Another “Gavin and Stacey” Christmas episode is officially happening.
James Corden and Ruth Jones, the creators and stars of the classic British sitcom, took to Instagram on Friday to share a photo of them holding the script for an episode titled “the finale.”
“Some news… It’s official!!!” Corden and Jones wrote. “We have finished writing the last ever episode of ‘Gavin and Stacey.’ See you on Christmas Day, BBC One. Love Ruth and James.”
Premiering in 2007, “Gavin and Stacey” follows the title characters, a boy from Essex and a girl from Wales (played by Mathew Horne and Joana Page), as well as Corden’s Smithy and Jones’ Nessa. As the show’s plot description reads, “Gavin and Stacey have been continuing their romance online and by telephone for the last six months. Now they want to be together, but will their friends and family let them?”
Other cast members...
James Corden and Ruth Jones, the creators and stars of the classic British sitcom, took to Instagram on Friday to share a photo of them holding the script for an episode titled “the finale.”
“Some news… It’s official!!!” Corden and Jones wrote. “We have finished writing the last ever episode of ‘Gavin and Stacey.’ See you on Christmas Day, BBC One. Love Ruth and James.”
Premiering in 2007, “Gavin and Stacey” follows the title characters, a boy from Essex and a girl from Wales (played by Mathew Horne and Joana Page), as well as Corden’s Smithy and Jones’ Nessa. As the show’s plot description reads, “Gavin and Stacey have been continuing their romance online and by telephone for the last six months. Now they want to be together, but will their friends and family let them?”
Other cast members...
- 5/3/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
James Corden and Ruth Jones have written a final episode for Gavin And Stacey – a special Christmas edition.
A report earlier this year suggested that a Gavin And Stacey Christmas special was in the works, which Ruth Jones later denied. However, the BBC has now confirmed that Corden and Jones have written a Christmas special, which will also be the final episode.
No details about plot or cast have been revealed, but the series regulars, including Corden as Smithy, Jones as Nessa, Steadman as Pam, Brydon as Uncle Bryn, Davis as Dawn, Mathew Horne as Gavin, Joanna Page as Stacey, Melanie Walters as Gwen, Larry Lamb as Mick and Adrian Scarborough as Pete, are expected to return.
When Ruth Jones and James Corden brought Gavin And Stacey back for a Christmas special five years ago, around 18 million people tuned in. In modern TV terms, that’s an astonishing achievement.
It...
A report earlier this year suggested that a Gavin And Stacey Christmas special was in the works, which Ruth Jones later denied. However, the BBC has now confirmed that Corden and Jones have written a Christmas special, which will also be the final episode.
No details about plot or cast have been revealed, but the series regulars, including Corden as Smithy, Jones as Nessa, Steadman as Pam, Brydon as Uncle Bryn, Davis as Dawn, Mathew Horne as Gavin, Joanna Page as Stacey, Melanie Walters as Gwen, Larry Lamb as Mick and Adrian Scarborough as Pete, are expected to return.
When Ruth Jones and James Corden brought Gavin And Stacey back for a Christmas special five years ago, around 18 million people tuned in. In modern TV terms, that’s an astonishing achievement.
It...
- 5/3/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
It’s been confirmed. Deadline’s scoop from earlier this year that another Gavin & Stacey Christmas special was in the works has been rubberstamped and it will be the smash comedy’s final ever.
Posting on Instagram in the past few minutes, co-creators James Corden and Ruth Jones wrote: “Some news… It’s official!!! We have finished writing the last ever episode of Gavin and Stacey. See you on Christmas Day, BBC One. Love Ruth and James.”
Deadline had revealed that the episode was in the works several weeks back, although multiple members of the cast quickly sought to downplay our story. Baby Cow, Corden’s Fulwell 73 and Ruth Jones’ Tidy Productions are behind the special.
Gavin & Stacey is doubtless one of the most beloved British sitcoms of all time and the 2019 Christmas special was the most-watched show in a decade at more than 18 million viewers.
The last Christmas special,...
Posting on Instagram in the past few minutes, co-creators James Corden and Ruth Jones wrote: “Some news… It’s official!!! We have finished writing the last ever episode of Gavin and Stacey. See you on Christmas Day, BBC One. Love Ruth and James.”
Deadline had revealed that the episode was in the works several weeks back, although multiple members of the cast quickly sought to downplay our story. Baby Cow, Corden’s Fulwell 73 and Ruth Jones’ Tidy Productions are behind the special.
Gavin & Stacey is doubtless one of the most beloved British sitcoms of all time and the 2019 Christmas special was the most-watched show in a decade at more than 18 million viewers.
The last Christmas special,...
- 5/3/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The creator of Bluey has revealed he was inspired by a handful of other shows when drawing up plans for his TV canine phenomenon.
Joe Brumm recently spoke to Deadline about the future of the show, which was Disney+’s most-streamed title of 2023 with almost 44 billion minutes of the 145 available eps watched, according to Nielsen data, and was the U.S.’s second-most streamed title overall, behind only Suits. Last year, Bluey mania reached a new height in the U.S. when a giant inflatable Bluey led the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
This weekend, Brumm told The Guardian newspaper he was influenced by UK sitcom Gavin and Stacey, penned by James Corden and Ruth Jones.
Brum said: “Gavin and Stacey was influential in a big way. I loved how it genuinely crossed generations, like The Simpsons back in the day. I thought: ‘Why shouldn’t a kids’ show make parents laugh too?...
Joe Brumm recently spoke to Deadline about the future of the show, which was Disney+’s most-streamed title of 2023 with almost 44 billion minutes of the 145 available eps watched, according to Nielsen data, and was the U.S.’s second-most streamed title overall, behind only Suits. Last year, Bluey mania reached a new height in the U.S. when a giant inflatable Bluey led the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
This weekend, Brumm told The Guardian newspaper he was influenced by UK sitcom Gavin and Stacey, penned by James Corden and Ruth Jones.
Brum said: “Gavin and Stacey was influential in a big way. I loved how it genuinely crossed generations, like The Simpsons back in the day. I thought: ‘Why shouldn’t a kids’ show make parents laugh too?...
- 4/13/2024
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
After a flurry of reports about a new Christmas special, co-creator Ruth Jones has denied that any new episodes of Gavin and Stacey are in the pipeline.
Yesterday, US entertainment website Deadline reported that Gavin and Stacey was set to return for a Christmas special this year, five years after the last episode aired. The news went viral on social media, lots of places picked up on it and, despite no official confirmation from either the BBC or creators Ruth Jones and James Corden, fans have been clamouring for more information.
Sadly, Jones has poured cold water on the speculation. Without fully dismissing the possibility of a reunion, she said it was “sadly a rumour”.
Speaking to Irish station Rte Radio 1, she added: “All I can say is, if there was something to say on that front, [co-creator] James [Corden] and I would happily announce it, we would.”
BBC Studios and Jones...
Yesterday, US entertainment website Deadline reported that Gavin and Stacey was set to return for a Christmas special this year, five years after the last episode aired. The news went viral on social media, lots of places picked up on it and, despite no official confirmation from either the BBC or creators Ruth Jones and James Corden, fans have been clamouring for more information.
Sadly, Jones has poured cold water on the speculation. Without fully dismissing the possibility of a reunion, she said it was “sadly a rumour”.
Speaking to Irish station Rte Radio 1, she added: “All I can say is, if there was something to say on that front, [co-creator] James [Corden] and I would happily announce it, we would.”
BBC Studios and Jones...
- 2/15/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Production is reportedly about to begin on a Christmas special of Gavin And Stacey, with Ruth Jones and James Corden said to be making a return.
When Ruth Jones and James Corden brought Gavin and Stacey back for a Christmas special five years ago, around 18 million people tuned in. In modern TV terms, that’s an astonishing achievement.
According to Deadline, pre-production work is now underway on a new Christmas special, once again written by co-writers and stars James Corden and Ruth Jones. The majority of the main cast, which includes Corden as Smithy, Jones as Nessa, Alison Steadman as Pam, Rob Brydon as Uncle Bryn, Davis as Dawn, Mathew Horne as Gavin, Joanna Page as Stacey, Melanie Walters as Gwen, Larry Lamb as Mick and Adrian Scarborough as Pete, are expected to return.
It’s an auspicious place to be for a sitcom that started with little fanfare on...
When Ruth Jones and James Corden brought Gavin and Stacey back for a Christmas special five years ago, around 18 million people tuned in. In modern TV terms, that’s an astonishing achievement.
