Gavin & Stacey in time for the Christmas rush, despite not all of the series having aired in the UK. There was some criticism, with Liberal Democrat media spokesperson Don Foster saying it devalued the licence fee. Despite this release, subsequent episodes still saw some of the show's highest viewing figures. Gavin & Stacey Gavin & Stacey is a British sitcom, written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, that follows the long-distance relationship of an Englishman and a Welsh woman. The merging of their quirky families forms the focus of the show. Mathew Horne and Joanna Page play the title characters, while the
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