Cardiff English Although based in nearby Barry, accents heard in the sitcom "Gavin & Stacey" are not Cardiff or Barry accents, with the exception of the character Nessa, played by Ruth Jones who was brought up in Bridgend but now resides in Cardiff. A common first reaction to the accent is often that it is scarcely different from what is considered a "proper Welsh accent", which is usually seen by most outside Wales as being the variety spoken in the South Wales Valleys. The accent is also sufficiently distinct from standard English that researchers from the University of Birmingham have carried out
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