Gavin & Stacey were yet to think of a good enough plot. They agreed that if it were to happen, it must not disappoint. Ruth said she would love to make a musical of the show, and both she and James sang a couple of lines, in character, to see how it would work. Mathew Horne, whilst appearing on the "" talk show on Channel 4 on Friday 22 July 2011 speculated there might have been "something happening" with "Gavin & Stacey" in 2012. When he appeared on "Loose Women" on 13 September 2012, he doubted the production of a full series, but
And the Band Played On he was eulogized by Cleve Jones, who said "Randy's contribution was so crucial. He broke through society's denial and was absolutely critical to communicating the reality of AIDS." Larry Kramer said of him, "He single-handedly probably did more to educate the world about AIDS than any single person." "And the Band Played On" was used as the basis for a 1993 Primetime Emmy Award-winning HBO television film of the same name. It was produced by Aaron Spelling, directed by Roger Spottiswoode, and starred Matthew Modine as epidemiologist Don Francis and Richard Masur as William Darrow at the Centers for Disease