Gavin & Stacey to Sullivan as her housemate; a member of the band she initially lives with. Nessa had also claimed to have had an affair with Prescott. The initial series begins with the lives of the title characters, Gavin Shipman (Mathew Horne) and Stacey West (Joanna Page). Gavin is 28 and lives at home in Billericay, Essex, with his parents, Mick (Larry Lamb) and Pam (Alison Steadman). He and Stacey, along with their respective best friends Neil "Smithy" Smith (James Corden) and Nessa Jenkins (Ruth Jones), go out on a double date. The night ends with Gavin and Stacey returning to a
Ruth Jones deal with Transworld after a bidding war between ten publishing companies. The novel went into the Sunday Times bestseller list at no 7 after just three days of sales, before reaching the number one slot for two consecutive weeks. In October 2018 Ruth Jones will be returning to the stage after a twelve-year absence in a new play The Nightingales by William Gaminara, produced by Jenny Topper and Bath Theatre Royal. Jones was judged the "Best Female Comedy Newcomer" at the 2007 British Comedy Awards, and was also nominated for "Best Television Comedy Actress". She was also recipient of the