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Cast cried when filming Gavin and Stacey series three

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The cast of Gavin & Stacey have admitted that they cried when they filmed the final scenes of the show.

Ruth Jones, who co-wrote the show, told The Mirror: “It sounds silly I know, but it’s been a big part of our lives for the last three years. It was very emotional filming at the end. Even from day one we all had this sad feeling about it all ending.

“In the final week, me and Jo Page just couldn’t stop crying. We were pathetic and we looked like frogs. And on the last day me and James were awash.

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Ruth Jones’ tears at the end of Gavin and Stacey

Ruth-JonesRuth Jones, who plays tough Nessa in Gavin and Stacey, has revealed to the PA that she was “in tears for a week” as the filming for the popular series came to an end.

She also talked about how her co-stars were similarly “awash” with tears.

Ruth said, “It sounds silly I know, but it’s been a big part of our lives for the past three years.

“It was very emotional filming at the end. Even from day one we all had this sad feeling about it all ending.

“In the final week me and Jo Page just couldn’t stop crying. We were pathetic and we looked like frogs. And on the last day me and James were awash… Read more & comment »

Gavin and Stacey – not gone for good

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The final series of BBC comedy Gavin and Stacey may be about to air. But show creator Ruth Jones has insisted that this will not be the last time we see the pair on our screens.

Speaking at the launch of the third series yesterday Ruth said:

Speaking at the launch of the third and final series, she told us: “This is the final series and we thought long and hard about that.

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Gavin and Stacey remake for America

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BBC comedy Gavin and Stacey is said to undergoing a makeover for American TV audiences.

The sitcom by James Corden and Ruth Jones will be remade by US TV network ABC, without any input from Corden or Jones….that seems a little strange.

ABC has reportedly ordered a pilot for this series, along with two other sitcoms – one from Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith and the other from the executive producer of Samantha Who, Don Todd.

Mat Horne Offends The Welsh Nation!

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Gavin and Stacey star Mat Horne has managed to offend a whole nation with his recent Twitter update.

Mat has spent the last few months in Welsh city Cardiff filming the new series of Gavin And Stacey for BBC3.

As filming drew to an end Mat tweeted:: “Smell ya later (or never), Cardiff. Yes, London, how I f***ing love you.”

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Larry Lamb Says Cast Cried When Filming Final Gavin and Stacey Scenes!

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Larry Lamb has admitted that the whole cast was in tears as they shot the final scenes for BBC comedy, Gavin and Stacey.

Speaking on This Morning, Lamb said:

“For something that has achieved as much as this has in such a short period of time, they want to go out on a high,” he said. “There’s no point saying we’re just going to keep this thing going and going and going.

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Matthew Horne Collapses On West End

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Gavin and Stacey star Matthew Horne has collapsed whilst appearing in a West End play.

Mat was performing in Entertaining Mr Sloane at the Trafalgar Studios in Whitehall when he dramatically fainted on stage. He is said to have lay still on the stage for ten minutes before paramedics arrived and took him to hospital.

A member of the audience told The Sun: “When he fainted there was a long pause and every thought it was part of the play.

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Gavin & Stacey On Last Series EVER

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James Corden has revealed that the next series of hit BBC comedy Gavin and Stacey will be the last.

The star, whose new sketch show Horne And Corden starts next week, told the Daily Star that they are currently writing the final season and will kick off filming this summer.

“It’s terrifying but we’ve got to give it a good stab and hopefully give people the ending they want,” he told the paper. “This is the last series, unless in 10 years time we’re broke and need to make a Christmas special.”

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Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon Team Up With Sir Tom Jones and Robin Gibb For Red Nose Day Single

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Gavin and Stacey stars Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon, who perform as Bryn West and Nessa Jenkins, have teamed up with Sir Tom Jones and Robin Gibb to release a single for Red Nose Day . The special collaboration dubbed ‘(Barry) Islands In The Stream’ will be one of two official Comic Relief singles which will be released on March 9th.

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Matthew Horne and James Corden To Snog!

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Gavin and Stacey stars, Matthew Horne and James Corden are set to snog in their new sketch show aptly named Horne and corden.

The show will launch on BBC Three next month and in one sketch the pair will play superheroes who struggle to hide their true feelings for one another.

The pair are hoping that the show finds success in America and Matt wrote on his MySpace blog: “A few people Stateside have been asking about Horne and Corden being shown on BBC America.

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Does anyone find Gavin & Stacey funny??

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As happens over Christmas, I missed a lot of the shows I wanted to watch so last night, I finally got a chance to catch up on a few things and one of them was the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special; what a load of …. you fill in the blanks.

I’ve never seen the show before but the trailers for it looked very funny, however the reality was far from it. There were a few funny moments but they were far outweighed by the ludicrous characterisation.

What’s Nessa about?? How is she supposed to be anything like a real person? She really was too ridiculous to watch and was without doubt was the low point of the whole show for me.

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Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special

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It’s Christmas Eve and the Wests join the Shipmans for one of Mick’s famous turkey dinners, as the award-winning Gavin & Stacey comes to BBC One for a special festive episode.

Smithy can’t wait to spend his first Christmas with baby Neil, but doesn’t count on Dave Coaches tagging along and playing happy families with Nessa. Jason and Bryn, meanwhile, have a heart-to-heart about “that” fishing trip and Gavin and Stacey’s revelation to Pam and Smithy doesn’t quite turn out to be the Christmas present they were expecting.

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Matthew Horne To Selfish For A Baby

Gavin and Stacey star, Matthew Horne has claimed that he is too selfish to have a baby and has no plans for fatherhood any time soon.

“I don’t want children. I’ve got too much to do looking after myself,” Horne told Now magazine. “I don’t know how I’d possibly look after another person. I’m far too selfish to have a child – I just couldn’t do it.”

One other thing putting Matthew off procreating is the risk that he may spwan an ugly child.

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Gavin And Stacey Coming To BBC One

Critically acclaimed across the board and recipient of three British Comedy Awards and The South Bank Show Award for Comedy, the hugely successful Gavin & Stacey, written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, comes to BBC One, following its BBC Three airing earlier in the year.

In the first episode of the second series, newlyweds Gavin and Stacey return from honeymoon to a big welcome from both families. But Smithy seems none too happy with his best mate and Nessa has a confession to make that throws the whole evening into disarray.

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Jackie Collins Loves Gavin And Stacey

Gavin and Stacey is having a fab week! Not only did it pick up the only BAFTA that was voted for by the public, but now it has won over celebrity author Jackie Collins.

Speaking in Hollywood at the launch of Brit Week, Collins revealed:

“I’m obsessed with this new show in England – Gavin And Stacey. I love it so much. It’s brilliant.”

“My daughter brought it over at Christmas and I was watching the first season,” she said. Read more & comment »

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