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
Diarmuid Gavin screened the television show "I Want a Garden". In 2011, RTE launched "Dirty Old Towns" with Gavin as co-presenter, and a second series aired in 2012. Gavin presented an episode of "Great British Garden Revival" on BBC Two in 2014. In 2018, Gavin judged the Young Landscapers Award at the BBC "Gardeners’ World Live" show. In autumn 2004, Gavin participated in BBC One's "Strictly Come Dancing" and in summer 2006, "Only Fools on Horses". In 2010, Gavin took part in the first series of the ITV reality competition "71 Degrees North" and was the third celebrity to become eliminated on