
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Harsh critisism of Gavin and Stacy. Very funny well written and well acted sitcom. Rob Brydon was a brilliant addition to the rest of the cast in this. This is without doubt the greatest thing ever shown on BBC3. Kinda makes me thing it was a fluke.
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Overweight people are very funny actually. Nearly everyday i find myself pointing and laughing at them.
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James Corden is not funny. Being overweight and self obsessed doesnt make you a nation treasure.
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