Ruth Jones Wales including Rob Brydon and Steve Speirs. Soon after she joined an improv group in Bath; the group also included Julia Davis, with whom Jones would later appear in "Nighty Night" and "Gavin & Stacey". She first worked in TV and radio comedy for BBC Wales in 1991. Theatre roles with the RSC and The National Theatre were followed by her performance in the 1999 hit British film, "East Is East". After this Jones appeared on television as Kelly in four series of ITV's comedy "Fat Friends", where she met future "Gavin & Stacey" co-writer James Corden. She also appeared
Stacey Dooley across Canada investigating the various factors which played a part in the disappearance and murder of over 1200 Native American women. Stacey also narrated a documentary "The Natives: This Is Our America" where she investigated the lives of young Native Americans, and the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. In 2017, Stacey presented "The Pets Factor" for CBBC. In April 2018 Stacey took part in a BBC show "Celebrities on the NHS Front-line" to celebrate the 70th birthday of the NHS. In the 2018 series of "Stacey Dooley Investigates", she travelled to Russia, Florida, Iraq, and Hungary to explore more challenging issues