Essex and Wales collide when Gavin and Stacey fall in love and bring their friends, family and luggage with them. Apart from the scenes filmed in London in the first episode, the entire series was filmed in Wales, including scenes set in Essex. The house that served as Shipmans’ House (Gavin’s family) is in Dinas Powys, a village 1 mile northwest of Barry, where the Wests (Stacey’s family) live. In series 3, both Bryn and Gavin’s cars have completely different registration numbers than in previous series. Gavin’s blue Saxo is changed from T-reg (MR 1999) to X-reg (MR 2000). Bryn’s green Picasso is changed from CV02 (MR 2002, registered in Cardiff) to HV54 (MR 2004, registered in Portsmouth). They are clearly different cars. Featured in Gavin & Stacey: Outtakes (2007). RunBy Stephen Fretwell With Stephen Fretwell. Absolutely top notch comedy, top notch acting and the writing is incredible. This is truly one of the best comedy series I’ve seen in years. Following the relationship between Gavin (Matthew Horne: Teachers and Catherine Tate) and Stacey (Joanna Page) from their initial flirtation on the phone, through their wedding day and later into married life, this program is cleverly written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, who also play Gavin and Stacey’s best friends Smithy and Nessa (who completely stole the show in my opinion.) Those who give this series a bad rating clearly have no sense of humor and don’t appreciate honest comedy!