Gavin & Stacey Friends". Corden claims to have been inspired by the story of his own real life best friend Gavin, who met his wife over the phone at work, and arranged to meet. They presented it to the BBC as a one-off play, but the BBC instead asked for a full series. The roles of Gavin and Stacey were cast through an auditioning process, but were almost immediately given to Mathew Horne and Joanna Page on the strength of their chemistry together. The roles of Nessa and Smithy were written by Corden and Jones for themselves. Some roles were written with certain
Stacey Dooley Stacey Dooley Stacey Jaclyn Dooley (born 9 March 1987) is a British television presenter, journalist, documentary filmmaker, media personality and author. Since 2009, she has made social-issue-themed television documentaries for BBC Three concerning child labour and women in developing countries. She also won the sixteenth series of "Strictly Come Dancing". Stacey Dooley grew up in Luton, Bedfordshire, and studied at Stopsley High School. She left school at 16 and worked as a shop assistant at Luton Airport. She also worked in a hairdressers in Bramingham. At the age of 21, Dooley first appeared on television as one of the participants