The hit BBC rom-com drama, Gavin & Stacey, has been commissioned for a US remake, the Sun newspaper reports.

The British viewing public fell in love with the simple characters, playing out the simple story of girl meets boy when it first aired back in 2007.
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Following the BBC’s announcement last month that they have commissioned Gavin & Stacey star and creator, James Corden’s new drama, The Wrong Mans, it has now been revealed that Dougray Scott will be joining the already all-star cast.

The Wrong Mans, written by and starring James Corden and Mathew Baynton, follows the story hopeless pals Phil Bourne & Sam Pinkett (played by James Corden and Matthew Baynton) whose pointless lives are turned upside-down by a chance phone call and a case of mistaken identity.
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The hilarious parenting team from Gavin & Stacey, Larry Lamb and Alison Steadman, are to be reunited in a new ITV comedy, Love and Marriage!

Lamb and Steadman are best known for playing the over-bearing and over-protective parents of Gavin (Matthew Horne), Mick and Pam Shipman in the hit BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey.
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Fans of the sadly now defunct Gavin & Stacey will know that Larry Lamb and Alison Steadman played the roles of Gavin’s parents, Mick and Pam…

And those same fans will no doubt be pleased to hear that Larry and Alison have reunited in new ITV sitcom, Love and Marriage, which also stars Duncan Preston, Celia Imrie, Graeme Hawley – who played murderer John Stape in Corrie – and Ashley Jensen, who formerly starred in Ugly Betty.

Love and Marriage, which is currently being filmed on location in Coventry, follows the lives of the Paradise family as they struggle to cope with the consequences of mum Pauline – who’s played by Alison – walking out on them… Read more & comment »

It’s been revealed today that Gavin & Stacey star James Corden – he of course co-wrote the show with Ruth Jones as well as playing the part of Smithy – has landed a role in new British comedy film, School For Santas.

According to The Sun, James will play the role of a down-on-his luck dad who finds his “inner Santa” in a bid to reconcile with his estranged kids. The movie, which is described as “big-budget” will begin filming next year.

Of the role, James told me, “All my life I’ve wanted to make a big family Christmas movie.

“To be making one with a company like Working Title Films is a dream come true… Read more & comment »

With this year’s amazing television coming to an end, a poll has been released which names Downton Abbey the best TV programme, not just of this year, but of the entire decade!

The epic ITV period drama, which comes to the end of its third series tonight on ITV1, has captured the hearts of both the UK and US nation, and quickly the most respected, and talked about costume drama of the millennium, and kept us all glued to our TV sets, going into mourning at the end of every series.
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As the current series of the epic period drama, Downton Abbey, creeps towards its end, the UK are being treated to a new drama, dubbed the “Spanish Downton Abbey” which is due to hit UK screens next month, so the Sun newspaper reports.

The lavish series, Grand Hotel, is set in 1905 and follows the story of a man on a mission to find out what happened to his sister, who disappeared whilst visiting the guesthouse.
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Fans of hugely popular but now defunct sitcom Gavin & Stacey have of course been hoping that the show’s writers, Ruth Jones and James Corden, would pen at least a new Christmas special if not a full series…

And the Hollywood Reporter claims they are about to do just that – or at least, they’ll be involved in the production – but sadly, it’s for a US remake of the show, and not for UK audiences.

Ruth and James will be executive producers for the remake, but the script is set to be written by David Rosen for the Fox network.

However, Ruth and James, who of course played the roles of Nessa and Smithy, will not appear on-screen in the US version… Read more & comment »

Gavin And Stacey writer and actor, James Corden, is set to make a return to the small screen in a new comedy thriller, The Wrong Man!

The Wrong Man, which is due to be filmed early next year, will star Corden alongside Matthew Baynton as a pair of police officers who find themselves caught up in a crime ring conspiracy after answering a ringing phone at the scene of a car crash.
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Mrs Biggs star, Sheridan Smith, has gone public with her new boyfriend, Reg Traviss, for the first time.