According to Deadline, pre-production work is now underway on a new Christmas special, once again written by co-writers and stars James Corden and Ruth Jones. The majority of the main cast, which includes Corden as Smithy, Jones as Nessa, Alison Steadman as Pam, Rob Brydon as Uncle Bryn, Davis as Dawn, Mathew Horne as Gavin, Joanna Page as Stacey, Melanie Walters as Gwen, Larry Lamb as Mick and Adrian Scarborough as Pete, are expected to return.
It’s an auspicious place to be for a sitcom that started with little fanfare on...
- 2/13/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Gavin & Stacey’s 2019 Christmas special was huge. Bigger than huge. Do some bad maths, and you could even say that it was watched by one in three people in the UK population (you’d be wrong but when has that ever stopped anybody making statistical assertions).
Outside of state funerals, royal weddings or pandemic lockdown broadcasts, nothing much on British TV gets over 18 million viewers, let alone something nice, and the 2019 Gavin & Stacey Christmas special was very nice. Which is why they’re rumoured to be doing another one.
As reported by Deadline, but yet to be confirmed by the BBC or the show’s production companies, Ruth Jones and James Corden have written a new episode, which is due to film this summer “with a view to airing at Christmas time this year, five years on from the previous ratings-topping special.” The news coincides with Corden’s return to...
Outside of state funerals, royal weddings or pandemic lockdown broadcasts, nothing much on British TV gets over 18 million viewers, let alone something nice, and the 2019 Gavin & Stacey Christmas special was very nice. Which is why they’re rumoured to be doing another one.
As reported by Deadline, but yet to be confirmed by the BBC or the show’s production companies, Ruth Jones and James Corden have written a new episode, which is due to film this summer “with a view to airing at Christmas time this year, five years on from the previous ratings-topping special.” The news coincides with Corden’s return to...
- 2/13/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Beloved BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey is set to return for another bite at the Christmas cherry.
Deadline understands the sitcom from James Corden and Ruth Jones will film a new episode over the summer with a view to airing at Christmas time this year, five years on from the previous ratings-topping special.
We are told the special is in development/pre-production and cameras will roll in a few months time on the show, which is produced by Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow, Jones’ Tidy Productions and Fulwell 73, which is co-owned by Corden.
Gavin & Stacey is doubtless one of the most beloved British sitcoms of all time and the 2019 Christmas special was the most-watched show in a decade at more than 18 million viewers.
Mild spoiler: It ended with a cliffhanger, with Nessa (Jones) proposing to the ever-cheeky but loveable Smithy (Corden). That cliffhanger has led to undimmed chatter...
Deadline understands the sitcom from James Corden and Ruth Jones will film a new episode over the summer with a view to airing at Christmas time this year, five years on from the previous ratings-topping special.
We are told the special is in development/pre-production and cameras will roll in a few months time on the show, which is produced by Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow, Jones’ Tidy Productions and Fulwell 73, which is co-owned by Corden.
Gavin & Stacey is doubtless one of the most beloved British sitcoms of all time and the 2019 Christmas special was the most-watched show in a decade at more than 18 million viewers.
Mild spoiler: It ended with a cliffhanger, with Nessa (Jones) proposing to the ever-cheeky but loveable Smithy (Corden). That cliffhanger has led to undimmed chatter...
- 2/13/2024
- by Max Goldbart and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
James Corden has opened up about “feeling compelled to come home” after nearly a decade on The Late Late Show, as he urged British TV decision-makers to take more risk.
Corden left the CBS talkshow earlier this year after almost a decade and nearly 1,100 episodes in the presenters chair, and he reflected today for the first time since exiting at the Rts Cambridge Convention, having returned to his home country.
“It was very hard to walk away from and very difficult to leave but I felt compelled to come home,” he said. “It feels like such a strange thing to have done for eight years.”
“The other day [my wife and I] were back at the place we left when we went to America and I said ‘It’s not that weird we’re back, it feels weird that we ever went,” he told the confab.
Rewinding the clock to 2015 and the start of The Late Late Show,...
Corden left the CBS talkshow earlier this year after almost a decade and nearly 1,100 episodes in the presenters chair, and he reflected today for the first time since exiting at the Rts Cambridge Convention, having returned to his home country.
“It was very hard to walk away from and very difficult to leave but I felt compelled to come home,” he said. “It feels like such a strange thing to have done for eight years.”
“The other day [my wife and I] were back at the place we left when we went to America and I said ‘It’s not that weird we’re back, it feels weird that we ever went,” he told the confab.
Rewinding the clock to 2015 and the start of The Late Late Show,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (Rnli) new 200 Voices podcast launches on Friday 18 August 2023 and, in the run-up to the charity’s bicentenary on 4 March 2024, an episode will be released every day for 200 days, exploring captivating stories from the charity’s history, through to the current day.
The charity has been saving lives at sea since it was founded in 1824 and, in that time, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 144,000 lives. Funded by voluntary donations, and with lifeboats crewed by specially-trained volunteers, the Rnli is a truly unique rescue organisation with a remarkable 200-year story to tell – many highlights of which are shared through the podcast series.
Available across all podcast platforms and the Rnli’s website, listeners can hear from survivors, supporters, volunteers, lifeguards, celebrity ambassadors, historians and many more from across the UK and Ireland – and beyond.
The series will hear from celebrity ambassadors such as...
The charity has been saving lives at sea since it was founded in 1824 and, in that time, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 144,000 lives. Funded by voluntary donations, and with lifeboats crewed by specially-trained volunteers, the Rnli is a truly unique rescue organisation with a remarkable 200-year story to tell – many highlights of which are shared through the podcast series.
Available across all podcast platforms and the Rnli’s website, listeners can hear from survivors, supporters, volunteers, lifeguards, celebrity ambassadors, historians and many more from across the UK and Ireland – and beyond.
The series will hear from celebrity ambassadors such as...
- 8/24/2023
- Podnews.net
Tennis Coverage
Coverage of the iconic Wimbledon tennis tournament has led to record-breaking numbers for U.K. broadcaster BBC. There were 54.3 million streams of the BBC’s coverage on streamer iPlayer and BBC Sport online during the two-week long competition – up from 53.8 million in 2022. On BBC One, there was a peak audience of 11.3 million to watch Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz beat Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in five sets in the men’s singles finals, the highest since the U.K.’s Andy Murray won in 2016. The match was also streamed live 4.1 million times on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport online, an increase of 58% from 2022.
During the women’s singles final, where Czech player Markéta Vondroušová triumphed over Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, there was a peak audience of 4.5 million on BBC One – an increase from 2022’s 3.1 million. The match was streamed 1.3 million times on BBC iPlayer, an 85% increase from 2022. Across the tournament,...
Coverage of the iconic Wimbledon tennis tournament has led to record-breaking numbers for U.K. broadcaster BBC. There were 54.3 million streams of the BBC’s coverage on streamer iPlayer and BBC Sport online during the two-week long competition – up from 53.8 million in 2022. On BBC One, there was a peak audience of 11.3 million to watch Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz beat Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in five sets in the men’s singles finals, the highest since the U.K.’s Andy Murray won in 2016. The match was also streamed live 4.1 million times on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport online, an increase of 58% from 2022.
During the women’s singles final, where Czech player Markéta Vondroušová triumphed over Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, there was a peak audience of 4.5 million on BBC One – an increase from 2022’s 3.1 million. The match was streamed 1.3 million times on BBC iPlayer, an 85% increase from 2022. Across the tournament,...
- 7/17/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page has said that she hopes the show will return for a future Christmas special.
The Welsh actor starred opposite Mathew Horne in Ruth Jones and James Corden’s BBC sitcom, which originally aired from 2007 to 2010 and returned in 2019 for a one-off festive episode.
Appearing on Loose Women on Tuesday (13 December), Page said that, while she’d “love to do another one”, she was unsure of the show’s future.
“I’ve honestly no idea,” Page said. “I’m just the same as everybody else because they don’t tell us. They don’t tell us anything and I’ve never ever asked.
“I’ve never said, ‘Oh Ruth, do you think you’ll do another one or is there going to be more?’ I’m just not that sort of person. I’ve always just thought, we’ll wait and see and if there is,...
The Welsh actor starred opposite Mathew Horne in Ruth Jones and James Corden’s BBC sitcom, which originally aired from 2007 to 2010 and returned in 2019 for a one-off festive episode.
