Margaret John Timewasting" and played Mrs Stone, the school secretary, in the original ten series of "King Street Junior" from 1985 to 1998. In a career that spanned more than fifty years, she appeared in such television programmes as: "Coronation Street", "Dixon of Dock Green", "Z-Cars", "Doctor Who", "Little Britain", "Emmerdale", "Last of the Summer Wine", "Crossroads", "Gavin & Stacey" and "The Mighty Boosh". In the early 1980s, she enjoyed a long run on ITV's daily soap opera "Crossroads" as doctors' receptionist Marian Owen. Between 2007 and 2010, she portrayed Doris in "Gavin & Stacey". At the 18th BAFTA Cymru Film, Television
Gavin & Stacey be another series of the show, I think Ruth and I are definite about that.", while Jones said, "Where would we go with it?...No, it's really time to say goodbye to these characters now". Jones ruled out a film version, declaring the show "very much belongs to the little screen, not the big one". Immediately after the show's series three finale, fans began internet campaigns for a fourth series to be produced, while other cast members expressed mixed views. However, whilst the cast and crew have ruled out the possibility of another series, many have hinted at the possibility of