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Essex and Wales collide when Gavin and Stacey fall in love, bringing their friends, family and baggage with them. Apart from the location scenes in London in the first episode, the entire series was filmed in Wales, including the scenes set in Essex. The house that was used as the Shipmans’ (Gavin’s family) home is in Dinas Powys, a village 1 mile north-west of Barry, where the Wests’ (Stacey’s family) live. In series three, both Bryn and Gavin’s cars have completely different number plates to previous series. Gavin’s blue Saxo has been upgraded from a T-reg (MY 1999) to an X-reg (MY 2000). Bryn’s green Picasso has been upgraded from CV02 (MY 2002, registered in Cardiff) to HV54 (MY 2004, registered in Portsmouth). They are obviously different cars. Featured in Gavin & Stacey: Outtakes (2007). RunBy Stephen FretwellPlayed by Stephen Fretwell. I have to say I can’t quite understand the previous reviewer as I think they are on a different planet to everyone else and felt obliged to set the record straight. Gavin & Stacey is one of the best comedies I have seen in recent years. It features a wonderful cast and a brilliantly written script by Ruth Jones and James Cordon. The programme is set around Gavin (a boy from Essex) and Stacey (a receptionist on Barry Island) who begin their relationship over the phone whilst at work. Feedback from the series has been so good that a second series has already been commissioned.