Appearing on Loose Women on Tuesday (13 December), Page said that, while she’d “love to do another one”, she was unsure of the show’s future.
“I’ve honestly no idea,” Page said. “I’m just the same as everybody else because they don’t tell us. They don’t tell us anything and I’ve never ever asked.
“I’ve never said, ‘Oh Ruth, do you think you’ll do another one or is there going to be more?’ I’m just not that sort of person. I’ve always just thought, we’ll wait and see and if there is,...
- 12/14/2022
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
The BBC has revealed that Radio 2 will play a censored version of “Fairytale of New York” for the 2022 Christmas period.
Every year, when the festive season rolls around, the song makes headlines due to its lyrics, which contains the word “f****t”.
The 1987 track, which is performed by Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues frontman Shane McGowan, is considered offensive due to the word’s use as a homophobic slur.
However, some argue that the context of the song means the word should be interpreted as traditional Irish slang for a “lazy person”.
The ongoing debate has led to several radio stations deciding to play a version of the track in which the line “you cheap, lousy f****t” is replaced with “you’re cheap and you’re haggard”, taken from a live MacColl performance from before her death in December 2000.
Until recently, Radio 2 had kept the original lyric, despite...
Every year, when the festive season rolls around, the song makes headlines due to its lyrics, which contains the word “f****t”.
The 1987 track, which is performed by Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues frontman Shane McGowan, is considered offensive due to the word’s use as a homophobic slur.
However, some argue that the context of the song means the word should be interpreted as traditional Irish slang for a “lazy person”.
The ongoing debate has led to several radio stations deciding to play a version of the track in which the line “you cheap, lousy f****t” is replaced with “you’re cheap and you’re haggard”, taken from a live MacColl performance from before her death in December 2000.
Until recently, Radio 2 had kept the original lyric, despite...
- 12/1/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Music
Katya Jones has shared a touching tribute to Tony Adams after he quit Strictly Come Dancing.
The retired footballer became the seventh contestant to leave the BBC series after sustaining an injury during Saturday night’s episode (12 November).
Adams was set to perform again in the dance-off against TV presenter Tyler West, but decided to “withdraw from the competition”, meaning West automatically went through to the next round.
The former England and Arsenal pro was considered this year’s “joke” contestant, but has been praised by his dance partner for signing up to the show to spread awareness of mental health.
Jones wrote on Twitter on Sunday (13 November): “Oh @TonyAdams! You came into this show to deliver an important message. By throwing yourself into this wild experience, totally surrendering to it, by showing up every single day and doing your absolute best – you connected and resonated with so many people at homes.
The retired footballer became the seventh contestant to leave the BBC series after sustaining an injury during Saturday night’s episode (12 November).
Adams was set to perform again in the dance-off against TV presenter Tyler West, but decided to “withdraw from the competition”, meaning West automatically went through to the next round.
The former England and Arsenal pro was considered this year’s “joke” contestant, but has been praised by his dance partner for signing up to the show to spread awareness of mental health.
Jones wrote on Twitter on Sunday (13 November): “Oh @TonyAdams! You came into this show to deliver an important message. By throwing yourself into this wild experience, totally surrendering to it, by showing up every single day and doing your absolute best – you connected and resonated with so many people at homes.
- 11/14/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
Russell T Davies has explained why David Tennant’s Doctor was not wearing Jodie Whittaker’s clothes when he regenerated.
Typically in Doctor Who, when the Time Lords regenerate, the new incarnation is introduced while wearing the same costume as the previous actor.
However, when Tennant returned as the character at the end of the most recent special, he was wearing a different outfit, which was the first time since 1966, when William Hartnell transformed into Patrick Troughton. This led many fans to question what has inspired Davies’s decision.
In a new interview, Davies, who has returned to showrun the BBC series, said he “was very certain that I didn’t want David to appear in Jodie’s costume” as he was worried it would “make a mockery” of drag culture.
He told Doctor Who Magazine: “I think the notion of men dressing in 'women's clothes', the notion of drag,...
Typically in Doctor Who, when the Time Lords regenerate, the new incarnation is introduced while wearing the same costume as the previous actor.
However, when Tennant returned as the character at the end of the most recent special, he was wearing a different outfit, which was the first time since 1966, when William Hartnell transformed into Patrick Troughton. This led many fans to question what has inspired Davies’s decision.
In a new interview, Davies, who has returned to showrun the BBC series, said he “was very certain that I didn’t want David to appear in Jodie’s costume” as he was worried it would “make a mockery” of drag culture.
He told Doctor Who Magazine: “I think the notion of men dressing in 'women's clothes', the notion of drag,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
The cast of Balamory want to bring back the kids’ show for a reunion episode 20 years after it was first broadcast.
Set in Tobermory in Scotland, Balamory aired on CBeebies between 2002 and 2005. It included characters who each wore bright colours corresponding with the house they lived in.
Now, Julie Wilson Nimmo, who played Miss Hoolie, and Juliet Cadzow, who played Edie McCredie, have spoken about their hopes for a show reunion.
“It’s weird when you think about it, because different bands get back together, and I was saying the other day, we were kind of like a band, our gang could get back together,” Nimmo told BBC Radio Wm.
“You see The Rolling Stones doing it, so you think, why not?” she continued, before asking Cadzow: “I’d be up for it. Would you Juliet?”
“Definitely, absolutely, I could slide down that pole again, no bother!” said Cadzow, referencing...
Set in Tobermory in Scotland, Balamory aired on CBeebies between 2002 and 2005. It included characters who each wore bright colours corresponding with the house they lived in.
Now, Julie Wilson Nimmo, who played Miss Hoolie, and Juliet Cadzow, who played Edie McCredie, have spoken about their hopes for a show reunion.
“It’s weird when you think about it, because different bands get back together, and I was saying the other day, we were kind of like a band, our gang could get back together,” Nimmo told BBC Radio Wm.
“You see The Rolling Stones doing it, so you think, why not?” she continued, before asking Cadzow: “I’d be up for it. Would you Juliet?”
“Definitely, absolutely, I could slide down that pole again, no bother!” said Cadzow, referencing...
- 9/29/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
I’m writing a letter to Richard Curtis on behalf of Frances de la Tour. Release the director’s cut of Love Actually – for the sake of the nation. The silken-voiced Harry Potter and Seventies sitcom star was originally among the crème de la crème British thesps starring in the 2003 film, playing Anne Reid’s dying, bed-ridden partner – but both actors ended up on the cutting room floor. “Oh yes, we had a lovely scene,” she says. “And I think it was the only gay scene,” she remembers. “It’s odd that they cut it. Maybe it was too dark to bring into it. Because it ended up being quite a light and fluffy film, didn’t it?” It could have made the affectionately derided Christmas film into something quite different – more progressive, less cloyingly twee. But, still, Curtis has manners. “At least he wrote to me and said we...
- 9/15/2022
- by Jessie Thompson
- The Independent - TV
I’m writing a letter to Richard Curtis on behalf of Frances de la Tour. Release the director’s cut of Love Actually – for the sake of the nation. The silken-voiced Harry Potter and Seventies sitcom star was originally among the crème de la crème British thesps starring in the 2003 film, playing Anne Reid’s dying, bed-ridden partner – but both actors ended up on the cutting room floor. “Oh yes, we had a lovely scene,” she says. “And I think it was the only gay scene,” she remembers. “It’s odd that they cut it. Maybe it was too dark to bring into it. Because it ended up being quite a light and fluffy film, didn’t it?” It could have made the affectionately derided Christmas film into something quite different – more progressive, less cloyingly twee. But, still, Curtis has manners. “At least he wrote to me and said we...
- 9/15/2022
- by Jessie Thompson
- The Independent - Film
Baby Cow are the production company behind some of the U.K.’s best-loved comedy shows, including “Gavin and Stacey” with James Corden and Ruth Jones, Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding’s “The Mighty Boosh” and “This Time With Alan Partridge” starring Steve Coogan as the cringe-worthy fictional television host.
It was a prescient Coogan who founded Baby Cow alongside producer Henry Normal in 1998, long before talent-led production companies were a thing. In 2016 BBC Studios took a majority stake in the company, with Coogan staying on as a shareholder and creative director. He also stars in many (although not all) of the company’s projects – which span TV, film, comedy and drama – including the recent Channel 4 series “Chivalry,” in which he plays an old-school film producer getting to grips with a changing world opposite Sarah Solemani, and upcoming feature film “The Lost King,” about an amateur historian who finds...
