Ruth Jones in the title role, and wrote several episodes as well as co- writing episodes with Rob Gittins, Rob Evans, David Peet and Steve Speirs. Jones has stated that she was worried about comparisons to "Gavin and Stacey" when setting a second programme in Wales and the company originally thought to set it in Bristol, but the decision was made to set it in the Rhondda Valley 'I know people from the Valleys and it is just a joyously colourful place and full of characters.' A second series of "Stella" was filmed in summer 2012 and aired in early 2013. A
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