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 Dooley across Canada investigating the various factors which played a part in the disappearance and murder of over 1200 Native American women. Stacey also narrated a documentary "The Natives: This Is Our America" where she investigated the lives of young Native Americans, and the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. In 2017, Stacey presented "The Pets Factor" for CBBC. In April 2018 Stacey took part in a BBC show "Celebrities on the NHS Front-line" to celebrate the 70th birthday of the NHS. In the 2018 series of "Stacey Dooley Investigates", she travelled to Russia, Florida, Iraq, and Hungary to explore more challenging issues