It was a prescient Coogan who founded Baby Cow alongside producer Henry Normal in 1998, long before talent-led production companies were a thing. In 2016 BBC Studios took a majority stake in the company, with Coogan staying on as a shareholder and creative director. He also stars in many (although not all) of the company’s projects – which span TV, film, comedy and drama – including the recent Channel 4 series “Chivalry,” in which he plays an old-school film producer getting to grips with a changing world opposite Sarah Solemani, and upcoming feature film “The Lost King,” about an amateur historian who finds...
- 8/17/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
James Corden had a triumphant homecoming on Monday night as he taped the “The Late Late Show” in London, U.K., the first date in a week-long residence in Corden’s homeland.
In addition to an enthusiastic local crowd that included Corden’s parents, his wife Julia and his two eldest children, as well as executive producer Ben Winston’s father Lord Robert Winston, Corden was joined in the makeshift studio by guests Billie Eilish and “Stranger Things'” David Harbour as well as Lizzo via a Carpool Karaoke episode pre-recorded in Los Angeles.
It is the first time Corden has brought “The Late Late Show” to British shores since 2019 and it will also be the last time, with the host due to step down from the gig next spring.
Corden’s imminent abdication — and what he plans to do next — came up a number of times during the show. Playing...
In addition to an enthusiastic local crowd that included Corden’s parents, his wife Julia and his two eldest children, as well as executive producer Ben Winston’s father Lord Robert Winston, Corden was joined in the makeshift studio by guests Billie Eilish and “Stranger Things'” David Harbour as well as Lizzo via a Carpool Karaoke episode pre-recorded in Los Angeles.
It is the first time Corden has brought “The Late Late Show” to British shores since 2019 and it will also be the last time, with the host due to step down from the gig next spring.
Corden’s imminent abdication — and what he plans to do next — came up a number of times during the show. Playing...
- 6/28/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
It will be Lady Whistledown vs Baby Yoda at the BAFTA TV Awards in June as Bridgerton and The Mandalorian do battle for the Virgin Media Must See Moment prize.
The two shows are among six nominees for the audience-voted award, which was last year won by Gavin & Stacey for its scene involving Nessa (Ruth Jones) proposing to Smithy (James Corden) in the final moments of the 2019 Christmas special.
The full nominees are below, but be warned: They contain spoilers, so you may want to look away if you’re planning to get stuck into Bridgerton, The Mandalorian, and others in the near future. The full BAFTA TV Awards nominations will be revealed tomorrow ahead of the June 6 ceremony.
Bridgerton: Penelope Featherington is revealed as Lady Whistledown (Netflix)
Britain’s Got Talent: Diversity perform a routine inspired by the events of 2020 (ITV)
EastEnders: Gray kills Chantelle (BBC)
Gogglebox...
The two shows are among six nominees for the audience-voted award, which was last year won by Gavin & Stacey for its scene involving Nessa (Ruth Jones) proposing to Smithy (James Corden) in the final moments of the 2019 Christmas special.
The full nominees are below, but be warned: They contain spoilers, so you may want to look away if you’re planning to get stuck into Bridgerton, The Mandalorian, and others in the near future. The full BAFTA TV Awards nominations will be revealed tomorrow ahead of the June 6 ceremony.
Bridgerton: Penelope Featherington is revealed as Lady Whistledown (Netflix)
Britain’s Got Talent: Diversity perform a routine inspired by the events of 2020 (ITV)
EastEnders: Gray kills Chantelle (BBC)
Gogglebox...
- 4/27/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
‘I May Destroy You,’ ‘Normal People,’ ‘Small Axe’ Nominated For U.K. Royal Television Society Awards
Hit BBC shows “I May Destroy You,” “Small Axe” and “Normal People” lead the nominations at the U.K.’s Royal Television Society (Rts) 2021 program awards.
Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You” scored three nominations, as did Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe.” “Normal People” leads Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal were nominated in the acting categories.
The BBC leads the field with 40 nominations across the 28 categories, followed by Channel 4 with 17 and Sky with 12.
The nominations were announced on Tuesday via livestream by British television presenter Ore Oduba, and the winners will be announced March 16 at a ceremony streamed live on the Rts website, hosted by “The Masked Singer” judge Jonathan Ross.
Chair of the awards, Big Talk Productions CEO Kenton Allen, said: “The standard of entries has been outstanding and demonstrated the breadth of high-quality content that has informed, entertained and kept audiences going through what has been such a uniquely difficult time.
Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You” scored three nominations, as did Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe.” “Normal People” leads Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal were nominated in the acting categories.
The BBC leads the field with 40 nominations across the 28 categories, followed by Channel 4 with 17 and Sky with 12.
The nominations were announced on Tuesday via livestream by British television presenter Ore Oduba, and the winners will be announced March 16 at a ceremony streamed live on the Rts website, hosted by “The Masked Singer” judge Jonathan Ross.
Chair of the awards, Big Talk Productions CEO Kenton Allen, said: “The standard of entries has been outstanding and demonstrated the breadth of high-quality content that has informed, entertained and kept audiences going through what has been such a uniquely difficult time.
- 3/2/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: A comedy drama co-written by Gavin and Stacey star Mat Horne and a thriller based on Jack London’s manuscript of The Assassination Bureau Ltd and are two of the latest TV projects being set up by British producer Fired Up Films.
The company is doubling down on the scripted side of its business, having recently scored a two-hour order for producing Laurence Fishburne-narrated doc The Hunt for Hitler’s U-Boat for History on the factual side.
Horne, best known for his on-screen performance in the James Corden and Ruth Jones-penned BBC comedy, is writing Loose with actor-turned-screenwriter Christopher Adlington.
The series is a multi-cultural comedy about a man on the run, which Horne says is inspired by the pair’s love of 1980s caper movies such as Midnight Run. It tells the story of Howie Doohan, a Wall Street trader and father of a disabled child,...
The company is doubling down on the scripted side of its business, having recently scored a two-hour order for producing Laurence Fishburne-narrated doc The Hunt for Hitler’s U-Boat for History on the factual side.
Horne, best known for his on-screen performance in the James Corden and Ruth Jones-penned BBC comedy, is writing Loose with actor-turned-screenwriter Christopher Adlington.
The series is a multi-cultural comedy about a man on the run, which Horne says is inspired by the pair’s love of 1980s caper movies such as Midnight Run. It tells the story of Howie Doohan, a Wall Street trader and father of a disabled child,...
- 1/12/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Jodie Whittaker, David Walliams, Liz Carr and Ruth Jones are the participants in the latest iteration of long-running BBC genealogy show “Who Do You Think You Are?” that returns in October.
Produced by Warner Bros Television Production U.K.’s Wall to Wall Media, the two-time BAFTA-winning format follows U.K. celebrities who unravel their family histories. This edition, down to four parts from the usual eight, features actors.
Jodie Whittaker (“Doctor Who”) learns the reality behind a family myth surrounding her great uncle’s sacrifice in WWI while unearthing some uncomfortable truths about her great-great grandfather in Yorkshire. David Walliams (“Little Britain”) uncovers a relative’s traumatic experience during WWI and learns that entertaining runs in the family.
“Silent Witness” actor and activist Liz Carr investigates an ancestor’s role in an attempted murder, while “Gavin and Stacey” co-creator and star Ruth Jones unearths a family connection to the...
Produced by Warner Bros Television Production U.K.’s Wall to Wall Media, the two-time BAFTA-winning format follows U.K. celebrities who unravel their family histories. This edition, down to four parts from the usual eight, features actors.
Jodie Whittaker (“Doctor Who”) learns the reality behind a family myth surrounding her great uncle’s sacrifice in WWI while unearthing some uncomfortable truths about her great-great grandfather in Yorkshire. David Walliams (“Little Britain”) uncovers a relative’s traumatic experience during WWI and learns that entertaining runs in the family.
“Silent Witness” actor and activist Liz Carr investigates an ancestor’s role in an attempted murder, while “Gavin and Stacey” co-creator and star Ruth Jones unearths a family connection to the...
- 9/23/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The BBC pulled off something pretty remarkable on Christmas Day. In an age where traditional television viewing has been blown apart by streaming, the British broadcaster aired the UK’s most-watched TV show since 2010.
For this, it can thank James Corden and his writing partner Ruth Jones, who revived their smash hit comedy Gavin & Stacey after nine years to huge success over the festive season.
