Cardiff English Although based in nearby Barry, accents heard in the sitcom "Gavin & Stacey" are not Cardiff or Barry accents, with the exception of the character Nessa, played by Ruth Jones who was brought up in Bridgend but now resides in Cardiff. A common first reaction to the accent is often that it is scarcely different from what is considered a "proper Welsh accent", which is usually seen by most outside Wales as being the variety spoken in the South Wales Valleys. The accent is also sufficiently distinct from standard English that researchers from the University of Birmingham have carried out
Stacey Travis Stacey Travis Stacey Travis (born August 29, 1966) is an American actress whose films include "Earth Girls Are Easy" (1988), "Hardware" (1990), "The Super" (1991), "Traffic" (2000), and "Ghost World" (2001). Travis starred on the comedy television series "Just Say Julie" from 1989–1992 where she played a variety of characters. She also starred on the short-lived 1998 television series "" as "Cruise Director Suzanne Zimmerman". Travis has made guest appearances on US TV shows, including "Diagnosis Murder", "ER", "Desperate Housewives", "Picket Fences", "Angel" as "Senator Helen Brucker" in season 5, and "" as "Renee Delaney" in the season 2 episodes