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
Cyril Stacey Cyril Stacey John Cyril Stacey (birth unknown - death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax and Batley as a . He is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee. Cyril Stacey was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia. He won a cap for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1920 against New Zealand. Stacey won caps for Yorkshire while at Halifax. Cyril Stacey played right-, i.e. number 2, in Batley's