Some 11.5M people watched Gavin & Stacey go out live on BBC One, and with a week’s worth of catchup viewing, its audience has grown to a whopping 17.1M viewers, according to the BBC.
This makes it the biggest non-sport show on British television since the finale of Simon Cowell’s talent contest The X Factor in December 2010, which was watched by 17.7M viewers.
The biggest television event of the decade was the closing ceremony for the 2012 Olympics, which was broadcast live from London...
For this, it can thank James Corden and his writing partner Ruth Jones, who revived their smash hit comedy Gavin & Stacey after nine years to huge success over the festive season.
Some 11.5M people watched Gavin & Stacey go out live on BBC One, and with a week’s worth of catchup viewing, its audience has grown to a whopping 17.1M viewers, according to the BBC.
This makes it the biggest non-sport show on British television since the finale of Simon Cowell’s talent contest The X Factor in December 2010, which was watched by 17.7M viewers.
The biggest television event of the decade was the closing ceremony for the 2012 Olympics, which was broadcast live from London...
- 1/2/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC has defended the decision to feature The Pogues’ Christmas song Fairytale Of New York in its festive smash-hit Gavin & Stacey — complete with homophobic slur.
The comedy show, created by James Corden and Ruth Jones, was watched by an audience of 11.5M in the UK on Christmas Day, but some viewers complained about the inclusion of the song on Twitter.
Jones’ character Nessa Jenkins and Uncle Bryn, played by Rob Brydon, sing The Pogues’ tune in a pub, and Brydon’s character can clearly be heard repeating the original lyrics: “You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy f****t.”
The song receives wide radio play in the UK over the festive season, including on the BBC, but its inclusion in Gavin & Stacey has reignited the debate about whether the lyric is appropriate 32 years after the song was originally written.
I love Gavin and Stacey, but including the "f*ggot...
The comedy show, created by James Corden and Ruth Jones, was watched by an audience of 11.5M in the UK on Christmas Day, but some viewers complained about the inclusion of the song on Twitter.
Jones’ character Nessa Jenkins and Uncle Bryn, played by Rob Brydon, sing The Pogues’ tune in a pub, and Brydon’s character can clearly be heard repeating the original lyrics: “You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy f****t.”
The song receives wide radio play in the UK over the festive season, including on the BBC, but its inclusion in Gavin & Stacey has reignited the debate about whether the lyric is appropriate 32 years after the song was originally written.
I love Gavin and Stacey, but including the "f*ggot...
- 12/27/2019
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The return of “Gavin and Stacey” after nearly 10 years was a big hit on Christmas Day for the BBC, but it also drew some blowback from U.K. viewers over the use of a homophobic slur in a song lyric.
The romantic comedy drew the Beeb’s biggest audience for a Christmas Day program since 2008 with 11.6 million viewers. The hourlong special also gave the BBC its biggest audience share in the 16-34 demo of the year. Viewership peaked at 12.3 million.
But the special also generated some anger among viewers who were expressed dismay at the use of the f-word homophobic slur in the performance of the Pogues’ Christmas chestnut “Fairytale of New York.” The sardonic song that dates to 1987 has for decades been one of the most popular Christmas tunes in the U.K.
The BBC defended the inclusion of the lyric in the duet performed by two characters known...
The romantic comedy drew the Beeb’s biggest audience for a Christmas Day program since 2008 with 11.6 million viewers. The hourlong special also gave the BBC its biggest audience share in the 16-34 demo of the year. Viewership peaked at 12.3 million.
But the special also generated some anger among viewers who were expressed dismay at the use of the f-word homophobic slur in the performance of the Pogues’ Christmas chestnut “Fairytale of New York.” The sardonic song that dates to 1987 has for decades been one of the most popular Christmas tunes in the U.K.
The BBC defended the inclusion of the lyric in the duet performed by two characters known...
- 12/26/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
James Corden turned into Santa Claus on Christmas Day, tieing a bow around an enormous gift for the BBC.
He and writing partner Ruth Jones revived comedy Gavin & Stacey after a nine-year hiatus for a BBC One Christmas special, and the show was watched by 11.5M viewers, according to Barb figures provided by overnights.tv.
It was the UK’s biggest overnight TV audience on Christmas Day since 2008, when BBC One broadcast Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death to 14.5M people.
The performance means Gavin & Stacey could be on course to become the most-watched TV show this year in the UK once catch-up and online viewing are added in. Jed Mercurio’s police drama Line Of Duty is currently in top spot with 12.1M viewers.
Here were the top 10 shows on Christmas Day in the UK:
1. Gavin & Stacey: 11.5M
2. The Queen’s Speech: 7.7M (BBC One...
He and writing partner Ruth Jones revived comedy Gavin & Stacey after a nine-year hiatus for a BBC One Christmas special, and the show was watched by 11.5M viewers, according to Barb figures provided by overnights.tv.
It was the UK’s biggest overnight TV audience on Christmas Day since 2008, when BBC One broadcast Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death to 14.5M people.
The performance means Gavin & Stacey could be on course to become the most-watched TV show this year in the UK once catch-up and online viewing are added in. Jed Mercurio’s police drama Line Of Duty is currently in top spot with 12.1M viewers.
Here were the top 10 shows on Christmas Day in the UK:
1. Gavin & Stacey: 11.5M
2. The Queen’s Speech: 7.7M (BBC One...
- 12/26/2019
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC’s comedy series, ‘Gavin and Stacey’ are returning to the broadcaster Christmas Day for a one-off Christmas special and we’ve got our first trailer.
Both James Corden and Ruth Jones will reprise their roles alongside the original cast of Matthew Horne and Joanna Page plus Rob Brydon, Larry Lamb, Melanie Walters and Alison Steadman.
The special one-off episode will revisit the couple and we discover what’s happened to everyone over the last nine years, and what’s next for one of the nation’s favourite comedy families.
Also in trailers – “Fancy a trip in the box?” New trailer warps in for ‘Doctor Who’
Gavin & Stacey airs on BBC One and BBC IPlayer on Christmas Day.
The post It’s a very Barry Christmas in trailer for the ‘Gavin & Stacey’ special appeared first on HeyUGuys.
Both James Corden and Ruth Jones will reprise their roles alongside the original cast of Matthew Horne and Joanna Page plus Rob Brydon, Larry Lamb, Melanie Walters and Alison Steadman.
The special one-off episode will revisit the couple and we discover what’s happened to everyone over the last nine years, and what’s next for one of the nation’s favourite comedy families.
Also in trailers – “Fancy a trip in the box?” New trailer warps in for ‘Doctor Who’
Gavin & Stacey airs on BBC One and BBC IPlayer on Christmas Day.
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- 12/4/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Like all the best comedies, Gavin & Stacey became a cultural touchstone in Britain after it launched in 2007.
There are easy ways to measure this, like the hatful of awards it took home, and the step ladder it provided creator James Corden on his way to stardom in the U.S. But there are also the intangible things that swirl around great comedies, like the catchphrases that infiltrate everyday conversation, or the memes that flood your timeline.
Either way, what started as a simple show about a blind date that brings together people from two bewilderingly different backgrounds, has grown into a cherished landmark in UK television history.
It was why, even 12 years on, Corden and Gavin & Stacey‘s co-writer Ruth Jones were still regularly asked if they would ever return to the split worlds of Barry Island and Billericay they created for BBC Three. They found many ways to say “no” — until May 2019 that was,...
There are easy ways to measure this, like the hatful of awards it took home, and the step ladder it provided creator James Corden on his way to stardom in the U.S. But there are also the intangible things that swirl around great comedies, like the catchphrases that infiltrate everyday conversation, or the memes that flood your timeline.
Either way, what started as a simple show about a blind date that brings together people from two bewilderingly different backgrounds, has grown into a cherished landmark in UK television history.
It was why, even 12 years on, Corden and Gavin & Stacey‘s co-writer Ruth Jones were still regularly asked if they would ever return to the split worlds of Barry Island and Billericay they created for BBC Three. They found many ways to say “no” — until May 2019 that was,...
- 12/3/2019
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Kelly Macdonald spent five years working on HBO period drama Boardwalk Empire but her latest role is a short, sharp four hours and out.
She stars in The Victim, a mini-series for the BBC and BritBox in the U.S. as Anna Dean, a Scottish mother whose nine-year old boy was murdered fifteen years ago by a 13-year old. Years later, having campaigned to be told of the killer’s new identity she is accused of revealing his new name online.
