Gavin and Stacy - S1E2 'The Phone Call'
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Julia Davis’ (dawn) show Nighty Night is hilariously cringey. I’d recommend watching it, not sure it would be suitable for YouTube though!!
Bryn makes this show 🤣🤣
Cellular device 😭😭
Guess he bought the ring at an argos, they were in central london
Pam loves Camilla, Charles Wife. She hated Princess Diana 😅
And Larry Lamb (Gavins Dad) was a miner in the Christopher Reeve Superman movie amongst other movies and shows
Stacey (Joanna Page) was in love actually. A lot of people forget that
May we please have a G&S collection so I don't have to search?
Ah yes, Dawn and Pete Sutcliffe, 2 of the greatest characters in the history of sitcom. Julia Davis is my most favourite person in the world.
Take note of the 2 surnames of gavin & Stacey.. west & shipman were both serial killers here in the UK & without going too far down the rabbit hole there are so many things nessa says that go over people's heads but are usually something to do with something that actually happened IRL there are many dark connotations to this show but many dont realise
They didn't meet online, they work at different branches of the company and met via calls back and forth.
You guys should do music reactions to the songs that soundtrack the show
I'm Captain Mark.. Overmars..
Really wish u could do a few a week lol 😜
They probably met via talking to eachother over the phone.
Im so happy you love this! It makes me weirdly proud being from Barry
Construction workers in the UK go straight from site to the pub all the time also Pam is like 90% of UK moms 😄
Almost all of the surnames in this show are serial killers . Nott sure why but thay are
I want to know where the conclusion that they met online came from lol
This show is incredibly corny and I think I might be enjoying it 😱 Rob Brydon showing him the online route finder and printing out random routes to test it is so incredibly British Dad coded! I'm going to call BS on armed police going after him for jumping the train barrier though 😂
Supergrass & The Libertines 😎
I’ve watched this 3/4 times through and this is first time I noticed the Harrods joke Nessa said ha. And then Diana mentioned in the episode too
This show is so binge worthy, in fact I binge watch it every Christmas!
Just magical ❤️
Who invented the plug? lol
Yes yes yes
Pete and Dawn are some of my favourite characters ever.
Another note - when it’s all complete and all the special have been watched make time for the documentary that follows as it shows a fantastic insight to the writing of the show
I second this.
One of my favourite series, every time I end up watching all of it, great characters, great writing, tidy.
I love that you are enjoying this! I didn’t watch it until Covid and couldn’t believe how good it was. The characters are brilliant
Just a little nerd fact pointer...Stacy says that they are a thousand miles away from each-other. The distance between London/Essex and Barry in South Wales is just 163 miles 262 kilometres and to get there by Car takes approximately 3 hours.... a bit further from Billericay in Essex where Gav's from. Being sad I just googled it lol...Also the Essex/Cockney wives Pam and Dawn are your typical Essex birds...they suffer from putting your foot in your mouth disease. My girlfriend is exactly the same she is from East London...funny as you like but you are always on edge when going out as she has the un-intentional habit of upsetting someone that don't get her foot in mouth disease humour. Glad you are watching this, it's a fantastic comedy show that gets funnily wild at times but captures your heart x
205 miles isn’t it from Barry to Billericay?
I forgot how brilliant this was and Gav’s car!!!! Saxo VTR, I had a gold one and I wish I never sold it. It was a proper little go-kart.!!
Nessa's stories from her past are the best, they normally include a reference to some famous person and what she did with them. Some (most?) are about relatively obscure British celebrities, so don't worry if you don't get all the references.
Iv just realised my other half's name is Peter.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.
Episode 1 on here? What date please?
It'll be in the playlist, but you can easily just search for things - click posts and then use the search bar on the right hand side.
What a bizarre misunderstanding that was, they didn't meet online
Roll on next Wednesday... It's lush it is!
The Wests, Shipmans and Sutcliffes all in one episode 😂 (British serial killers)
I never noticed. Why would they do that, its so wierd 😆
I know you will know this already but please make sure you watch the Christmas Specials between the seasons. It was the Christmas specials that put Gavin and Stacey on the map!!!!!
The making of the christmas special is also really fun!
Dawn and Pete. 😂😂
My mother is no word of a lie exactly like Pam it's actually insane how often people make the comparison
Loving your reactions guys glad your enjoying it. It gets better and better from here.
My American ex strangely looked a lot like Stacey and she really got into this while I was in the US
I'm so glad you're watching this. It's a good, soppy, hilarious love story. Enjoy it and don't let the naysayers sway you :)
Glad you can now Enjoy the brilliant actress that is Julia Davies playing Dawn steals every scene as the hard done wife berating her husband all the time but still loving each other
when nessa spoke about her boss and his son she was talking about the man who died with princess diana dodi fayad his father was the owner of Harrods London she obviously hasn’t heard from him because he’s been dead since the 90s 🤣
Loving watching this again, forgot how good it was 😂🙏
Dawn and Pete are legends
Dont ask this ever but could we get a double episode next Wednesday if you 2 have the time understandable if ya dont.
"just doing his job" lol ok, I'm not a violent person but if I met a cunt doing his job like that he'd have a face full of floor.
I'd love it if you did 2 reactions of Gavin and Stacey a week. I think alot would agree. Honestly tho guys, your probably my favourite channel 👌❤️
Everyone would id think, people who enjoy it get a double treat and people who despise its guts can have it over sooner. Win Win!
He’s not a Jehovah’s Witness just to confirm 😄
This isn't the place to talk about religion.
