Gavin & Stacey : Complete BBC Series 2 [2007] (DVD)

Loving this show here in America I'm an American and while I don't get every reference (especially about geographic differences and lesser-known celebs), I'm really enjoying the world that Gavin and Stacey has created. I don't want to watch the last two episodes because I don't want it to be over. And I had no idea that Nessa was the bartender from Little Britain. That's so cool. I love the words she uses to describe things. It's really smart and funny even though it's basically "a day in the life" type of a show. The music and tv shows coming out of England make me really sad for my corporate controlled, cookie-cutter entertainment produced here.

Tidy Great again. The greater emphasis on Nessa and Smiffy in the second series is understandable (given the writers and the natural story-arc) and effective (given the quality of the product). I thoroughly enjoyed this comedy from the first episode of the first series. No weak points, no nastiness (except for the hilarious bickering couple), no wasted screen time. And Uncle Bryn has inspired me to thank my sat-nav every time it gives me an instruction. What more do we need from a comedy series?

Just to let you know... Great series, you can read all the other comments about how good it is! BUT... There is a double episode at Christmas 2008 which will be the last episode ever shown, so you may want to wait for a product that contains those episodes as well, likely to be out soon after. They're following the same business model as The Office, with two series and a Christmas special (Nessa and Smithy to get together?).

we still can write brilliant comedy! I was beginning to think that the Brits could no longer write, produce or give comic performances any more. It seemed that only them from "over the pond" could write clever, witty and subtle comedy and then along came Gavin & Stacey. Wonderful, dry, laugh out loud, superbly acted, situation comedy. Every character in it is written with such care and fleshed out so as you cannot help but like them. Rob Brydon is fantastic as is Alison Steadman, as Gavin,s mum. The mix of Welsh dark naive poetry and Essex laddism is an inspired combination and emphasises the differences whilst at the same time highlighting the similarities (contradictory) but true! Lush and Tidy and more power to the Gavlar and Stace and good on yer Smithy and Nessa!!!!!

Seventh Heaven Sometimes there's a worry that shows suffer from "second series meltdown", but luckily for the many G&S fans out there, the seven episodes of series two were as joyful as the first. The characters develop and interact as well as they did in the first series. Now the characters are familiar and we know what they're like. Again superb performances all round from verterans Larry Lamb and Alison Steadman to James and Ruth, the talented duo who wrote the whole shebang. Looking forward to the Christmas Special and keeping my fingers crossed for a future Series Three. Highly recommended to all.