Speaking at the TCA press tour, she told Deadline, “I did Boardwalk Empire for a number of years and that was a great job and it was my first experience of revisiting a role year after year and then when that finished I was really excited because I could play different parts again. I don’t have a preference either way but if I was playing [The Victim’s] Anna Dean regularly,...
She stars in The Victim, a mini-series for the BBC and BritBox in the U.S. as Anna Dean, a Scottish mother whose nine-year old boy was murdered fifteen years ago by a 13-year old. Years later, having campaigned to be told of the killer’s new identity she is accused of revealing his new name online.
Speaking at the TCA press tour, she told Deadline, “I did Boardwalk Empire for a number of years and that was a great job and it was my first experience of revisiting a role year after year and then when that finished I was really excited because I could play different parts again. I don’t have a preference either way but if I was playing [The Victim’s] Anna Dean regularly,...
- 7/25/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Gavin & Stacey is coming back! The BBC reports the TV show will return for an upcoming Christmas special.
Created by James Corden and Ruth Jones, the UK dramedy focused on the long-distance relationship between Gavin (Mathew Horne), a young man from England, and Stacey (Joanna Page), a young woman from Wales. The show ran for three seasons on the before ending in 2010.
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Created by James Corden and Ruth Jones, the UK dramedy focused on the long-distance relationship between Gavin (Mathew Horne), a young man from England, and Stacey (Joanna Page), a young woman from Wales. The show ran for three seasons on the before ending in 2010.
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- 5/29/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The BBC’s comedy series, ‘Gavin and Stacey’ are returning to the broadcaster this Christmas for a one-off Christmas special.
Taking to social media, James Corden made the announcement that himself and Ruth Jones, who also stars in the show had been working the long talked about script.
Ruth Jones and I have been keeping this secret for a while… We’re excited to share it with you. See you on Christmas Day @BBCOne #GavinandStacey pic.twitter.com/gTRa3cp90t
— James Corden (@JKCorden) May 28, 2019
In a joint statement, Corden and Jones – who also stars in the show – said: “Over the last ten years we’ve talked a lot about Gavin and Stacey – where they might be today and what their lives might look like.
“And so in secret, we took the plunge and wrote this one-hour special.
“We’ve loved revisiting Barry and Essex again, and bringing the characters...
Taking to social media, James Corden made the announcement that himself and Ruth Jones, who also stars in the show had been working the long talked about script.
Ruth Jones and I have been keeping this secret for a while… We’re excited to share it with you. See you on Christmas Day @BBCOne #GavinandStacey pic.twitter.com/gTRa3cp90t
— James Corden (@JKCorden) May 28, 2019
In a joint statement, Corden and Jones – who also stars in the show – said: “Over the last ten years we’ve talked a lot about Gavin and Stacey – where they might be today and what their lives might look like.
“And so in secret, we took the plunge and wrote this one-hour special.
“We’ve loved revisiting Barry and Essex again, and bringing the characters...
- 5/28/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
To the list of TV revivals and revisits, add Britain’s beloved and widely traveled “Gavin & Stacey.”
The BBC announced Tuesday that it would catch up with the doings of the eponymous couple and their friends and family this Christmas after a nearly 10-year hiatus. The hourlong special is written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, who together created, wrote and co-starred in the original show.
“Gavin & Stacey” ran for three seasons from 2007 to 2010, including a previous Christmas special in 2008. The series followed the long-distance and then up-close romance of Gavin (Mathew Horne) from Essex, outside London, and Stacey (Joanna Page) from Barry, in Wales. Corden and Jones played the pair’s best friends, Smithy and Nessa.
“Over the last 10 years we’ve talked a lot about Gavin and Stacey – where they might be today and what their lives might look like. And so in secret we took the...
The BBC announced Tuesday that it would catch up with the doings of the eponymous couple and their friends and family this Christmas after a nearly 10-year hiatus. The hourlong special is written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, who together created, wrote and co-starred in the original show.
“Gavin & Stacey” ran for three seasons from 2007 to 2010, including a previous Christmas special in 2008. The series followed the long-distance and then up-close romance of Gavin (Mathew Horne) from Essex, outside London, and Stacey (Joanna Page) from Barry, in Wales. Corden and Jones played the pair’s best friends, Smithy and Nessa.
“Over the last 10 years we’ve talked a lot about Gavin and Stacey – where they might be today and what their lives might look like. And so in secret we took the...
- 5/28/2019
- by Henry Chu
- Variety Film + TV
James Corden and Ruth Jones are bringing back their classic British comedy Gavin & Stacey for a one-off Christmas special.
The Late Late Show host made his name by writing and performing in the BBC One sitcom.
The full cast, including leads Mathew Horne and Joanna Page, and the supporting cast including Rob Brydon, Larry Lamb, Melanie Walters and Alison Steadman are all set to return. Corden and Jones also starred in the series.
Gavin & Stacey originally ran for two seasons on BBC Three between 2007 and 2008 before a Christmas special on BBC One in 2008 followed by season three on BBC One in 2009.
The show followed Gavin (Mathew Horne), an ordinary boy from Essex in England and Stacey (Joanna Page), an ordinary girl from Barry in Wales, who spoke on the phone to each other every day at work before they finally met, fell in love and got married. The series...
The Late Late Show host made his name by writing and performing in the BBC One sitcom.
The full cast, including leads Mathew Horne and Joanna Page, and the supporting cast including Rob Brydon, Larry Lamb, Melanie Walters and Alison Steadman are all set to return. Corden and Jones also starred in the series.
Gavin & Stacey originally ran for two seasons on BBC Three between 2007 and 2008 before a Christmas special on BBC One in 2008 followed by season three on BBC One in 2009.
The show followed Gavin (Mathew Horne), an ordinary boy from Essex in England and Stacey (Joanna Page), an ordinary girl from Barry in Wales, who spoke on the phone to each other every day at work before they finally met, fell in love and got married. The series...
- 5/28/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
After a decade-long gap, Gavin & Stacey is returning for a one-off Christmas special, the BBC has announced.
James Corden, who along with Ruth Jones co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the hit comedy show, revealed the news on his Twitter account Monday night.
Mathew Horne and Joanna Page, who played the titular Gavin and Stacey, as well as other major characters played by Rob Brydon, Larry Lamb, Melanie Walters and Alison Steadman, will all reprise their roles for the special, which will air later this year.
The BAFTA award-winning show told the story of a long-distance relationship between Horne ...
James Corden, who along with Ruth Jones co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the hit comedy show, revealed the news on his Twitter account Monday night.
Mathew Horne and Joanna Page, who played the titular Gavin and Stacey, as well as other major characters played by Rob Brydon, Larry Lamb, Melanie Walters and Alison Steadman, will all reprise their roles for the special, which will air later this year.
The BAFTA award-winning show told the story of a long-distance relationship between Horne ...
- 5/28/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
To mark the release of Nativity Rocks, out now, we’ve been given 3 bundles including a Kids sized electric guitar, a Rock sticker pack, a Rock face painting set, a Guitar plectrum key chain, a Kids bobble hat, and a Kids scarf to give away.
We’re back with the kids from St Bernadette’s Primary School in Coventry as the staff and students audition for a coveted place in a spectacular rockmusical competition. With the unique feel-good charm of the original film, Celia Imrie reprises her role as Headmistress Mrs Keen, starring alongside Meera Syal, Ruth Jones, Anna Chancellor, Hugh Dennis and Helen George. The film also introduces Simon Lipkin as Jerry Poppy and Craig Revel Horwood as the ruthless show director Emmanuel Cavendish. This Christmas, Nativity Rocks!
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We’re back with the kids from St Bernadette’s Primary School in Coventry as the staff and students audition for a coveted place in a spectacular rockmusical competition. With the unique feel-good charm of the original film, Celia Imrie reprises her role as Headmistress Mrs Keen, starring alongside Meera Syal, Ruth Jones, Anna Chancellor, Hugh Dennis and Helen George. The film also introduces Simon Lipkin as Jerry Poppy and Craig Revel Horwood as the ruthless show director Emmanuel Cavendish. This Christmas, Nativity Rocks!
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- 11/28/2018
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Reaching film number four in this series of British school Nativity films is news enough. Just how is anyone’s guess? If there is a festive formula to this screen silliness, it is that us Brits love to cheer on an underdog at this time of year – even if that means encouraging more of Mr Poppy or his relatives to leap out of the woodwork. No, Marc Wootton as the infantile teacher has not returned. Meet Simon Lipkin, his cousin, Jerry, this time around.