Sheridan, who famously dated her Gavin and Stacey on-screen brother, James Corden, began seeing Reg, who famously dated tragic Amy Winehouse before and up until her death, for a short time, but a string of photos of them together suggest that they are now officially an item, despite Reg awaiting trial for rape!
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Gavin & Stacey fans! Let joy be unconfined because James Corden – who of course co-wrote and starred in the show with Ruth Jones who has subsquently gone on to write and star in Sky sitcom Stella – has announced that the hit comedy WILL be back!

Speaking to TV Biz, James said, “It would be a crime not to [bring Gavin & Stacey back]; it’s a great show.”

He added, “Writing with Ruth is a gift, I definitely plan on doing some more.”

James of course played Smithy in the award-winning BBC series, which ended in 2010.
As fans of the show will of course recall, in the final episode, Smithy appeared to have finally got together with Nessa, who was played by Ruth.

And we also learned that Gavin and Stacey — who were played by Mathew Horne and Joanna Page respectively — were expecting a baby… Read more & comment »

Gavin and Stacey star Rob Brydon – who oplayed Uncle Bryn in the hit sitcom – reckons that the chances of any new episodes of the show have been scuppered since its two leading actors have lost so much weight.

He is of course referring to the co-writers and stars of the show, Ruth Jones who played Nessa, and James Corden who played Smithy, both of whom look completely different now they’ve slimmed down.

Ruth has gone from being a hefty 17 stones to just over 9, while James has dropped from 21 stones to 16.

Speaking to the Sun about Ruth and James’ transformations, Rob said, “It’ll be tricky now, as a lot of what worked about Nessa was her weight… Read more & comment »

Fan of the now defunct sitcom Gavin and Stacey – this one included – are eagerly awaiting some form of a reprisal, and last year, Ruth Jones – who of course co-wrote and starred in the show, alongside James Corden – suggested she might consider penning a musical version.

However, while speaking to the Sun, Rob Brydon, who starred as Bryn, has slated the idea, branding it, “a bit pants,” and adding, “It was perfect, leave it like that.”

Ruth, who’s currently starring in her new Sky1 comedy Stella, said of the musical, “The characters are big enough to work in a musical setting and James Corden and I both like a bit of a song…” Read more & comment »

When Gavin and Stacey first aired, I somehow managed to miss every episode, but of late, I’ve been watching it from start to finish on Gold, and have fallen in love with it…

So I was horrified when I realized that there were only ever three series of the show, the finale of which featured a heavily pregnant Stacey (Joanna Page) and Ness on the verge of falling for Smithy.

Ness and Smithy were of course played by Ruth Jones and James Corden, who also wrote the show.

So it was a case of joy to the world when I read this morning that Ruth has promised to pen a Christmas special of the show in time for next year’s festive season.

I would be, quite literally, cock-a-hoop, if I only had a hoop and a…. yeah, well, never mind.

Anyway, while speaking to the Daily Star about the possibility of more Gavin and Stacey, Ruth revealed that she and James had originally planned to write a festive special for this year, but due to their various work commitments, they ran out of time.

She said, “We will definitely be doing another Gavin and Stacey. There was just too much occurring!

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It’s been revealed today that former Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page – who’s married to Emmerdale actor James Thornton – is to star in a new sitcom about a national lottery winner.

In the new show, which is entitled, The Syndicate, Joanna plays the role of supermarket worker Leanne who, along with some of her co-workers, wins the lottery jackpot, making them all rich overnight.

The show, which will air on BBC1 next year, will also star Timothy Spall in the role of Bob, who finds that money can’t buy everything. Timothy of course previously starred in Auf Weidersehn Pet.

Written by Kay Mellor – Gaynor Faye’s award winning writer mum – What’s On TV magazine report that Kay said, “I was inspired to write it after a friend of mine was told she was losing her job.

“With a mortgage to pay and outstanding debts her only hope was to win the Lottery. It made me think how many people were thinking the same.

“As cuts hit hard we’re left with only a dream of six numbered balls deciding our fate – what strange times we are living in!

“It’s both funny and tragic; a perfect recipe for great drama.” Read more & comment »