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 Morrison a host on the TV show "Mai Time" during the late 1990s. In 2002, Stacey was nominated for her work on "Mai Time" in the Best Presenter category at the 2002 TV Guide New Zealand Television Awards. Since then she has added a string of credits to her resume, including hosting radio shows on Mai FM, Flava and Classic Hits FM. In 2009, Stacey signed on to co-host a new version of the hit show "It's in the Bag", with Pio Terei on Maori Television. Stacey Morrison Stacey Morrison (née Daniels, born 1974) is a New Zealand television and radio