Talk:Gavin & Stacey

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Contents 1 Second Series 2 Young mum 3 Show's origins 4 Lorraine Juniper 5 Doris 6 Baby Neil 7 Gary and Simon

[edit] Second Series

Hi There. I can't find a reliable source that it's been commissioned for a second series... could anyone help me?

Thanks, Black_Mesa (t | e | c) 11:30, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

James Corden was on SoccerAM on 13th May and said it was commisioned before the first episode aired. Also, Alison Steadman was on The New Paul O'grady show on 25th May with Will Mellor and also confirmed this. The Interviews are on YouTube, but that can't be used =/ Artynmay 08:47, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Young mum

So Stacey's 26 and her mother's 40... I admit I haven't seen every episode, but has anybody said anything? Jahrsper 21:49, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

The BBC site puts Gwen in her late forties. I've revised the page. Jess Cully (talk) 16:05, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Show's origins

I gather that one of the writers (both established actors who'd never written anything before) initialy came up with the idea of a TV film about "a wedding in which nothing happens", and the BBC asked them to expand it into a series involving their meeting. This should be covered in the article.--MartinUK (talk) 00:35, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

For the record, I thought the show was lousy, failing to connect as a serious/romantic drama and lacking real character development or jokes. The Shipman/West thing was unfunny and tasteless, while most of the backstory details (especially Stacey's multiple engagements) were neither believable nor funny. and Corden and Jones would have both been better off casting more-suitable actors for their roles. And surely Chasing Cars isn't the only love song ever written - how about something that hasn't been played so much to death? --MartinUK (talk) 00:35, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

I disagree and think that Nessa is the joy of the show - I feel I know her and the throwaway lines are a killer - but easily missed. A bit like Peter Kay's stuff you pick up more on the second showing. I have an advantage I confess I am Welsh and the humour just triggers something in me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.145.242.41 (talk) 23:24, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Actually MartinUK according to James Corden the Idea for the show came from his then girlfriend and it was to start a series about a girl from Wales and a boy from London, she felt she wouldn't have the skills to write it so James Cordon decided to recruit Ruth Jones (whom he met on "Fat Friends" and had some writing experience) they set to writing the show and shortly before the show was commissioned James Corden's Girlfriend opted out of the producing rights and they swiftly split up.Benv-b92 (talk) 15:42, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lorraine Juniper

Article currently says this about Pam: "She is a dead ringer for Lorraine Juniper." Sorry if I'm missing something, but I've no idea who this is, and Google brings up nothing except a teacher at a school, so I think this line should go (or be expanded if its genuine). Probably a prank. Bwmodular 11:15, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Doris

"Doris spotted the unfortunate coincidence of the West and Shipman surnames ie Fred West/Rose West and Harold Shipman."

I missed this episode, but I don't understand what this sentence actually means. Can someone make it a bit clearer? --Bwmodular 11:16, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

It's a joke that Gavin West and Stacey Shipman share the surnames of notorious serial killers Fred West and Harold Shipman. Nobody comments on this through the whole of the first series, until the final wedding episode, when Doris makes a comment that it's a shame that Stacey finally gets the chance to change her name from Shipman, and she marries someone called West. Thorin98 (talk) 09:35, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Stacey was actually WEST before she married and Gavin is SHIPMAN (Ls61283 (talk) 11:46, 30 April 2008 (UTC))

D'oh! Quite right, I got them the wrong way round. Thorin98 (talk) 08:27, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Baby Neil

Do we know if it's a Jenkins (Nessa) or a Smith (Smithy) for definite? Welshleprechaun (talk) 22:28, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

We don't know for certain no, however convention states the baby should take the fathers name, but due to the context, we should keep it as Baby Neil. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Benv-b92 (talk • contribs) 23:03, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Agreed Welshleprechaun (talk) 23:46, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Gary and Simon

It says in the main article that Gary and Simon are never seen not even at the Wedding, however they arrive at Gavins house prior to the Stag event in Series 1 Episode 5 wearing T-Shirts saying Gary 'N' and 'N' Simon, however do not say anything. Does anyone object to me changing the main text? (Ls61283 (talk) 11:33, 30 April 2008 (UTC))