I am enjoying this show and laughing at it way more with you two than I ever did watching it on my own. I've always enjoyed it, but found Pam (Gav's mum) and Uncle Bryn two very annoying and irritating characters, just like they would be in real life. However seeing you guys laugh so much at them really makes me appreciate the humour of their character quirks a lot more so thank you. Will be watching the entire series again along with you and I think you'll love it more and more as time goes on. Series One was made back in 2006/2007 and the Finale aired on Christmas Day 2025 so we are with all the characters through the years for the long term, and it's fascinating to watch them evolve.
BTW Nessa's story about dating the man from harrods and then his son, and she hasnt heard a peep from him since, the son is Dodi Fayed, he was the man having an affair with Princess Diana, and the one who died with her in the crash :')
There’s so many people who watched the show and never ever got the joke.
It was never said that they met online - you just guessed that in ep 1 , they met through talking on the phone at work like this 😄
As someone that used to work in a pub - Smithy is exceptionally clean for a tradie (painter, bricklayer, builder etc).
i love that you’re reacting to this show, hope we don’t have to wait too long for the next episode i’m impatient! 🤣❤️
I knew you'd love Gavin & Stacey. Not all humour is for everyone, but it was clear from day one of watching you two, that you'd love it. I'm not surprised that it mirrors your relationship in some ways. Personally, I love it and when my wife and I had just met, we'd love watching it. It's gets better and better. Rob Brydon as uncle Bryn is brilliant, you may have seen him present "Would I lie to you?" and he's on loads of the UK comedy circuit's big shows. Also, if you get chance, look up Alison Stead man who plays Gavin's Mum, another great character. Sounds very different from 'Pam-e-laaaaa'. 😁😅
A "cellular device"? 🤣
It's American for portable telephony machine.
How do people hate on this show, only two episodes in but I think its a laugh
Most of them haven't seen it, they get too fixated on Corden being a dick IRL and that's enough for them to join the hate bandwagon on everything he has been in
I’m glad you love Pam as much as I do . Alison Steadman is one of my favourite actresses. Rob Brydon as Bryn is so entertaining I love his character. My Granny an her family were from South Wales so the accent is very homely to me 😅
Ironically, though, none of them have a Barry accent!
w.w.w - the abbreviation that takes longer to say than the thing it's abbreviating 🙂
My mum, is just like Gavins mum... but Irish
Hope the neck gets better Mike!
So glad people didnt put you off watching this show, I knew you would love it.
Not sure where the episode title has come from. None of them have titles.
For some reason IMDB has titles for the episodes, even though as you correctly point out they never had any.
That final scene is my least favourite of the show. One of the main strengths of the show is that it’s grounded in reality, be that the character dynamics, dialogue or situations. This scene was just far-fetched. For one, Paddington Station (or any London station) does not have armed police (unless there’s a security threat). Even if they did, they would not respond to Gavin jumping over the barriers. And certainly not in that manner. Plus, that was definitely not Paddington Station. Finally, if Gavin’s made an off-the-cuff decision to propose to Stacey, as it seemed he did, why was he already holding an engagement ring? And yeah, it’s just a comedy show. But it’s one built around realism, as you’ll see. So this scene felt out of place.
You're right that this was Marylebone not paddington, however this was only made a year or so after the 7/7 bombings, so paranoia was really high, and armed police can definitely respond to major stations that quickly. (in fact I've actually seen them patrolling Marylebone occasionally), especially if the jobsworth guy has misled them by saying "a man with a suspicious package just lept over the barriers". Hope that restores some of the realism for you!
Love your reactions to this series so far, but trust me when I say there are PLENTY more laughs to come! A beloved series here in the UK, and I wish I could just binge watch the whole series with you both! This, Friday Night Dinner and Only Fools - I’ll be here for the whole journey!
This is the best rotation of shows! Love it 🙂
Mothers family is Welsh (and American) and my dad's family is all based in Essex, this show resonated so hard growing up
Great episode reactions . Sorry avout your neck Mike hope it gets better soon xx I dont think yhey met online I think they just work with companies that deal with each other hence they met chatting on the phone..I think xx
They met on the phone..not online..as their companies do business together. Neil is the line manager..gavins boss was tellinf him to speak to her manager not her.
Gavin and Stacey started talking because their two businesses had dealings with each other and their relationship grew from that..
5 minutes in, they didnt meet online, they got talking because of the companies they work for, that is how they met. Might save some of the confusion lol Nessa on about the son of the boss of Harrods, he backed off and she hasn't heard a word since. That was Dodi Fayed who died in the car crash with Princess Diana in 1997
Lowkey confused how they didn't get this 😂
Rob Brydon is a hilarious comic actor. He's brilliant. I know it's a long way off before you pick new shows to watch but I highly recommend his award-winning comedy called "Marion and Geoff". It's beautiful and hilarious and full of those sort of lines.
Something you missed: The owner of Harrods owned a football team in London. His son died in the car with Princess Diana.
If I remember correctly, they have seen Fayed on Da Ali G show
James Corden just a few weeks ago admitted he hates this episode, and called it a ‘really bad half hour of television’
I like the episode, but there are a couple of weak points. For example, Gavin would surely have just texted Stacy to explain to her that his boss was hovering over him. Plus, if he had gone off her, why would he keep calling and end up driving all the way to Wales?
This is well lush and i will tell you for why
Been waiting all week!
I'd never watched this series before, episode 1 was excellent.
100% of the hate is because of J.C's actions after this show, people just write off his whole history because some drama happened or whatever it was. (No idea why people hate him, he is just a bit too toddler for me)
Oooooh Mike and Jess, what's occurring?
It was never my cup of tea but hope you guys enjoy it
Tidy
Been waiting !