Brummie film-maker Debbie Isitt is back to tell us why we should all love the Midlands, or Coventry. How better than through the verses of a rock opera sung by adorable kids and a camp(er) TV institution that is Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood. Tongue firmly in cheek; just who is laughing at who, we might ask?
Those who got donkey-mares four years ago with Nativity 3: Dude,...
Brummie film-maker Debbie Isitt is back to tell us why we should all love the Midlands, or Coventry. How better than through the verses of a rock opera sung by adorable kids and a camp(er) TV institution that is Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood. Tongue firmly in cheek; just who is laughing at who, we might ask?
Those who got donkey-mares four years ago with Nativity 3: Dude,...
- 11/27/2018
- by Lisa Giles-Keddie
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Entertainment One UK seemingly want us to get into the Christmas spirit by releasing a new trailer for Nativity Rocks.
Celia Imrie reprises her role as Headmistress Mrs Keen, starring alongside Meera Syal, Ruth Jones, Anna Chancellor, Hugh Dennis and Helen George. The film also introduces Simon Lipkin as Jerry Poppy and Craig Revel Horwood as the ruthless show director Emmanuel Cavendish.
Also in trailers – There are blunders ahoy in trailer for Holmes and Watson
The film hits cinemas November 23
Nativity Rocks Official Synopsis
We’re back with the kids from St Bernadette’s Primary School in Coventry as the staff and students audition for a coveted place in a spectacular rock musical competition.
The post The Kids rock out in new trailer for Nativity Rocks appeared first on HeyUGuys.
Celia Imrie reprises her role as Headmistress Mrs Keen, starring alongside Meera Syal, Ruth Jones, Anna Chancellor, Hugh Dennis and Helen George. The film also introduces Simon Lipkin as Jerry Poppy and Craig Revel Horwood as the ruthless show director Emmanuel Cavendish.
Also in trailers – There are blunders ahoy in trailer for Holmes and Watson
The film hits cinemas November 23
Nativity Rocks Official Synopsis
We’re back with the kids from St Bernadette’s Primary School in Coventry as the staff and students audition for a coveted place in a spectacular rock musical competition.
The post The Kids rock out in new trailer for Nativity Rocks appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 10/3/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Britain may be in the midst of a relentless heatwave but talk of Christmas is already filling the air. Entertainment One has seen fit to unleash a teaser trailer for its next festive film, Nativity Rocks.
Celia Imrie reprises her role as Headmistress Mrs Keen, starring alongside Meera Syal, Ruth Jones, Anna Chancellor, Hugh Dennis and Helen George. The film also introduces Simon Lipkin as Jerry Poppy and Craig Revel Horwood as the ruthless show director Emmanuel Cavendish.
Also in trailers – The Grinch gets meaner in new trailer
The film arrives in cinemas November 23.
Nativity Rocks Official Synopsis
We’re back with the kids from St Bernadette’s Primary School in Coventry as the staff and students audition for a coveted place in a spectacular rock musical competition.
The post The Kids get a chance to rock out in trailer for Nativity Rocks appeared first on HeyUGuys.
Celia Imrie reprises her role as Headmistress Mrs Keen, starring alongside Meera Syal, Ruth Jones, Anna Chancellor, Hugh Dennis and Helen George. The film also introduces Simon Lipkin as Jerry Poppy and Craig Revel Horwood as the ruthless show director Emmanuel Cavendish.
Also in trailers – The Grinch gets meaner in new trailer
The film arrives in cinemas November 23.
Nativity Rocks Official Synopsis
We’re back with the kids from St Bernadette’s Primary School in Coventry as the staff and students audition for a coveted place in a spectacular rock musical competition.
The post The Kids get a chance to rock out in trailer for Nativity Rocks appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 7/16/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“Wash your face, brush your teeth, and say your Prayers.” Marilyn Monroe’s first plunge into a dramatic starring role casts her as a dangerously unstable babysitter in a hotel-set suspense thriller co-starring Richard Widmark and Anne Bancroft. Ms. Monroe may not be Ethel Barrymore (thankfully) but the role suits her well — to play a woman unhinged by low self-esteem and melancholy romantic reveries, she may have tapped personal experience.
Don’t Bother to Knock
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Twilight Time
1952 / B&W / 1.37 Academy / 76 min. / Street Date March 20, 2018 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft, Donna Corcoran, Jeanne Cagney, Lurene Tuttle, Elisha Cook Jr., Jim Backus, Verna Felton, Willis Bouchey.
Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
Film Editor: George A. Gittens
Written by Daniel Taradash from a novel by Charlotte Armstrong
Produced by Julian Blaustein
Directed by Roy (Ward) Baker
Although she rates second billing below Richard Widmark,...
Don’t Bother to Knock
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1952 / B&W / 1.37 Academy / 76 min. / Street Date March 20, 2018 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft, Donna Corcoran, Jeanne Cagney, Lurene Tuttle, Elisha Cook Jr., Jim Backus, Verna Felton, Willis Bouchey.
Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
Film Editor: George A. Gittens
Written by Daniel Taradash from a novel by Charlotte Armstrong
Produced by Julian Blaustein
Directed by Roy (Ward) Baker
Although she rates second billing below Richard Widmark,...
- 4/7/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Author: Zehra Phelan
ITV have announced that the Iconic British series, Thunderbirds will be back on our screens this spring with Part 1 airing on Citv.
As well as the likes of Thomas Brodie-Sangster (watch our interview with him here from the Newport Beach awards), Rasmus Hardiker, David Menkin, Kayvan Novak, Rosamund Pike and David Graham, the new season will introduce multiple award-winning actress Ruth Jones, playing an unflappable rig driver, and Ben Bailey Smith as Jensen Hunt to the cast.
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As well as the new cast members, two new characters are added to make up a villainous coalition, The Choas Crew – Havoc (a master thief and pilot) and Fuse (a hulking demolition expert). They bring an array of exciting destructive skills, weapons and vehicles including Havoc’s car, Basher, Fuse’s Atv, and their combined aerial jet known as The Chaos Cruiser.
ITV have announced that the Iconic British series, Thunderbirds will be back on our screens this spring with Part 1 airing on Citv.
As well as the likes of Thomas Brodie-Sangster (watch our interview with him here from the Newport Beach awards), Rasmus Hardiker, David Menkin, Kayvan Novak, Rosamund Pike and David Graham, the new season will introduce multiple award-winning actress Ruth Jones, playing an unflappable rig driver, and Ben Bailey Smith as Jensen Hunt to the cast.
Also in the news – New set of images revealed for Westworld season 2
As well as the new cast members, two new characters are added to make up a villainous coalition, The Choas Crew – Havoc (a master thief and pilot) and Fuse (a hulking demolition expert). They bring an array of exciting destructive skills, weapons and vehicles including Havoc’s car, Basher, Fuse’s Atv, and their combined aerial jet known as The Chaos Cruiser.
- 3/5/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Review by Matthew Turner
Stars: Charlie Cox, Billy Cook, Freema Agyeman, Robert Portal, Mackenzie Crook, Eve Myles, Vincent Regan, Tony Curran, Dexter Fletcher, Ruth Jones, Annette Crosbie | Written by Danny King | Directed by Jason Flemyng
The directorial debut of actor Jason Flemyng, this low budget British horror-comedy has a solid cast and a moderately intriguing premise, but it can’t quite decide whether it wants to go for scares or laughs and ends up falling awkwardly between the two.
Written by Danny King (Wild Bill), Eat Locals (originally Eat Local, with an ‘s’ being added in the marketing stage) centres on a coven of centuries-old vampires – including Daredevil’s Charlie Cox, Doctor Who’s Freema Agyeman and One Foot in the Grave‘s Annette Crosbie – convening for their semi-centennial meeting at a remote country farmhouse. Also present is naïve orphan Sebastian (Billy Cook), who thinks he’s on a promise with vampish Vanessa (Eve Myles,...
Stars: Charlie Cox, Billy Cook, Freema Agyeman, Robert Portal, Mackenzie Crook, Eve Myles, Vincent Regan, Tony Curran, Dexter Fletcher, Ruth Jones, Annette Crosbie | Written by Danny King | Directed by Jason Flemyng
The directorial debut of actor Jason Flemyng, this low budget British horror-comedy has a solid cast and a moderately intriguing premise, but it can’t quite decide whether it wants to go for scares or laughs and ends up falling awkwardly between the two.
Written by Danny King (Wild Bill), Eat Locals (originally Eat Local, with an ‘s’ being added in the marketing stage) centres on a coven of centuries-old vampires – including Daredevil’s Charlie Cox, Doctor Who’s Freema Agyeman and One Foot in the Grave‘s Annette Crosbie – convening for their semi-centennial meeting at a remote country farmhouse. Also present is naïve orphan Sebastian (Billy Cook), who thinks he’s on a promise with vampish Vanessa (Eve Myles,...
- 9/2/2017
- by Guest
- Nerdly
The directorial debut of actor Jason Flemyng (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, X-Men: First Class), Eat Locals is an action-packed and darkly comic thriller of supernatural proportions, blending gut-busting laughs with blood-spattered shocks – which reunites the cast of Guy Ritchie’s crime comedy Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, with Nick Moran and Dexter Fletcher both starring and Jason Statham directing the fight scenes!
Billed as “Assault On Precinct 13 meets Interview With A Vampire,” Eat Locals is the story of a coven of bloodsuckers whose bark is almost as bad as their bite. The film stars a plethora of experience actors: Charlie Cox (Stardust, Daredevil), Freema Agyeman (Dr. Who, Sense 8), Mackenzie Crook (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Game of Thrones), Tony Curran (Underworld: Evolution, League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen), Eve Myles (Torchwood), Ruth Jones (Gavin & Stacey, Stella), Annette Crosbie (One Foot In The Grave, Into The Woods) and Vincent Regan (300, Snow White & The Huntsman,...
Billed as “Assault On Precinct 13 meets Interview With A Vampire,” Eat Locals is the story of a coven of bloodsuckers whose bark is almost as bad as their bite. The film stars a plethora of experience actors: Charlie Cox (Stardust, Daredevil), Freema Agyeman (Dr. Who, Sense 8), Mackenzie Crook (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Game of Thrones), Tony Curran (Underworld: Evolution, League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen), Eve Myles (Torchwood), Ruth Jones (Gavin & Stacey, Stella), Annette Crosbie (One Foot In The Grave, Into The Woods) and Vincent Regan (300, Snow White & The Huntsman,...
- 7/14/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
James Corden is a true Hollywood success.
The 38-year-old host of The Late Late Show covers Esquire's March issue, in which he talks about his start in show business and how he's had huge success in creating viral clips, such as his now infamous Carpool Karaoke segments. But Corden isn't just comfortable resting in his success.
"I'm always keen to try new things visually, with openings and sketches," Corden tells the magazine about what changes to expect from his show in the coming year. "I'd like to film the show somewhere else for a week."
Watch: James Corden Pays Tribute to George Michael, Who Helped Inspire 'Carpool Karaoke'
"Visually better," he adds. "More ambitious. And also sillier. Those three things."
Esquire
Corden, of course, wasn't always a household name. The British actor talks about studying acting as a teenager at a school in England, but quickly saw his roles limited because of his non-traditional leading...
The 38-year-old host of The Late Late Show covers Esquire's March issue, in which he talks about his start in show business and how he's had huge success in creating viral clips, such as his now infamous Carpool Karaoke segments. But Corden isn't just comfortable resting in his success.
"I'm always keen to try new things visually, with openings and sketches," Corden tells the magazine about what changes to expect from his show in the coming year. "I'd like to film the show somewhere else for a week."
Watch: James Corden Pays Tribute to George Michael, Who Helped Inspire 'Carpool Karaoke'
"Visually better," he adds. "More ambitious. And also sillier. Those three things."
Esquire
Corden, of course, wasn't always a household name. The British actor talks about studying acting as a teenager at a school in England, but quickly saw his roles limited because of his non-traditional leading...
- 2/7/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
What happened to the American versions of Gavin & Stacey? Recently, series co-creator James Corden explained what went wrong with the multiple U.S. adaptations of the British TV series, IndieWire reports.Created by Corden and Ruth Jones, the UK dramedy focused on the long-distance relationship between Gavin (Mathew Horne), a young man from England, and Stacey (Joanna Page), a young woman from Wales. The show ran for three seasons on the BBC before ending in 2010.Read More…...
- 11/4/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
British romantic comedy “Gavin & Stacey” was a huge hit across the pond, and seemed ripe for a U.S. adaptation a la “The Office.” And indeed, both NBC and Fox tried to make American versions of the show – but James Corden, who created the series with Ruth Jones, knows why those remakes fell flat.
“They never understood what the show was about,” Corden said of the U.S. networks. “They would buy the show and immediately change it.” Corden spoke Sunday to an audience of “The Late Late Show” fans at EW’s PopFest in Downtown Los Angeles.
“Gavin & Stacey” followed the budding relationship between Gavin (Mathew Horne) from Essex and Stacey (Joanna Page) from Wales, and how their families are brought together. Corden played Gavin’s best friend, Smithy, while Jones was Stacey’s pal Nessa. The show launched in 2007 on digital channel BBC Three, but was so popular...
“They never understood what the show was about,” Corden said of the U.S. networks. “They would buy the show and immediately change it.” Corden spoke Sunday to an audience of “The Late Late Show” fans at EW’s PopFest in Downtown Los Angeles.
“Gavin & Stacey” followed the budding relationship between Gavin (Mathew Horne) from Essex and Stacey (Joanna Page) from Wales, and how their families are brought together. Corden played Gavin’s best friend, Smithy, while Jones was Stacey’s pal Nessa. The show launched in 2007 on digital channel BBC Three, but was so popular...
- 10/31/2016
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Once known for her experimental theatre and playful roles in hit British television comedies such as Black Books and The It Crowd, Alice Lowe has now hacked and slashed her way into the male-dominated world of the cult slasher with her debut feature Prevenge. The results are undeniably glorious, and they provide an incredibly lively and fresh take on the genre. Having worked extensively with the legends behind a number of the Garth Marenghi TV series, this comedic pedigree really shows in Prevenge and it comes across a bit like Garth Marenghi does Kill Bill. Both directing and taking this film's lead role, Lowe holds the screen like a maniacal, pregnant Ruth Jones who wields a kitchen knife she most certainly is not afraid to...
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- 9/1/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Matt Damon is running toward the rooftop railing of an L.A. building, and people are afraid he's gonna die. James Corden is not one of them. Damon is reprising Jason Bourne, walking fast and looking over the right shoulder of his scuffed brown leather jacket. He then runs into a plump Brit who's dressed exactly the same. Damon smiles. It's Corden, the host of CBS' The Late Late Show, and the proud son of Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, in England's unfashionable Home Counties. It's an hour before the taping of Corden's show,...
- 8/24/2016
- Rollingstone.com
"Daredevil" star Charlie Cox has joined the cast of the upcoming vampire feature "Eat Local" which will serve as the directorial debut of actor Jason Flemyng.
Danny King ("Wild Bill") is penning the script for the story which revolves around unwitting Essex boy Sebastian (Billy Cook) whose promise of passion with ravishing cougar Vanessa turns into a fight for survival after she introduces him to some of her friends – a coven of hungry vampires – at a remote farmhouse.
At the same time a heavily armed band of mercenary vampire hunters, led by the steadfast Captain Bingham, crashes the party and is out for blood. Mackenzie Crook, Dexter Fletcher, Freema Agyeman, Eve Myles, Ruth Jones, Annette Crosbie and Vincent Regan also star.
Rod Smith, Jonathan Sothcott and Neil Jones are producing the low-budget feature which is currently in the midst of a four-week shoot in Hertfordshire.
Source: Deadline...
Danny King ("Wild Bill") is penning the script for the story which revolves around unwitting Essex boy Sebastian (Billy Cook) whose promise of passion with ravishing cougar Vanessa turns into a fight for survival after she introduces him to some of her friends – a coven of hungry vampires – at a remote farmhouse.
At the same time a heavily armed band of mercenary vampire hunters, led by the steadfast Captain Bingham, crashes the party and is out for blood. Mackenzie Crook, Dexter Fletcher, Freema Agyeman, Eve Myles, Ruth Jones, Annette Crosbie and Vincent Regan also star.
Rod Smith, Jonathan Sothcott and Neil Jones are producing the low-budget feature which is currently in the midst of a four-week shoot in Hertfordshire.
Source: Deadline...
- 1/22/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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